Amelita (album)

This article is about the Court Yard Hounds album. For similarly-named albums, see Amelia § Music.

Amelita
Studio album by Court Yard Hounds
Released	July 16, 2013 (2013-07-16)
Genre	Country
Length	42:22
Label	Columbia
Producer	Jim Scott, Emily Robison and Martie Maguire
Court Yard Hounds chronology
Court Yard Hounds (2010) Amelita (2013)
Singles from Amelita
"Sunshine" Released: June 7, 2013 [1]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

Amelita is the second studio album by country band Court Yard Hounds. It was released in July 2013 under Columbia Records.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Martie Maguire, Emily Robison, and Martin Strayer, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sunshine" (Maguire, Robison, Jonatha Brooke, Alex Dezen)	3:39
2.	"Amelita" (Maguire, Robison)	4:11
3.	"The World Smiles" (Maguire, Robison, Strayer, Greg Kurstin, Tyler Lyle)	3:24
4.	"Aimless Upward" (Martie Maguire, Robison, Lyle)	3:54
5.	"Guy Like You" (Maguire, Strayer)	3:43
6.	"Rock All Night" (Robison, Strayer)	3:44
7.	"Phoebe"	3:57
8.	"Divided"	3:25
9.	"Gets You Down" (Alex Dezen, Salim Nourallah)	3:56
10.	"Watch Your Step" (Maguire, Robison, Strayer, Kurstin)	3:34
11.	"The Road You Take"	4:55
Total length:		42:22

iTunes Bonus Edition

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Are You Man Enough?" (Maguire, Robison, Ryan Adams)	3:39

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Personnel

Court Yard Hounds

• Martie Maguire – fiddle, mandolin, viola, lead vocals, background vocals
• Emily Robison – banjo, dobro, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals

Additional musicians

• Bukka Allen – Hammond organ, Wurlitzer
• Daniel Clarke – Farfisa organ, Hammond organ, piano
• Fred Eltringham – drums, percussion
• Audley Freed – 12-string guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• John Ginty – Hammond organ, percussion, piano
• Joshua Grange – pedal steel guitar
• Billy Harvey – electric guitar
• Greg Kurstin – clavinet, drum programming, drums, mellotron, percussion sampling
• George Reiff – bass guitar
• Martin Strayer – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano

References

1. "Sunshine – EP". iTunes. Archived from the original on February 27, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
2. "Amelita Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
3. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Amelita – Court Yard Hounds". AllMusic.com. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
4. "Liner notes". Amelita (Media notes). Courtyard Hounds. 2013.

External links

• Amelita by Court Yard Hounds at iTunes.com