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| Released | July 16, 2013 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 42:22 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Jim Scott, Emily Robison and Martie Maguire | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 71/100 [2] |
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| AllMusic |   [3] |
Amelita is the second studio album by country band Court Yard Hounds. It was released in July 2013 under Columbia Records.
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 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Are You Man Enough?" (Maguire, Robison, Ryan Adams) | 3:39 |
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