| I Used to Be Pretty | ||||
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| Released | January 18, 2019 | |||
| Genre | Garage rock, [1] punk rock [2] | |||
| Length | 58:35 | |||
| Label | Yep Roc | |||
| Producer | The Flesh Eaters | |||
| The Flesh Eaters chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100 [3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| American Songwriter | [1] |
| Blurt | [5] |
| Paste | 7.6/10 [2] |
I Used to Be Pretty is a studio album by American band the Flesh Eaters. It was released on January 18, 2019, through Yep Roc Records. [6]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Black Temptation" | Chris D., Dave Alvin | 5:03 |
| 2. | "House Amid the Thickets" | Chris D., Robyn Jameson | 5:47 |
| 3. | "My Life to Live" | Chris D., Chris Wahl, Don Kirk, Robyn Jameson | 5:07 |
| 4. | "The Green Manalishi" | Peter Green | 4:34 |
| 5. | "Miss Muerte" | Chris D. | 4:28 |
| 6. | "The Youngest Profession" | Chris D., Wayne James | 6:40 |
| 7. | "Cinderella" | Gerry Roslie | 3:48 |
| 8. | "Pony Dress" | Chris D. | 2:29 |
| 9. | "The Wedding Dice" | Chris D. | 4:29 |
| 10. | "She's Like Heroin to Me" | Jeffrey Lee Pierce | 2:53 |
| 11. | "Ghost Cave Lament" | Chris D., Dave Alvin | 13:17 |
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