Pretty Little Stranger

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Pretty Little Stranger
Joan Osborne - Pretty Little Stranger.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 13, 2006 (2006-11-13)
Recorded
  • OmniSound (Nashville)
  • The Doghouse (Nashville)
  • Electric Comoland (Lafayette) [1]
Genre Country, pop
Length51:09
Label Vanguard, Capitol
Producer Steve Buckingham
Joan Osborne chronology
Christmas Means Love
(2005)
Pretty Little Stranger
(2006)
Breakfast in Bed
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Entertainment Weekly A− [4]
People Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
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Pretty Little Stranger is the fourth studio album by Joan Osborne. The album is her first release on the independent Vanguard Records label, and has been her only album incorporating significant country influences. [6] The record was released in the UK on November 13, 2006 and in the US on November 14. [6]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Pretty Little Stranger" (Osborne)
  2. "Brokedown Palace" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter)
  3. "Who Divided" (Osborne)
  4. "Holy Waters" (Andreas Uetz, Osborne)
  5. "What You Are" (Patty Griffin, Craig Ross)
  6. "Shake That Devil" (Osborne)
  7. "Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends" (Kris Kristofferson)
  8. "Time Won't Tell" (Beth Nielsen Chapman, Harlan Howard)
  9. "Dead Roses" (Osborne, Gary Nicholson)
  10. "After Jane" (Osborne)
  11. "'Til I Get It Right" (Red Lane, Larry Henley)
  12. "When the Blue Hour Comes" (Rodney Crowell, Roy Orbison, Will Jennings)
  13. "Losing You All Over Again" (Bonus Track)

Personnel

Credits adapted from CD liner notes. [1]

Musicians
Technical

Chart performance

Chart (2006)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums58
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums34

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References

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