Pretty Mess (album)

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ReleasedAugust 11, 2009
Recorded2006–09
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Label E1 Entertainment
Erika Jayne chronology
Erika Jayne
(2007)
Pretty Mess
(2009)
Singles from Magnetized
  1. "Roller Coaster"
    Released: January 1, 2007
  2. "Stars"
    Released: December 6, 2007
  3. "Give You Everything"
    Released: May 5, 2009
  4. "Pretty Mess"
    Released: April 27, 2010
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Pretty Mess is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Erika Jayne. It was released on August 11, 2009 by E1 Entertainment. [3] Four singles were released from the album, "Roller Coaster", "Stars", "Give You Everything", and "Pretty Mess". Following its release, Pretty Mess received mixed reviews from music critics.

Contents

Background and development

Sheila E. is found playing percussion on the song, “Time to Realize” and the album includes a cover of Apollonia 6’s 1984 hit “Sex Shooter.” Jayne worked with several producers on the album such as Peter Rafelson, Eric Kupper, Esthero, Jahi Lake and Ike Dirty. Jayne also released a package for "Pretty Mess", featuring remixes by Dave Aude, Tracy Young, DJ Escape & Johnny Vicious, Larry Tee, Bill Hamel, Klubjumpers, Peter Rafelson and Marshall Stack, along with a music video version to the Dave Aude remix.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Stars"4:13
2."Just a Phaze"3:51
3."Everybody Wants Some"3:49
4."Give You Everything"3:54
5."Pretty Mess"3:43
6."Beautiful"4:14
7."Roller Coaster"4:06
8."Time to Realize"3:13
9."Run Along"3:57
10."Sex Shooter"3:44
11."Without You"4:18
12."Love Forever"4:16
13."Lose Myself"5:12
14."One More Time"3:37

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References

  1. AllMusic review
  2. Los Angeles Times review
  3. "Erika Jayne | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-04-23.