Pretty in Black

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Pretty in Black
PrettyInBlack.jpg
Studio album by
Released3 May 2005
Genre Indie rock [1]
Length44:20
Label Columbia
Producer Sune Rose Wagner, Richard Gottehrer
The Raveonettes chronology
Chain Gang of Love
(2003)
Pretty in Black
(2005)
Lust Lust Lust
(2007)
Singles from Pretty in Black
  1. "Ode to L.A."
    Released: 9 May 2005 [2]
  2. "Love in a Trashcan"
    Released: 11 July 2005 [3]

Pretty in Black is the second studio album by The Raveonettes. The album was released first in the United States on 3 May 2005, and later in the UK on 25 July 2005. The album includes guest appearances by Maureen Tucker (The Velvet Underground), Ronnie Spector (The Ronettes), and Martin Rev (Suicide).

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Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Alternative Press Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The A.V.Club Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
NME (8/10) [7]
No RipcordStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [8]
Pitchfork Media (6.8/10) [9]
Playlouder Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [10]
PopMatters (7/10) [11]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Uncut (magazine) Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]

The album received generally positive reviews upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 74, based on 26 reviews, which indicates "Generally favorable reviews". [14]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sune Rose Wagner, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Heavens" 3:55
2."Seductress of Bums" 3:50
3."Love in a Trashcan" 2:52
4."Sleepwalking" 3:29
5."Uncertain Times" 3:58
6."My Boyfriend's Back"Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, Richard Gottehrer 2:39
7."Here Comes Mary" 3:02
8."Red Tan" 3:48
9."Twilight" 3:36
10."Somewhere in Texas" 4:28
11."You Say You Lie" 2:56
12."Ode to L.A." 3:18
13."If I Was Young" 2:46
Limited edition digital bonus tracks [15]
No.TitleLength
14."Black Wave"4:24
15."I Wanna Be Taken"3:05
16."Be My Sunshine"3:05
17."Railroad Tracks"2:21
UK bonus tracks [16]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" Hank Williams 2:54
15."Everyday" Buddy Holly, Norman Petty 2:54
16."Black Wave" 4:24
17."I Wanna Be Taken" 3:03

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