| Wrangled | ||||
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| Released | April 21, 2017 | |||
| Genre | Americana, country, outlaw | |||
| Length | 47:10 | |||
| Label | Thirty Tigers | |||
| Producer | Angaleena Presley, Oran Thornton | |||
| Angaleena Presley chronology | ||||
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Wrangled is the second solo studio album by outlaw country singer and country music trio Pistol Annies member Angaleena Presley. It was released via Thirty Tigers Records on April 21, 2017. [1]
Wrangled contains several songs with noteworthy collaborations. "Dreams Don't Come True" reunites Presley with her Pistol Annies bandmates Ashley Monroe and Miranda Lambert. [2] Chris Stapleton co-wrote "Only Blood", which features Stapleton's wife Morgane on vocals. [2] Wanda Jackson, known as "Queen of Rockabilly," co-wrote "Good Girl Down" with Presley and Vanessa Olivarez. [3] "Cheer Up Little Darling", a song Presley co-wrote with Guy Clark, was the final song Clark completed before he died on May 17, 2016. [3] As a tribute, Shawn Camp played Clark's mandola and his No. 10 guitar (which was used to write the song). [2] Audio of Clark reciting the first verse is heard in the song before Presley starts singing. [4]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.4/10 [5] |
| Metacritic | 83/100 [6] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [7] |
| American Songwriter |  [8] |
| Exclaim! | 5/10 [9] |
| The Independent | [10] |
| The Irish Times | [11] |
| The Observer | [12] |
| Paste | 8.4/10 [13] |
| Slant Magazine | [14] |
| Uncut | 8/10 [15] |
| Vice | A− [16] |
Wrangled received acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 83 out of 100 based on 8 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim". [6] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote that Presley "may emphasize her ties to the past but she's intent on expanding the tradition, turning country music into a bolder, more inclusive place, and that desire is what makes Wrangled such a compelling album." [7]
Rolling Stone named Wrangled one of its Top 20 Albums of 2017. [17]
In the US, Wrangled debuted at No. 15 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart, selling 1,300 copies in its first week. [18] As of May 2017, Wrangled has sold 2,300 copies in the United States. [19]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dreams Don't Come True" | Angaleena Presley, Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe | 4:17 |
| 2. | "High School" | Presley, Ivy Walker, Sophie Walker | 3:08 |
| 3. | "Only Blood" (featuring Morgane Stapleton) | Presley, Chris Stapleton | 4:43 |
| 4. | "Country" (featuring Yelawolf) | Presley, Michael Wayne Atha | 3:34 |
| 5. | "Wrangled" | Presley | 4:42 |
| 6. | "Bless My Heart" | Presley | 3:13 |
| 7. | "Outlaw" | Presley | 4:10 |
| 8. | "Mama I Tried" | Presley, Oran Thornton | 4:02 |
| 9. | "Cheer Up Little Darling" | Presley, Guy Clark | 4:40 |
| 10. | "Groundswell" | Presley, Ian Fitchuk | 3:34 |
| 11. | "Good Girl Down" | Presley, Wanda Jackson, Vanessa Olivarez | 4:42 |
| 12. | "Motel Bible" | Presley, Oran Thornton, Trevor Thornton | 2:25 |
| Total length: | 47:10 | ||
Credits adapted from AllMusic. [20]
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [21] | 15 |
| UK Country Albums (OCC) [22] | 4 |
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worldwide | April 21, 2017 | Thirty Tigers | [23] |
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