Pretty Runs Out Explained

Pretty Runs Out
Type:	studio
Artist:	Amanda Shaw
Cover:	Pretty Runs Out.jpg
Released:	January 8, 2008
Genre:	Pop
Label:	Rounder Records
Producer:	Scott Billington
Prev Title:	I'm Not A Bubble Gum Pop Princess
Prev Year:	2004

Pretty Runs Out is the third album from New Orleans singer and fiddler Amanda Shaw. It is the first album Shaw has recorded after being signed to the major label Rounder Records.

Track listing

1. "Pretty Runs Out" (3:29)
2. "Chirmolito" (3:11)
3. "French Jig" (3:14)
4. "Brick Wall" (3:50)
5. "I Don't Want to Be Your Friend" (4:17)
6. "Garden of Eden" (4:15)
7. "What's Wrong With You?" (4:24)
8. "McGee's Medley" (4:10)
9. "Wishing Me Away" (4:18)
10. "Gone" (3:11)
11. "Woulda Coulda Shoulda" (3:24)
12. "Reels: The Gaspé Reel/Sam's Slammer/Imogen's Ridge" (4:21)
13. "Easy On Your Way Out"

Reception

Rick Anderson of AllMusic praised Pretty Runs Out for having a wide breadth of musical genres while keeping a hometown grown sound. Alternatively, reviewers compared Shaw's performance on Pretty Runs Out to other country singers. Chuck Eddy of Billboard believed Shaw's vocals were akin to Rachel Sweet^[1] while The Bluegrass Special magazine felt that Shaw's combination of songwriting, singing, and performing was following the same steps as Chris Thile.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Eddy . Chuck . 12 January 2008 . The Billboard Reviews Albums . Billboard . 39 . 13 June 2017.
2. McGee . David . April 2008 . Pretty Good, And Then Some . The Bluegrass Special . 13 June 2017.