Desert Dove is the third studio album by American musician Michaela Anne. It was released on September 27, 2019 under Yep Roc Records.[4]

Desert Dove
The cover features a woman sitting on a chair, wearing a navy blue top and skirt with flower patterns and beige cowboy boots, with a stained peach wall behind her. The artist's name and album title appear on the left and right of the artist, colored in navy blue.
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 27, 2019 (2019-09-27)
Genre
Length40:21
LabelYep Roc
Producer
  • Michaela Anne
  • Sam Outlaw
  • Kelly Winrich
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Michaela Anne chronology
Bright Lights and the Fame
(2016)
Desert Dove
(2019)
Singles from Desert Dove
  1. "By Our Design"
    Released: June 13, 2019

Singles

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The first single from the album "By Our Design" on June 13, 2019.[5]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [7]
American Songwriter     [1]
Paste8/10[2]

Desert Dove was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 78, based on 4 reviews.[6]

Accolades

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Accolades for
Publication Accolade Rank
Albumism Albumism's Top 50 Albums of 2019
45[8]
Rolling Stone Rolling Stone's 40 Best Country Albums of 2019
10[9]
Stereogum Stereogum's 10 Best Country Albums of 2019

Track listing

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Desert Dove track listing
No.TitleMusicLength
1."By Our Design"Michaela Anne3:13
2."One Heart"
4:07
3."I'm Not the Fire"
  • M. Anne
  • S. Outlaw
  • Jamie Kent
3:05
4."Child of the Wind"
3:20
5."Tattered, Torn and Blue"M.Anne3:20
6."Desert Dove"M. Anne4:42
7."Run Away With Me"
  • M. Anne
  • S. Outlaw
3:31
8."Two Fools"M. Anne3:39
9."If I Wanted Your Opinion"
  • M. Anne
  • Mary Powell Bragg
3:35
10."Somebody New"M. Anne5:23
11."Be Easy"M. Anne2:26

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart performance for Desert Dove
Chart (2019) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[11] 35

References

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  1. ^ a b Horowitz, Hal (September 28, 2019). "Michaela Anne: Desert Dove". American Songwriter. Archived from the original on July 20, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Crump, Andy (December 19, 2019). "No Album Left Behind: Michaela Anne's Desert Dove". Paste. Archived from the original on July 20, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  3. ^ Bernstein, Jonathan (October 5, 2019). "How Michaela Anne's Chance Meeting With a Stripper Shaped Her New Album". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  4. ^ Liptak, Carena (September 27, 2019). "Interview: Michaela Anne Bets On Herself on New 'Desert Dove'". The Boot. Archived from the original on July 20, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  5. ^ Jessica, Hannah (June 13, 2019). "Michaela Anne releases new single 'By Our Design' with new album Desert Dove out in September". Building Our Own Nashville. Archived from the original on July 20, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Desert Dove by Michaela Anne". Metacritic. Archived from the original on January 21, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  7. ^ Deming, Mark. "Michaela Anne - Desert Dove". AllMusic. Archived from the original on July 21, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  8. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2019". Albumism. November 24, 2019. Archived from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  9. ^ Bernstein, Jonathan (December 9, 2019). "40 Best Country and Americana Albums of 2019". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 18, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  10. ^ Moss, Marissa (December 9, 2019). "Best Country Albums 2019". Stereogum. Archived from the original on September 28, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  11. ^ "Michaela Anne Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2020.