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.

Pretty Runs Out
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 8, 2008
GenrePop
LabelRounder Records
ProducerScott Billington
Amanda Shaw chronology
I'm Not A Bubble Gum Pop Princess
(2004)
Pretty Runs Out
(2008)

Track listing

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  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

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic     [1]

Rick Anderson of AllMusic praised Pretty Runs Out for having a wide breadth of musical genres while keeping a hometown grown sound.[1] 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[2] while The Bluegrass Special magazine felt that Shaw's combination of songwriting, singing, and performing was following the same steps as Chris Thile.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Anderson, Rick. Pretty Runs Out at AllMusic. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  2. ^ Eddy, Chuck (12 January 2008). "The Billboard Reviews Albums". Billboard. p. 39. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  3. ^ McGee, David (April 2008). "Pretty Good, And Then Some". The Bluegrass Special. Retrieved 13 June 2017.