Sad Girl is the second solo album by alternative country musician Amy Allison. It was released on September 25, 2001 on Diesel Only Records in the United States, following its earlier release on Glitterhouse Records in Europe. It features contributions from Greg Leisz, Mike Daly (Whiskeytown), Will Rigby (dB's, Steve Earle), and Neal Casal.[1]

Sad Girl
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2001 (2001-09-25)
GenreAlternative country
Length40:23
LabelDiesel Only, Glitterhouse Records
Amy Allison chronology
The Maudlin Years
(1996)
Sad Girl
(2001)
No Frills Friend
(2003)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
Lakeland Ledger    [3]
Robert Christgau(A-)[4]
Sacramento News & Review(positive)[5]

No Depression wrote that the album's 12 songs "exhibit a directness of expression, a simple universality clearly achieved with considerable composing and life experience."[6] A more mixed review in the New York Post criticized Allison's voice on the album as "a stuffed nasal style that makes every song sound like she should see a doctor."[7]

Track listing

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  1. Listless and Lonesome
  2. One Thing in Mind
  3. Sad Girl
  4. Everybody Thinks You're an Angel
  5. It's Not Wrong
  6. Family
  7. Shadow of a Man
  8. Sad State of Affairs
  9. Where Did You Go?
  10. Lost on You
  11. Do I Miss You?
  12. New Year's Eve

References

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  1. ^ Hage, Erik. "Amy Allison Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  2. ^ Berick, Michael. "Sad Girl Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Sad Girl Review". Lakeland Ledger. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  4. ^ CG: Amy Allison
  5. ^ Griffith, Jackson (4 October 2001). "Sad Girl". Sacramento News & Review. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  6. ^ Mazor, Barry (September–October 2001). "Amy Allison". No Depression. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  7. ^ Aquilante, Dan (2 October 2001). "Elton Sheds the Schlock". New York Post. Retrieved 25 July 2014.