Desert Dove
{{Infobox album
| name = Desert Dove
| type = studio
| artist = Michaela Anne
| cover = Desert Dove.album.jpg
| alt = 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.
| released = {{Start date|2019|09|27}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = {{flatlist|
}}
| length = 40:21
| label = Yep Roc
| producer = {{hlist|Michaela Anne|Sam Outlaw|Kelly Winrich}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/michaela-anne-desert-dove-album-895134/|title=How Michaela Anne's Chance Meeting With a Stripper Shaped Her New Album|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Bernstein|first=Jonathan|date=October 5, 2019|access-date=July 20, 2020|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804202025/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/michaela-anne-desert-dove-album-895134/|archive-date=August 4, 2020|url-status=live}}
| prev_title = Bright Lights and the Fame
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Desert Dove
| type = studio
| single1 = By Our Design
| single1date = June 13, 2019
}}
}}
Desert Dove is the third studio album by American musician Michaela Anne. It was released on September 27, 2019 under Yep Roc Records.{{cite web|url=https://theboot.com/michaela-anne-desert-dove-album-2019/|title=Interview: Michaela Anne Bets On Herself on New 'Desert Dove'|website=The Boot|last=Liptak|first=Carena|date=September 27, 2019|access-date=July 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200720103843/https://theboot.com/michaela-anne-desert-dove-album-2019/|archive-date=July 20, 2020|url-status=live}}
Singles
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
|MC=78/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/desert-dove/michaela-anne|title=Desert Dove by Michaela Anne|website=Metacritic|access-date=July 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240121085930/https://www.metacritic.com/music/desert-dove/michaela-anne|archive-date=January 21, 2024|url-status=live}}
|rev1=AllMusic
|rev1score={{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/desert-dove-mw0003290999|title=Michaela Anne - Desert Dove|publisher=AllMusic|last=Deming|first=Mark|access-date=July 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721075328/https://www.allmusic.com/album/desert-dove-mw0003290999|archive-date=July 21, 2020|url-status=live}}
|rev2=American Songwriter
|rev2score={{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://americansongwriter.com/michaela-anne-desert-dove/|title=Michaela Anne: Desert Dove|magazine=American Songwriter|last=Horowitz|first=Hal|date=September 28, 2019|access-date=July 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200720104824/https://americansongwriter.com/michaela-anne-desert-dove/|archive-date=July 20, 2020|url-status=live}}
|rev3=Paste
|rev3score=8/10{{cite magazine|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/michaela-anne/no-album-left-behind-michaela-annes-desert-dove|title=No Album Left Behind: Michaela Anne's Desert Dove|magazine=Paste|last=Crump|first=Andy|date=December 19, 2019|access-date=July 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200720103834/https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/michaela-anne/no-album-left-behind-michaela-annes-desert-dove|archive-date=July 20, 2020|url-status=live}}
}}
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.
=Accolades=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Accolades for |
| scope="col"| Publication
! scope="col"| Accolade ! scope="col"| Rank |
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| scope="row"| Albumism
| Albumism{{'}}s Top 50 Albums of 2019 |
| scope="row"| Rolling Stone
| Rolling Stone{{'}}s 40 Best Country Albums of 2019 |
| scope="row"| Stereogum
| Stereogum{{'}}s 10 Best Country Albums of 2019 | {{center|9{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2067240/best-country-albums-2019/lists/|title=Best Country Albums 2019|website=Stereogum|last=Moss|first=Marissa|date=December 9, 2019|access-date=July 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928160936/https://www.stereogum.com/2067240/best-country-albums-2019/lists/|archive-date=September 28, 2021|url-status=live}}}} |
Track listing
{{Tracklist
|headline =Desert Dove track listing
|title1=By Our Design
|music1=Michaela Anne
|length1=3:13
|title2=One Heart
|music2={{hlist|M. Anne|Jeffrey Michael Malinowski|Sam Outlaw}}
|length2=4:07
|title3=I'm Not the Fire
|music3={{hlist|M. Anne|S. Outlaw|Jamie Kent}}
|length3=3:05
|title4=Child of the Wind
|music4={{hlist|M. Anne|S. Outlaw|Felix McTeigue}}
|length4=3:20
|title5=Tattered, Torn and Blue
|music5=M.Anne
|length5=3:20
|title6=Desert Dove
|music6=M. Anne
|length6=4:42
|title7=Run Away With Me
|music7={{hlist|M. Anne|S. Outlaw}}
|length7=3:31
|title8=Two Fools
|music8=M. Anne
|length8=3:39
|title9=If I Wanted Your Opinion
|music9={{hlist|M. Anne|Mary Powell Bragg}}
|length9=3:35
|title10=Somebody New
|music10=M. Anne
|length10=5:23
|title11=Be Easy
|music11=M. Anne
|length11=2:26
}}
Personnel
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
- Michaela Anne – lead vocals
- Daniel Bailey – drums
- Steve Elliot – guitar
- Wyatt Jansfeld – bass
- Jeremy Long – guitar
- Daniel Rhine – bass
- Mark Stepro – drums
- Brian Whelan – guitar
{{col-2}}
- Kelly Winrich – engineer
- Alan Silverman – mastering
- Shani Ghandi – mixer
{{col-end}}
Charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Chart performance for Desert Dove |
| Chart (2019)
! Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|35|artist=Michaela Anne|rowheader=true|access-date=July 20, 2020}} |