Wrangled
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{{Infobox album
| name = Wrangled
| type = studio
| artist = Angaleena Presley
| cover = Angaleena Presley - 2017 - Wrangled.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2017|4|21}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
- Ronnie's Place Studio, Black River Entertainment, Pioneertown Studiods and The Casino (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Sac River Building Supply (Stockton, Missouri)
| genre = Americana, country, outlaw
| length = {{Duration|m=47|s=10}}
| label = Thirty Tigers
| producer =
- Angaleena Presley
- Oran Thornton
| prev_title = American Middle Class
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
Wrangled is the second solo studio album by outlaw country singer and country music trio Pistol Annies member Angaleena Presley. It was released via Thirty Tigers Records on April 21, 2017.name="rs2-17-2017"
Background
Wrangled contains several songs with noteworthy collaborations. "Dreams Don't Come True" reunites Presley with her Pistol Annies bandmates Ashley Monroe and Miranda Lambert.{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/angaleena-presleys-new-album-to-feature-miranda-lambert-song-w467661|date=February 17, 2017|accessdate=May 6, 2017|last=Betts|first=Stephen L.|title=Angaleena Presley's New Album to Feature Miranda Lambert Song|work=Rolling Stone}} Chris Stapleton co-wrote "Only Blood", which features Stapleton's wife Morgane on vocals. Wanda Jackson, known as "Queen of Rockabilly," co-wrote "Good Girl Down" with Presley and Vanessa Olivarez.{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/country/features/angaleena-presley-on-being-a-country-radio-whistleblower-w478238|date=April 21, 2017|accessdate=May 6, 2017|last=Moss|first=Marissa R.|title=Angaleena Presley on New Album, Being a Country Radio 'Whistleblower'|work=Rolling Stone}} "Cheer Up Little Darling", a song Presley co-wrote with Guy Clark, was the final song Clark completed before he died on May 17, 2016. As a tribute, Shawn Camp played Clark's mandola and his No. 10 guitar (which was used to write the song). Audio of Clark reciting the first verse is heard in the song before Presley starts singing.{{cite web|url=http://sixshootercountry.com/2017/04/23/angaleena-presley-wrangled-the-pistol-annie-returns-and-shes-firing-shots-at-country-music/|date=April 23, 2017|accessdate=May 6, 2017|last=Wiggins|first=Mark|title=Angaleena Presley – Wrangled: The Pistol Annie returns and she's firing shots at country music!|publisher=sixshootercountry.com}}
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| MC = 83/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/wrangled/angaleena-presley|title=Reviews and Tracks for Wrangled by Angaleena Presley|work=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=May 3, 2017}}
| rev1=AllMusic
| rev1Score={{rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/wrangled-mw0003026254|title=Wrangled – Angaleena Presley|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|work=AllMusic|publisher=All Media Network|accessdate=May 3, 2017}}
| rev2 = American Songwriter
| rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://americansongwriter.com/2017/04/angaleena-presley-wrangled/|title=Angaleena Presley: Wrangled|work=American Songwriter|last=Bernstein|first=Jonathan|date=April 20, 2017|accessdate=May 3, 2017}}
| rev3 = Exclaim!
| rev3Score = 5/10{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/angaleena_presley-wrangled|title=Angaleena Presley: Wrangled|work=Exclaim!|last=Easton|first=Anthony|date=April 17, 2017|accessdate=September 10, 2018}}
| rev4 = The Independent
| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-reviews-ray-davies-bnqt-robyn-hitchcock-mark-lanegan-band-and-more-a7691551.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-reviews-ray-davies-bnqt-robyn-hitchcock-mark-lanegan-band-and-more-a7691551.html |archive-date=2022-05-07 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Album reviews: Ray Davies, BNQT, Robyn Hitchcock, Mark Lanegan Band and more|work=The Independent|publisher=Independent Print Limited|last=Gill|first=Andy|date=April 19, 2017|accessdate=May 4, 2017}}{{cbignore}}
| rev5 = The Irish Times
| rev5Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/album-reviews/angaleena-presley-wrangled-album-review-country-star-stays-true-to-her-word-1.3056615|title=Angaleena Presley – Wrangled album review: Country star stays true to her word|work=The Irish Times|last=Breen|first=Joe|date=April 25, 2017|accessdate=September 10, 2018}}
| rev6 = The Observer
| rev6Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/apr/16/angaleena-presley-wrangled-observer-review|title=Angaleena Presley: Wrangled review – country feminist mixes tough and tender|work=The Observer|publisher=Guardian Media Group|last=Spencer|first=Neil|date=April 16, 2017|accessdate=May 4, 2017}}
| rev7 = Paste
| rev7Score = 8.4/10{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/04/paste-review-of-the-day-angaleena-presley---wrangl.html|title=Paste Review of the Day: Angaleena Presley – Wrangled|work=Paste|last=Salmon|first=Ben|date=April 19, 2017|accessdate=May 3, 2017}}
| rev8 = Slant Magazine
| rev8Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/angaleena-presley-wrangled|title=Angaleena Presley: Wrangled|work=Slant Magazine|last=Hurst|first=Josh|date=April 11, 2017|accessdate=May 3, 2017}}
| rev9 = Uncut
| rev9Score = 8/10{{cite journal|url=https://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/album/angaleena-presley-wrangled|title=Angaleena Presley – Wrangled|journal=Uncut|last=Macpherson|first=Alex|date=May 15, 2017|accessdate=September 10, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516200040/https://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/album/angaleena-presley-wrangled|archivedate=May 16, 2017}}
| rev10 = Vice
| rev10Score = A−{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/brad-paisley-is-anti-war-anti-hater-and-at-his-best/|title=Brad Paisley Is Anti-War, Anti-Hater, and at His Best|work=Vice|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|date=April 29, 2017|access-date=September 10, 2018}}
}}
Wrangled received acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 83 out of 100 based on 8 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim". Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote that Presley "may emphasize her ties to the past but she's intent on expanding the tradition, turning country music into a bolder, more inclusive place, and that desire is what makes Wrangled such a compelling album."
Rolling Stone named Wrangled one of its Top 20 Albums of 2017.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/rob-sheffields-top-20-albums-of-2017-w514308/angaleena-presley-wrangled-w514329|title=Rob Sheffield on His Top 20 Albums of 2017|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=20 December 2017}}
Commercial performance
In the US, Wrangled debuted at No. 15 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart, selling 1,300 copies in its first week.{{cite news|url=http://roughstock.com/news/2017/05/41759-top-10-country-album-sales-may-1-2017|title=Top 10 Country Album Sales: May 1, 2017|first=Matt|last=Bjorke|date=May 1, 2017|work=Roughstock}} As of May 2017, Wrangled has sold 2,300 copies in the United States.{{cite news|url=http://roughstock.com/news/2017/05/41881-the-top-10-country-albums-chart|title=The Top 10 Country Albums Chart: May 22, 2017|first= Matt|last=Bjorke|date=May 22, 2017|work=Roughstock}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| total_length = 47:10
| title1 = Dreams Don't Come True
| writer1 = Angaleena Presley, Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe
| length1 = 4:17
| title2 = High School
| writer2 = Presley, Ivy Walker, Sophie Walker
| length2 = 3:08
| title3 = Only Blood
| note3 = featuring Morgane Stapleton
| writer3 = Presley, Chris Stapleton
| length3 = 4:43
| title4 = Country
| note4 = featuring Yelawolf
| writer4 = Presley, Michael Wayne Atha
| length4 = 3:34
| title5 = Wrangled
| writer5 = Presley
| length5 = 4:42
| title6 = Bless My Heart
| writer6 = Presley
| length6 = 3:13
| title7 = Outlaw
| writer7 = Presley
| length7 = 4:10
| title8 = Mama I Tried
| writer8 = Presley, Oran Thornton
| length8 = 4:02
| title9 = Cheer Up Little Darling
| writer9 = Presley, Guy Clark
| length9 = 4:40
| title10 = Groundswell
| writer10 = Presley, Ian Fitchuk
| length10 = 3:34
| title11 = Good Girl Down
| writer11 = Presley, Wanda Jackson, Vanessa Olivarez
| length11 = 4:42
| title12 = Motel Bible
| writer12 = Presley, Oran Thornton, Trevor Thornton
| length12 = 2:25
}}
Personnel
Credits adapted from AllMusic.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/wrangled-mw0003026254/credits|title=Wrangled - Angaleena Presley - Credits|work=AllMusic|publisher=All Media Network|accessdate=May 28, 2017}}
Vocalists and Musicians
- Angaleena Presley – vocals, backing vocals (4-6, 11), toy piano (6), stomps (12)
- Oran Thornton – acoustic piano (1, 2), Mellotron (1), acoustic guitar (1, 3, 6, 7), electric guitars (2, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12), baritone guitar (3), resonator guitar (4, 10), Hammond B3 organ (5, 8), finger snaps (7), backing vocals (7, 8, 10, 12), xylophone (9), percussion (12), stomps (12)
- Keith Gattis – electric guitars (1-5, 7, 8, 11, 12), acoustic piano (3, 4, 10), baritone guitar (4, 6, 7, 10), Wurlitzer electric piano (5, 9), acoustic guitar (5, 9), guitars (10), mandolin (12)
- Shawn Camp – acoustic guitar (9), mandola (9)
- Russ Pahl – steel guitar (1-7, 10-12), banjo (6, 10)
- Glenn Worf – bass (1, 2, 5, 7, 8), upright bass (3, 6, 9, 11)
- David Jacques – bass (4, 10, 12)
- Craig Wright – drums (1-3, 6-9, 11), percussion (1, 2, 6-8), finger snaps (7)
- Fred Eltringham – drums (4, 10, 12), percussion (10, 12)
- Buckley Miller – castanets (8)
- Justin Francis – stomps (12)
- Garrett Cooper – truck owner and operator (4)
- Miranda Lambert – backing vocals (1)
- Ashley Monroe – backing vocals (1)
- Walker County (Ivy & Sophie Walker) – backing vocals (2)
- Morgane Stapleton – backing vocals (3)
- Yelawolf – rap (4)
- Charlie Pierce – cackling with laugh (4)
- Heather Morgan – backing vocals (7)
- Jack Ingram – backing vocals (9)
- Guy Clark – recitation (9)
Handclaps
- Keith Gattis (2, 4)
- Charlie Pierce (2, 4)
- Angaleena Presley (2, 4, 12)
- Bradley Thornton (2, 4, 8)
- Chandler Thornton (2, 4, 8)
- Layne Thornton (2, 4, 8)
- Oran Thornton (2, 4, 7, 8, 12)
- Glenn Worf (2)
- Craig Wright (2)
- Fred Eltringham (4)
- David Jacques (4)
- Justin Francis (12)
= Production =
- Angaleena Presley – producer
- Oran Thornton – producer, mixing
- Buckley Miller – engineer, mixing
- Jordan Powell – recitation recording (9)
- Justin Francis – assistant engineer
- Chris Athens – mastering at Chris Athens Masters (Austin, Texas)
- Keith Brogdon – artwork
- Becky Fluke – photography
- Charlie Pierce – ringleader, handler
Charts
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| {{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|15|artist=Angaleena Presley}} |
| {{album chart|UKCountry|4|artist=Angaleena Presley}} |
Release history
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|April 21, 2017 |{{flatlist| }} | style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Wrangled-Angaleena-Presley/dp/B06WP59M9T|title=Angaleena Presley - Wrangled - Amazon.com Music|accessdate=May 3, 2017|asin=B06WP59M9T}} |