Wrangled


Wrangled is the second solo studio album by outlaw country singer and Pistol Annies member Angaleena Presley. It was released via Thirty Tigers Records on April 21, 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. 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. "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. Audio of Clark reciting the first verse is heard in the song before Presley starts singing.

Critical reception

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.

Commercial performance

In the US, Wrangled debuted at No. 15 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart, selling 1,300 copies in its first week. As of May 2017, Wrangled has sold 2,300 copies in the United States.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.

Release history