Pretty Little Head
2006 studio album by Nellie McKay
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Being There Magazine | |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.4/10 |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Spin | B+ |
Pretty Little Head is the second studio album by English-American singer Nellie McKay. It was released October 31, 2006, on Nellie's own Hungry Mouse label. It features duets with Cyndi Lauper ("Beecharmer") and k.d. lang ("We Had It Right"). Other songs include "Columbia Is Bleeding", "Cupcake" ("...about gay marriage..."), and "The Big One" ("...about a tenant's rights activist...").
Pretty Little Head was originally set to be released October 18, 2005. The release date was subsequently delayed until December 27, 2005 and finally January 3, 2006.
However, McKay announced on December 19, 2005, that she had left Columbia/Sony Records after a dispute over the length of the upcoming album. Just over two weeks following this announcement, a New York Times article surfaced stating McKay said she had been dropped by Columbia Records.
The album was being marketed and manufactured on the SpinArt Records label until the label's bankruptcy in 2007. Pretty Little Head is now being distributed by Sony in its original, 23-track 2-CD version, effectively bringing the album back to Columbia.
01Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cupcake" | 4:44 |
| 2. | "Pink Chandelier" | 1:38 |
| 3. | "There You Are in Me" | 2:46 |
| 4. | "The Big One" | 4:02 |
| 5. | "G.E.S." | 1:42 |
| 6. | "I Will Be There" | 2:55 |
| 7. | "The Down Low" | 3:36 |
| 8. | "Long & Lazy River" | 3:47 |
| 9. | "Beecharmer" (featuring Cyndi Lauper) | 4:02 |
| 10. | "Real Life" | 2:49 |
| 11. | "I Am Nothing" | 1:47 |
| 12. | "we had it right" (featuring k.d. lang) | 2:20 |
| 13. | "Columbia Is Bleeding" | 3:41 |
| 14. | "GLADD" | 3:06 |
| 15. | "Happy Flower" | 2:27 |
| 16. | "Tipperary" | 2:56 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cupcake" | 4:44 |
| 2. | "Pink Chandelier" | 1:38 |
| 3. | "There You Are in Me" | 2:46 |
| 4. | "Yodel" | 1:36 |
| 5. | "The Big One" | 4:02 |
| 6. | "G.E.S." | 1:42 |
| 7. | "I Will Be There" | 2:55 |
| 8. | "The Down Low" | 3:36 |
| 9. | "Long & Lazy River" | 3:47 |
| 10. | "I Am Nothing" | 1:47 |
| 11. | "Beecharmer" (featuring Cyndi Lauper) | 4:02 |
| 12. | "Swept Away" | 1:53 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Real Life" | 2:49 |
| 2. | "Tipperary" | 2:56 |
| 3. | "Gladd" | 3:06 |
| 4. | "Food" | 3:00 |
| 5. | "We Had It Right" (featuring k.d. lang) | 2:20 |
| 6. | "Columbia Is Bleeding" | 3:41 |
| 7. | "Lali Est Paresseux" | 2:33 |
| 8. | "Happy Flower" | 2:27 |
| 9. | "Mama & Me" | 4:11 |
| 10. | "Pounce" | 0:56 |
| 11. | "Old Enough" | 1:45 |
02Charts
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) | 10 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) | 24 |
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