Put Your Needle Down

Put Your Needle Down is the second studio album by American duo The Secret Sisters. It was released on April 14, 2014 under Universal Republic Records.[4]

Put Your Needle Down
Studio album by
The Secret Sisters
ReleasedApril 14, 2014 (2014-04-14)
GenreCountry music
Traditional country music
Length43:42
LabelRepublic
ProducerT-Bone Burnett
The Secret Sisters chronology
The Secret Sisters
(2010)		 Put Your Needle Down
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
PopMatters[3]
American Songwriter[4]
The Observer[5]

Critical reception

Steve Leggett of AllMusic writes, "This set might not be as insularly perfect as the Secret Sisters' first album, but it's ultimately just as impressive, if not more so"[2]

Jim Beviglia of American Songwriter gives the album 3½ out of a possible 5 stars and writes, "Their second full-length, Put Your Needle Down, keeps the focus on their mesmerizing harmonies but still demonstrates intriguing artistic progression."[4]

Scott Recker reviews the album for PopMatters and gives it 7 out of a possible 10 stars. He begins his review by saying, "If the 2010 self-titled debut from the Secret Sisters proved that siblings Laura and Lydia Rogers could find success with something traditional, its follow-up, Put Your Needle Down, shows that they aren't going to stay in anyone else’s shadow."[3]

Beville Dunkerley announces the release of the Deluxe edition through Cracker Barrel stores at Rolling Stone magazine and writes, "Produced by T Bone Burnett, the album has those same throwback harmonies that put the Secret Sisters on the music map with their 2010 debut, but with more contemporary melodies on several of the tracks this time around."[6]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rattle My Bones"Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth3:40
2."Iuka"Laura Rogers, Lydia Rogers, Dan Wilson4:42
3."Dirty Lie"Bob Dylan (additional lyrics by Laura Rogers and Lydia Rogers)2:54
4."The Pocket Knife" Polly Jean Harvey4:34
5."Let There Be Lonely"Laura Rogers, Lydia Rogers, Gordie Sampson3:10
6."Black And Blue"Brandi Carlile, Laura Rogers, Lydia Rogers3:30
7."Lonely Island"Boudleaux Bryant2:32
8."I Cannot Find A Way"Laura Rogers, Lydia Rogers3:12
9."If I Don't"Laura Rogers, Lydia Rogers3:53
10."Good Luck, Good Night, Goodbye"Angelo Petraglia, Laura Rogers, Lydia Rogers3:34
11."Bad Habit"Brandi Carlile, Laura Rogers, Lydia Rogers4:44
12."River Jordan"Laura Rogers, Lydia Rogers3:17
Total length:43:42
Deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."You’ve Got It Wrong"Laura Rogers, Lydia Rogers4:02
14."Next Sunday"Laura Rogers, Lydia Rogers3:30
Total length:51:14

Personnel

The Secret Sisters

Additional musicians

Chart positions
Chart (2014) Peak
position
UK Country Albums (OCC)[7] 13
US Billboard 200[8] 110
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[9] 18
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[10] 3
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[11] 1
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References
  1. "Put Your Needle Down Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
  2. Leggett, Steve. "Put Your Needle Down - The Secret Sisters". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
  3. Recker, Scott (2014-06-02). "Album Review". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
  4. Beviglia, Jim (24 April 2014). "The Secret Sisters: Put Your Needle Down". American Songwriters. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  5. Spencer, Neil (17 May 2014). "The Secret Sisters: Put Your Needle Down". The Observer. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  6. Dunkerley, Beville (25 July 2014). "The Secret Sisters Serve Deluxe Edition of 'Needle'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  7. "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  8. "The Secret Sisters Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  9. "The Secret Sisters Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
  10. "The Secret Sisters Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard.
  11. "The Secret Sisters Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
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