Pretty in Black

Pretty in Black is the second studio album by The Raveonettes. The album includes guest appearances by Maureen Tucker (The Velvet Underground), Ronnie Spector (The Ronettes), and Martin Rev (Suicide).

Pretty in Black
Studio album by The Raveonettes
Released	May 3, 2005 (U.S.) July 25, 2005 (UK)
Genre	Indie rock[1]
Length	44:20
Label	Columbia
Producer	Sune Rose Wagner, Richard Gottehrer
The Raveonettes chronology
Chain Gang of Love (2003) Pretty in Black (2005) Lust Lust Lust (2007)
Singles from Pretty in Black
"Ode to L.A." Released: May 9, 2005[2] "Love in a Trashcan" Released: July 11, 2005[3]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]
Alternative Press	[5]
The A.V.Club	[6]
NME	(8/10)[7]
No Ripcord	[8]
Pitchfork Media	(6.8/10)[9]
Playlouder	[10]
PopMatters	(7/10)[11]
Rolling Stone	[12]
Uncut (magazine)	[13]

The album received generally positive reviews upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 74, based on 26 reviews, which indicates "Generally favorable reviews".[14]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sune Rose Wagner, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Heavens"		3:55
2.	"Seductress of Bums"		3:50
3.	"Love in a Trashcan"		2:52
4.	"Sleepwalking"		3:29
5.	"Uncertain Times"		3:58
6.	"My Boyfriend's Back"	Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, Richard Gottehrer	2:39
7.	"Here Comes Mary"		3:02
8.	"Red Tan"		3:48
9.	"Twilight"		3:36
10.	"Somewhere in Texas"		4:28
11.	"You Say You Lie"		2:56
12.	"Ode to L.A."		3:18
13.	"If I Was Young"		2:46

Limited edition digital bonus tracks[15]

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Black Wave"	4:24
15.	"I Wanna Be Taken"	3:05
16.	"Be My Sunshine"	3:05
17.	"Railroad Tracks"	2:21

UK bonus tracks[16]

No.	Title	Length
14.	"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" (Hank Williams)	2:54
15.	"Everyday" (Buddy Holly, Norman Petty)	2:54
16.	"Black Wave"	4:24
17.	"I Wanna Be Taken"	3:03

References

1. "The Raveonettes - A Class Act". Clash. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
2. "The Raveonettes - Ode to L.A. - Single". Retrieved 2011-12-12.
3. "The Raveonettes - Love in a Trashcan - Single". Retrieved 2011-12-12.
4. Allmusic review
5. "Pretty In Black by The Raveonettes". Retrieved 24 September 2016.
6. "The A.V. Club review". Retrieved 24 September 2016.
7. NME.COM. "The Raveonettes : Pretty In Black - NME.COM". Retrieved 24 September 2016.
8. No Ripcord review Archived 2006-05-10 at the Wayback Machine
9. Pitchfork Media review Archived 2008-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
10. "Playlouder review". Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
11. "Music Reviews, Features, Essays, News, Columns, Blogs, MP3s and Videos - PopMatters". Retrieved 24 September 2016.
12. "Album Reviews". Retrieved 24 September 2016.
13. "Pretty In Black by The Raveonettes". Retrieved 24 September 2016.
14. "Pretty in Black Reviews, Ratings, Credits and More at Metacritic". Retrieved 2011-12-12.
15. "The Raveonettes - Chain Gang of Love (With Download Card)". Retrieved 2011-12-12.
16. "The Raveonettes - Pretty in Black (Bonus Version)". Retrieved 2011-12-12.