Pretty Little Stranger

Pretty Little Stranger is the fourth studio album by Joan Osborne. The album is her first release on the independent Vanguard Records label, and has been her only album incorporating significant country influences.^[6] The record was released in the UK on November 13, 2006 and in the US on November 14.^[6]

Pretty Little Stranger
Studio album by Joan Osborne
Released	November 13, 2006 (2006-11-13)
Recorded	OmniSound (Nashville) The Doghouse (Nashville) Electric Comoland (Lafayette)[1]
Genre	Country, pop
Length	51:09
Label	Vanguard, Capitol
Producer	Steve Buckingham
Joan Osborne chronology
Christmas Means Love (2005) Pretty Little Stranger (2006) Breakfast in Bed (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[2]
Allmusic	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[4]
People	[5]
PopMatters	[6]
Slant Magazine	[7]

Track listing

1. "Pretty Little Stranger" (Osborne)
2. "Brokedown Palace" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter)
3. "Who Divided" (Osborne)
4. "Holy Waters" (Andreas Uetz, Osborne)
5. "What You Are" (Patty Griffin, Craig Ross)
6. "Shake That Devil" (Osborne)
7. "Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends" (Kris Kristofferson)
8. "Time Won't Tell" (Beth Nielsen Chapman, Harlan Howard)
9. "Dead Roses" (Osborne, Gary Nicholson)
10. "After Jane" (Osborne)
11. "'Til I Get It Right" (Red Lane, Larry Henley)
12. "When the Blue Hour Comes" (Rodney Crowell, Roy Orbison, Will Jennings)
13. "Losing You All Over Again" (Bonus Track)

Personnel

Credits adapted from CD liner notes.^[1]

Musicians

• Joan Osborne – lead vocals (all tracks), backing vocals (5), harmony vocals (9)
• Eddie Bayers – drums (all tracks)
• Steve Buckingham – electric guitar (1, 4–6, 10), tambourine (1, 3), acoustic guitar (5)
• Rodney Crowell – harmony vocals (12)
• Dan Dugmore – lap steel guitar (5), steel guitar (8)
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar (4, 7, 10, 11)
• Steve Gibson – electric guitar (1–9, 11, 12), acoustic guitar (6, 10)
• Vince Gill – harmony vocals (8)
• Tania Hancheroff – harmony vocals (4)
• Wes Hightower – harmony vocals (3)
• John Hobbs – B3 (1–3, 5, 12), Wurlitzer (1, 3)
• Alison Krauss – harmony vocals (4)
• Sonny Landreth – slide guitar (9)
• Tim Lauer – accordion (8), pump organ (10)
• Charlie McCoy – vibes (11)
• Gordon Mote – piano (7)
• Carmella Ramsey – harmony vocals (1)
• Michael Rhodes – bass guitar (all tracks)
• Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar (1–4, 7–9, 11, 12), banjo (6), bouzouki (10)
• Dan Tyminski – harmony vocals (7)
• Reese Wynans – B3 (9), Wurlitzer (9)

Technical

• Steve Buckingham – production
• Lesli Halingstad – production assistance
• Neal Cappellino – mixing, recording
• Don Cobb – mastering
• Eric Conn – mastering
• Tony Daigle – engineering
• Bob Ingison – engineering assistance
• Sonny Landreth – recording
• Greg Lawrence – engineering assistance
• Chip Matthews – digital editing
• Marshall Morgan – additional engineering
• Steve Short – engineering assistance

Chart performance

Chart (2006)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	58
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums	34