Pretty in Black

For the Roseanne episode, see Pretty in Black (Roseanne).

Pretty in Black is the second studio album by The Raveonettes. The album was released first in the United States on 3 May 2005, and later in the UK on 25 July 2005. 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	3 May 2005
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: 9 May 2005[2] "Love in a Trashcan" Released: 11 July 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	Writer(s)	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