Sold
Studio album by
Died Pretty
ReleasedFebruary 1996
GenreRock
Length52:33
LabelColumbia
ProducerWayne Connolly, Rob Younger
Died Pretty chronology
Trace
(1993)		 Sold
(1996)		 Using My Gills as a Roadmap
(1998)
Singles from Sold
  1. "Cuttin' Up Her Legs"
    Released: September 1995
  2. "Good at Love"
    Released: November 1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Sydney Morning Herald[1]
The Daily Telegraph[2]

Sold is the sixth album by Australian rock band Died Pretty. It was released in 1996 and peaked at No. 29 in the ARIA album charts.[3] The album was the last to include drummer, Nick Kennedy, who left during recording; he was replaced in the sessions by Shane Melder, on loan from Sidewinder.[4] It was co-produced by former Radio Birdman vocalist Rob Younger, who had produced the band's 1986 debut Free Dirt, and Wayne Connolly, who went on to co-produce their next two albums.

Singer and song co-writer Ron Peno said the album's lyrics, inspired by the departure of his long-time girlfriend, were very personal. He told the Herald Sun: "Every song can actually move me to tears. It was something I had to get out of my system. It was something that was happening in my life and it stopped happening and I'm trying to get over it."[5]

The Age called the album a classic,[6] the Sydney Morning Herald described it as "magnificent"[1] and the Herald Sun's review said: "While it retains some of the rough edges associated with previous records, Sold is mostly pristine and polished, and pitched squarely at commercial radio."[7]

It was Died Pretty's second and final album for Sony Records. The company dropped the band from its roster in April 1996.[4]

Track listing

(All songs by Brett Myers and Ron Peno except where noted)

  1. "Sold" – 2:56
  2. "Cuttin' Up Her Legs" – 3:10
  3. "Good at Love" – 2:51
  4. "Cry" – 4:53
  5. "Slipaway" – 3:14
  6. "B.loved" – 5:11
  7. "She's Not There" – 3:02
  8. "Stops 'n' Starts" – 3:12
  9. "Which Way to Go" – 4:36
  10. "1,2,3" – 4:00
  11. "How I Feel" – 4:06
  12. "Comin' Down" (Brett Myers, Ron Peno, Robert Warren) – 4:02
  13. "Hallelujah" – 7:11

Personnel

  • Brett Myers – guitar
  • John Hoey – keyboards
  • Ron Peno – vocals
  • Robert Warren – bass
  • Shane Melder – drums
  • Nick Kennedy – drums
  • Sunil de Silva – strings

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Sold
Chart (1996) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 29

References

  1. 1 2 Shane Danielsen, Sydney Morning Herald, 12 February 1996.
  2. ↑ The Daily Telegraph, 22 February 1996.
  3. ↑ Australian Charts website
  4. 1 2 McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Died Pretty'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. p. 172. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Archived from the original on 10 October 2004.
  5. ↑ Rachel Newman, "Pretty sold on success," Herald Sun, 8 February 1996, pg 48.
  6. ↑ Jarrod Watt, The Age, 1 March 1996
  7. ↑ Steve Venom, Herald Sun, 29 February 1996, pg 62.
  8. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Died Pretty – Sold". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
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