Sold (Died Pretty album)

1996 studio album by Died Pretty

Sold

Studio album by

Died Pretty

Released| February 1996
Genre| Rock
Length| 52:33
Label| Columbia
Producer| Wayne Connolly, Rob Younger
Died Pretty chronology
| Trace
(1993)  | Sold
(1996)  | Using My Gills as a Roadmap
(1998)

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Singles from  Sold

1. "Cuttin' Up Her Legs"
Released: September 1995
2. "Good at Love"
Released: November 1995

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
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

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(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

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

## Charts

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Weekly chart performance for Sold Chart (1996)  | Peak
position

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Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] | 29

## References

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1. ^ a b Shane Danielsen, Sydney Morning Herald, 12 February 1996.
2. ^ The Daily Telegraph, 22 February 1996.
3. ^ Australian Charts website
4. ^ a b 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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Died Pretty

* Brett Myers
* Ronald S. Peno
* Chris Welsh
* Dr Steve Clark
* John Hoey

* Frank Brunetti
* Rob Younger
* Colin Barwick
* Jonathan Lickliter
* Mark Lock
* Robert Warren
* Murray Shepherd
* Warwick Fraser
* Stuart Eadie
* Nick Kennedy
* Shane Melder
* Simon Cox

Studio albums|

* Free Dirt (1986)
* Lost (1988)
* Every Brilliant Eye (1990)
* Doughboy Hollow (1991)
* Trace (1993)
* Sold (1996)
* Using My Gills as a Roadmap (1998)
* Everydaydream (2000)

Compilations|

* Pre-Deity (1987)

Singles|

* "D.C."
* "Caressing Swine"

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