# Wrangled

Wrangled is the second solo studio album by outlaw country singer and country music trio Pistol Annies member Angaleena Presley. It was released via Thirty Tigers Records on April 21, 2017.

## Background

Wrangled contains several songs with noteworthy collaborations. "Dreams Don't Come True" reunites Presley with her Pistol Annies bandmates Ashley Monroe and Miranda Lambert. Chris Stapleton co-wrote "Only Blood", which features Stapleton's wife Morgane on vocals. Wanda Jackson, known as "Queen of Rockabilly," co-wrote "Good Girl Down" with Presley and Vanessa Olivarez. "Cheer Up Little Darling", a song Presley co-wrote with Guy Clark, was the final song Clark completed before he died on May 17, 2016. As a tribute, Shawn Camp played Clark's mandola and his No. 10 guitar (which was used to write the song). Audio of Clark reciting the first verse is heard in the song before Presley starts singing.

## Critical reception

Professional ratings :
| Aggregate scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.4/10 |
| Metacritic | 83/100 |
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| American Songwriter | |
| Exclaim! | 5/10 |
| The Independent | |
| The Irish Times | |
| The Observer | |
| Paste | 8.4/10 |
| Slant Magazine | |
| Uncut | 8/10 |
| Vice | A− |
Wrangled received acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 83 out of 100 based on 8 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim". Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote that Presley "may emphasize her ties to the past but she's intent on expanding the tradition, turning country music into a bolder, more inclusive place, and that desire is what makes Wrangled such a compelling album."
Rolling Stone named Wrangled one of its Top 20 Albums of 2017.

## Commercial performance

In the US, Wrangled debuted at No. 15 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart, selling 1,300 copies in its first week. As of May 2017, Wrangled has sold 2,300 copies in the United States.

## Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.
* Shawn Camp – acoustic guitar, mandola
* Guy Clark – recitation on "Cheer Up Little Darling"
* Walker County – background vocals
* Fred Eltringham – drums, handclapping, percussion
* Justin Francis – handclapping, stomping
* Keith Gattis – baritone guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, handclapping, mandolin, piano, Wurlitzer
* Jack Ingram – background vocals
* David Jacques – bass guitar, handclapping
* Miranda Lambert – background vocals
* Buckley Miller – castanets
* Ashley Monroe – background vocals
* Heather Morgan – background vocals
* Russ Pahl – banjo, steel guitar
* Charlie Pierce – handclapping, laughs
* Angaleena Presley – handclapping, stomping, toy piano, lead vocals
* Morgane Stapleton – background vocals
* Bradley Thornton – handclapping
* Chandler Thornton – handclapping
* Layne Thornton – handclapping
* Oran Thornton – handclapping, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, resonator guitar, Mellotron, Hammond organ, percussion, piano, snaps, stomping, background vocals, xylophone
* Glenn Worf – bass guitar, upright bass, handclapping
* Craig Wright – drums, handclapping, percussion, snaps
* Chris Athens – mastering
* Keith Brogdon – artwork
* Becky Fluke – photography
* Justin Francis – assistant engineer
* Buckley Miller – engineer, mixing
* Jordan Powell – engineer
* Angaleena Presley – producer
* Oran Thornton – mixing, producer

## Charts

| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) | 15 |
| UK Country Albums (OCC) | 4 |

## Release history

| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
| Worldwide | April 21, 2017 | CD LP digital download | Thirty Tigers | |