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Stand Still, Look Pretty
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69

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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 34 Ratings

  • Summary: This is the debut album for the country-pop duo of Michelle Branch and Jessica Harp.

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Leave The Pieces
You're not sure that you love me But you're not sure enough to let me go Baby it ain't fair you know To just keep me hangin' 'round You say you... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. AllMusic
    80
    The great majority of Stand Still, Look Pretty is tuneful, tastefully rootsy, and quite engaging country-pop.
  2. Stylus Magazine
    75
    This is a solid, sturdy set of songs befitting their rootsy-but-not-exactly-honky-tonk settings.
  3. Amazon.com
    70
    Solid songs all, delivered with a muscular vocal conviction that does considerably more than merely sell them.
  4. Entertainment Weekly
    67
    Great country needs the grit that is missing here. [26 May 2006, p.106]
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  5. Blender
    60
    At times you wish Branch and Harp would dig deeper. [Jun 2006, p.149]
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  6. E! Online
    50
    A thoroughly dull collection of acoustic-based country-rock ballads you could hear at any local open-mike night.
  7. Slant Magazine
    40
    Really, all there is to be said about The Wreckers is that, in playing country star dress-up, they're reasonably pleasant and inoffensive, which puts them a bit ahead of a good deal of what's currently popular in country music.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 20
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  1. [Anonymous]
    Jun 6, 2006
    10
    LOVE it!! I've waited for over a year and a half for this CD and I am absolutely impressed!
  2. TeddyL.
    May 25, 2006
    10
  4. TomT.
    Jul 8, 2007
    10
    Just can not get enough from this album.
  5. JennaR
    Jun 12, 2006
    10
    Michelle Branch and Jessica Harp have collaborated to create the greatest album of the year. Their voices blend together so well you can Michelle Branch and Jessica Harp have collaborated to create the greatest album of the year. Their voices blend together so well you can rarely tell who is singing. You will love this album if you like country, pop, rock, bluegrass, acoustic, singer-songwriters, and everything in between. If you have been a Michelle Branch fan before - this is just the next step in her career, and a graduated version of the songwriting she did on Hotel Paper. And if you've never heard of Jessica Harp, then you're in for a treat.… Expand
  6. MarkS
    Feb 24, 2007
    10
    I gave it a 10 because 11 wasn't on the list. One of the few CDs on which I like every song.
  7. BrianM
    Apr 25, 2007
    10
    Typically, I'm not a big country fan, but I have to say I absolutely love this album. Simple, understated, melodic, and entirely Typically, I'm not a big country fan, but I have to say I absolutely love this album. Simple, understated, melodic, and entirely beautiful. If you don't have Stand Still, Look Pretty, you should.… Expand
  8. mikes.
    Jun 13, 2006
    7
    Great country/pop album. Although I am biased because have a huge crush on Jessica Harp and Michelle Branch, both are so frellin hot. Also, Great country/pop album. Although I am biased because have a huge crush on Jessica Harp and Michelle Branch, both are so frellin hot. Also, everyone talks about Michelle, but how bout Jessica's contributions with "tennessee" and cigarettes" both good songs. Solid album.… Collapse

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