Andy Pratt is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Andy Pratt, released in 1973 by Columbia Records. It was Pratt's first album of entirely new music since his debut Records Are Like Life in 1969.
On release, Pratt received a positive critical reception, but had only modest commercial success.[4] The only single issued from Andy Pratt: "Avenging Annie" was also a moderate success, peaking at number 78 in the US.[5]
In 1973, the album was ranked No. 3 on Dutch Muziekkrant OOR's list of best albums of 1973.[6] And Al Kooper listed the album at No. 58 on his list of 100 Greatest Recordings of All Time.[7]
The album has consistently been praised by critics. Reviewing the album in his consumer guide for The Village Voice, Robert Christgau gave the album a C and highly praised the track "Avenging Annie" commenting that it "is an astounding tale of feminist revenge in the twilight of the counterculture." but didn't comment on any of the other tracks off the album.
In a retrospective review for AllMusic, critic Michael Ofjord gave the album four and a half out of five stars and wrote that "Andy Pratt's self-titled album is a very quirky, idiosyncratic album that definitely establishes Pratt as a major force in the singer-songwriter arena." while also praising "Avenging Annie" commenting that "The fast piano technique is impressive, as are some other production touches (such as the cat sounds and descending guitar line). The song deserves its classic status hands down."
Track listing
All tracks are written by Andy Pratt, except where noted
Side one
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Length
1.
"Avenging Annie"
5:08
2.
"Inside Me Wants Out"
3:13
3.
"It's All Behind You"
Nick Koumoutseas
Andy Pratt
3:46
4.
"Summer, Summer"
3:34
5.
"Call Up That Old Friend"
3:10
Side two
No.
Title
Length
6.
"Give It All to Music"
3:28
7.
"Who Am I Talking To"
3:13
8.
"All the King's Weight"
4:07
9.
"So Fine (It's Frightening)"
2:37
10.
"Sittin' Down in the Twilight"
3:39
11.
"Deer Song"
4:05
Total length:
40:00
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[8]
Andy Pratt – lead and background vocals; guitars; bass guitars; piano; accordion; sitar; tabla; clavinet
John Nagy – guitars; mandolin; mandola; mandocello
Gary Anderson – flute; baritone and tenor saxophones
The song "Avenging Annie" was covered by the Who's lead vocalist Roger Daltrey, for his third solo studio album One of the Boys. Daltrey also released his version of the track as a single 1977. Notably, his version changed the lyrics from 1st person to 3rd.
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