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Sittin' Pretty is the second album by the Scottish band The Pastels, released in 1989.[5][6][7] "Nothing to Be Done" was featured in the soundtrack of 1998's film adaptation of Irvine Welsh's novel The Acid House.[8]

Sittin' Pretty
Studio album by The Pastels
Released	1989
Recorded	November 1987, July 1988, January 1989, REL Studios, Edinburgh
Genre	Indie pop
Length	39:08
Label	US-Homestead[1] UK-Chapter 22[2]
Producer	Richard Mazda[3]
The Pastels chronology
Suck On (1988) Sittin' Pretty (1989) Truckload of Trouble (1994)
Singles from Sittin' Pretty
"Baby, You're Just You" Released: November 1988

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that "while there’s nothing new in Sittin’ Pretty‘s off-key awkwardness and gawky grooves (for the first time, the Pastels sound like they’re consciously trying to sound like themselves), this outing from the monsters of twee is not without its gems."[3] The New York Times wrote that the album "has melodies as simple as nursery rhymes, cut to shreds by brazen, bullying guitar solos."[1] Martin C. Strong wrote that the album "featured some of the sweetest, juiciest moments in The Pastels’ chequered career."[9] The Herald called the album "a small but perfectly formed eccentricity in which the spirits of Iggy Pop, Jonathan Richman, and the Velvet Underground combine in wistful splendour."[10]

Track listing

Personnel

• Stephen Pastel – guitar, vocals, design
• Brian Taylor – guitar
• Martin Hayward – bass, guitar
• Bernice Simpson – drums
• Annabel Wright – keyboards, design, vocals
• David Keegan – guitar
• Sophie Pragnell – viola
• Eugene Kelly – vocals
• Nicole Geddes – cello
• Richard Mazda – harmonica, percussion, producer, autoharp
• Neil Ross & Mark Smith – engineer
• Dougie McBride – photography

References

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