Desert Dove

Desert Dove
Studio album by Michaela Anne
Released	September 27, 2019 (2019-09-27)
Genre	Americana[1] country[2]
Length	40:21
Label	Yep Roc
Producer	Michaela Anne Sam Outlaw Kelly Winrich [3]
Michaela Anne chronology
Bright Lights and the Fame (2016) Desert Dove (2019)
Singles from Desert Dove
"By Our Design" Released: June 13, 2019

Desert Dove is the third studio album by American musician Michaela Anne. It was released on September 27, 2019 under Yep Roc Records.[4]

Singles

The first single from the album "By Our Design" on June 13, 2019.[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100[6]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
American Songwriter	[1]
Paste	8/10[2]

Desert Dove was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 78, based on 4 reviews.[6]

Accolades

Accolades for

Publication	Accolade	Rank
Albumism	Albumism's Top 50 Albums of 2019	45[8]
Rolling Stone	Rolling Stone's 40 Best Country Albums of 2019	10[9]
Stereogum	Stereogum's 10 Best Country Albums of 2019	9[10]

Track listing

Desert Dove track listing

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"By Our Design"	Michaela Anne	3:13
2.	"One Heart"	M. Anne Jeffrey Michael Malinowski Sam Outlaw	4:07
3.	"I'm Not the Fire"	M. Anne S. Outlaw Jamie Kent	3:05
4.	"Child of the Wind"	M. Anne S. Outlaw Felix McTeigue	3:20
5.	"Tattered, Torn and Blue"	M.Anne	3:20
6.	"Desert Dove"	M. Anne	4:42
7.	"Run Away With Me"	M. Anne S. Outlaw	3:31
8.	"Two Fools"	M. Anne	3:39
9.	"If I Wanted Your Opinion"	M. Anne Mary Powell Bragg	3:35
10.	"Somebody New"	M. Anne	5:23
11.	"Be Easy"	M. Anne	2:26

Personnel

Michaela Anne – lead vocals Daniel Bailey – drums Steve Elliot – guitar Wyatt Jansfeld – bass Jeremy Long – guitar Daniel Rhine – bass Mark Stepro – drums Brian Whelan – guitar

Kelly Winrich – engineer Alan Silverman – mastering Shani Ghandi – mixer

Charts

Chart performance for Desert Dove

Chart (2019)	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[11]	35

References

1. Horowitz, Hal (September 28, 2019). "Michaela Anne: Desert Dove". American Songwriter. Archived from the original on July 20, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
2. Crump, Andy (December 19, 2019). "No Album Left Behind: Michaela Anne's Desert Dove". Paste. Archived from the original on July 20, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
3. Bernstein, Jonathan (October 5, 2019). "How Michaela Anne's Chance Meeting With a Stripper Shaped Her New Album". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
4. Liptak, Carena (September 27, 2019). "Interview: Michaela Anne Bets On Herself on New 'Desert Dove'". The Boot. Archived from the original on July 20, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
5. Jessica, Hannah (June 13, 2019). "Michaela Anne releases new single 'By Our Design' with new album Desert Dove out in September". Building Our Own Nashville. Archived from the original on July 20, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
6. "Desert Dove by Michaela Anne". Metacritic. Archived from the original on January 21, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
7. Deming, Mark. "Michaela Anne - Desert Dove". AllMusic. Archived from the original on July 21, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
8. "The 50 Best Albums of 2019". Albumism. November 24, 2019. Archived from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
9. Bernstein, Jonathan (December 9, 2019). "40 Best Country and Americana Albums of 2019". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 18, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
10. Moss, Marissa (December 9, 2019). "Best Country Albums 2019". Stereogum. Archived from the original on September 28, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
11. "Michaela Anne Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2020.