Grace Pettis - Working Woman

Grace Pettis' debut album for MPress Records

Features guests Indigo Girls, Ruthie Foster, Dar Williams, The Watson Twins, Gina Chavez, and Mary Bragg

"I thought a lot about what to call this album. I tossed around a lot of different titles, pulled from lines I liked or themes the record seemed to have. But in the end, it really had to be called Working Woman because the album, like the song, is not subtle. It's about recognizing and honoring the work that women do in every space in our society. It's about claiming our own power and place in the world. This record is about the work women do and valuing that work." — Grace Pettis

Grace Pettis epitomizes the term singer/songwriter. As a singer, her voice is both powerful and beautiful, and she uses it like a fine arts painter to color and craft her songs. American Songwriter Magazine wrote "As a decorated songwriter, Pettis blurs the lines between country, Americana and folk. Her soulful delivery of calculated lyric lines helps her tell stories for all generations."

An award-winning singer-songwriter from Austin via Alabama, this isn't Pettis' first rodeo. Her debut album for MPress Records, Working Woman, follows her release of three critically acclaimed singles — "Landon," "White Noise", and "Drop Another Pin" (with "Landon" landing at No. 10 on The Bluegrass Situation's year-end "The Women Who Wrote Our 2020 Soundtrack."

Working Woman was recorded in Nashville. Asked about her conscious choice to work with an all-female/non-binary creative team for Working Woman, Pettis explains, "As a feminist, I can't complain that the industry is unfair to women if I'm not actively working on whatever level I'm at to change it for others. I don't feel the need to cloak my own feminism in metaphors anymore or sidle up to it with a wink so I don't offend anyone. Here in the US, women make up something like 22% of chart-topping artists, across all genres. We are 2% of the producers credited on those charts, and just about 12% of the songwriters. Less than 1% of chart-topping songs are written without men. Meaning, we are literally not hearing women. The fact is, women like me work our tails off. We have to, to carve out our place in the world. It's past time to recognize and honor women's contributions. This is our time and we will make the rules. We are not asking for respect anymore. Now, we are demanding it."

Side A

1. Working Woman

2. Landon (feat. Indigo Girls)

3. Oklahoma

4. Any Kind Of Girl (feat. Dar Williams)

5. Never Get It Back (feat. The Watson Twins)

Side B

1. Tin Can

2. Paper Boat (feat. Mart Bragg)

3. I Ain't Your Mama

4. Pick Me Up (feat. Ruthie Foster)

5. Mean Something (feat. Gina Chavez)

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