Pretty Much Your Standard Ranch Stash

Pretty Much Your Standard Ranch Stash is American singer-songwriter Michael Nesmith's sixth album of his post-Monkees career. Released in 1973, it did not chart.

"Some of Shelly's Blues" was written by Nesmith as a potential Monkees’ release during his ’68 Nashville sessions. That version remained unissued until the ‘90s. "Some of Shelly's Blues" was also recorded previously by both the Stone Poneys and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on its 1967 self-titled debut.

The song "Winonah" marks the first time Nesmith co-wrote a song with collaborating songwriters since the Monkees song, "The Kind of Girl I Could Love" (featured on the album More of the Monkees).

On the cover of the album, in small print, are the words, "buy this record". On the CD, the words have been changed to "buy this compact disc".

Pretty Much Your Standard Ranch Stash was Nesmith's final album for RCA Records. The album, however, was, re-released on the Pacific Arts label and subsequently on CD by multiple labels. It was reissued with And the Hits Just Keep on Comin' by BMG International in 2000.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Continuing" (Michael Nesmith) – 3:55
2. "Some of Shelly's Blues" (Michael Nesmith) – 3:21
3. "Release" (Michael Nesmith) – 3:49
4. "Winonah" (Michael Nesmith, Linda Hargrove, James Miner) – 3:56
5. "Born to Love You" (Cindy Walker) – 3:55
6. "The Back Porch and a Fruit Jar Full of Iced Tea" – 8:19
   1. a. "The F.F.V" (Trad. Arrangement by Michael Nesmith)
   2. b. "Uncle Pen" (Bill Monroe)
7. "Prairie Lullaby (Billy Hill)" – 4:12

Personnel

• Michael Nesmith – vocals, acoustic rhythm 12-string guitar
• Jay Lacy – electric guitar
• Dr. Robert K. Warford – electric guitar, banjo
• David Barry – piano
• O.J. "Red" Rhodes – pedal steel, dobro
• Billy Graham – bass, fiddle
• Danny Lana – drums and percussion

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