Megan Moroney – Lucky [2 LP, Deluxe Edition, Green Vinyl]

Description

Megan Moroney arrived fully formed with Lucky, her Columbia Records debut that landed on Rolling Stone’s Best Albums of 2023 list and broke into the Top 10 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart. Built around her gift for plainspoken emotional honesty, the album established her as one of Nashville’s most compelling new voices, anchored by “Tennessee Orange,” which cracked the Top 10 on both Billboard’s Country Airplay and Hot Country Songs charts. This deluxe vinyl edition expands the original release with three bonus tracks, including “Fix You Too” featuring Kameron Marlowe and “Nothin’ Crazy” featuring Mackenzie Carpenter, bringing the full program to 15 tracks across three sides of music.

Moroney’s writing draws on classic country storytelling while filtering it through a sharp, contemporary lens. “I’m Not Pretty” opens the album with a sardonic self-assessment that doubles as a defiant statement of identity, while “Lucky” and “Kansas Anymore” showcase her ability to find the universal in the specific. “Why Johnny” updates the classic country trope of the honky-tonk heartbreaker with a knowing wit, and “God Plays a Gibson” leans into traditional country imagery with genuine conviction rather than nostalgia. The three bonus tracks on Side C deepen the album’s emotional range, with “Reasons to Stay” providing a quiet counterpoint to the album’s more outward-facing moments.

Pressed on translucent green vinyl on two LPs, the deluxe edition of Lucky features a decorative etching on Side D in place of audio, a detail that makes the physical package more visually interesting.

• Format: 140g Translucent Green Vinyl 2LP
• Standout Tracks: “Tennessee Orange,” “I’m Not Pretty,” “Lucky,” “Why Johnny”
• Pressing Details: Deluxe Edition, 3 bonus tracks including “Fix You Too” featuring Kameron Marlowe and “Nothin’ Crazy” featuring Mackenzie Carpenter, Decorative etching on Side D
• Genre/Style: Contemporary Country, Country Pop, Nashville Sound
• UPC: 196588294716

Lucky is a debut that delivers on every promise Moroney made with “Tennessee Orange,” and the translucent green deluxe pressing with its etched Side D is the definitive vinyl edition of the album.

* The Spotify track list may not exactly represent the tracks and audio of this LP edition.

Track List:

Side A:

1. I’m Not Pretty
2. Lucky
3. Tennessee Orange
4. Kansas Anymore
5. Girl In The Mirror
6. Another On The Way

Side B:

1. Traitor Joe
2. Why Johnny
3. God Plays A Gibson
4. Georgia Girl
5. Sleep On My Side

Side C:

1. Mustang Or Me
2. Sad Songs For Sad People
3. Fix You Too [Bonus; Feat. Kameron Marlowe]
4. Nothin’ Crazy [Bonus; Feat. Mackenzie Carpenter]
5. Reasons To Stay [Bonus]