''Pretty Mess'' is the debut

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by American singer and songwriter

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. It was released on August 11, 2009 by

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. Four singles were released from the album, "

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", "

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", "Give You Everything", and "Pretty Mess". Following its release, ''Pretty Mess'' received mixed reviews from

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Background and development

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is found playing percussion on the song, “Time to Realize” and the album includes a cover of

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’s 1984 hit “

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.” Jayne worked with several producers on the album such as Peter Rafelson,

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, Jahi Lake and Ike Dirty. Jayne also released a package for "Pretty Mess", featuring remixes by

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, Tracy Young, DJ Escape & Johnny Vicious, Larry Tee, Bill Hamel, Klubjumpers, Peter Rafelson and Marshall Stack, along with a music video version to the Dave Aude remix.

Track listing

Additional notes * "

" is a cover version performed by

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2009 debut albums