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Cut You is an album by the American musician Penelope Houston, released in 1996.^[2]^[3] It is a mixture of rerecorded older songs and new songs.^[4] Cut You was Houston's major label debut; many of her previous albums had been available only in Germany.^[5]^[6] Houston promoted the album with North American and European tours.^[7]

Signed to Reprise Records by her old acquaintance Howie Klein, Houston composed six new songs, while adding more instrumentation to her rerecorded older ones.^[8] The album was produced by Houston and Jeffrey Wood.^[9] Reprise asked Houston to withdraw "Cut You"; she instead made it the title track.^[10] "Secret Sign" is about a run-in with a ex's new girlfriend.^[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[11]
Chicago Tribune	^[12]
Los Angeles Times	^[13]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	^[9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Secret Sign"
2.	"Sweetheart"
3.	"Scratch"
4.	"Locket"
5.	"Fuzzy Throne"
6.	"Ride"
7.	"Harry Dean"
8.	"Waiting Room"
9.	"Qualities of Mercy"
10.	"Fall Back"
11.	"Pull"
12.	"Glad I'm a Girl"
13.	"White Out"
14.	"Cut You"

References

↑ "Penelope Houston Cut You". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. April 30, 1996. Archived from the original on September 30, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
↑ "Penelope Houston Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Archived from the original on September 30, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
↑ "Penelope Houston's Cut You Due in '96". MTV News. Archived from the original on September 30, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
1 2 "Penelope Houston – Cut You". No Depression. Archived from the original on September 30, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
1 2 Semon, Craig S. (June 2, 1996). "Penelope Houston looks at breakups, betrayals". Datebook. Telegram & Gazette. p. 8.
↑ "The Accidental Punk". SF Weekly. February 24, 1999. Archived from the original on September 30, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
↑ Bessman, Jim (March 27, 1999). "Punk-rock veteran Penelope Houston lets loose 'Tongue' on Reprise". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 13. pp. 16, 20.
↑ Borzillo, Carrie (March 2, 1996). "Cutting Through". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 9. p. 18.
1 2 MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 562.
↑ "The Great Avenger". Arts & Entertainment. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. May 24, 1996. p. 18.
1 2 "Cut You". AllMusic. Archived from the original on September 30, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021 – via www.allmusic.com.
1 2 Webber, Brad (June 27, 1996). "Penelope Houston Cut You". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on October 20, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
1 2 Masuo, Sandy (April 28, 1996). "In Brief". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 66.
↑ "Penelope Houston". Trouser Press. Archived from the original on September 30, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
↑ "Penelope Houston Cut You". Tulsa World. May 3, 1996. Archived from the original on September 30, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
↑ "Four Angry Women". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 20, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
↑ Farber, Jim (April 4, 1996). "Recording — Cut You by Penelope Houston". Rolling Stone. No. 731. p. 62.
↑ Sullivan, Jim (February 8, 1996). "Penelope Houston Cut You". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 30.

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