Pretty Polly by Jean Ritchie, Doc Watson Song Details

Jean Ritchie, Doc Watson's ' "Pretty Polly" was released on its scheduled release date, July 1, 1990. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:25. This song does not appear to have any foul language. Pretty Polly's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. The track order of this song in Jean Ritchie and Doc Watson's "Jean Ritchie and Doc Watson at Folk City" album is number 11 out of 17. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. In terms of popularity, Pretty Polly is currently not that popular. Since there is more of a neutral sound being played, this makes the track somewhat danceable.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of Pretty Polly by Jean Ritchie, Doc Watson to be Moderato (at a moderate speed) because the track has a tempo of 117 BPM, a half-time of 58BPM, and a double-time of 234 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is moderate. Activities such as, walking, can go well with this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of B♭ Minor. Because this track belongs in the B♭ Minor key, the camelot key is 3A. So, the perfect camelot match for 3A would be either 3A or 2B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 3B or 4A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 12A and a high energy boost can either be 5A or 10A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 2A would be a great choice. Where 6A would give you a moderate drop, and 1A or 8A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 6B allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-11.425 dB
Acousticness
81%
Danceability
55%
Energy
53%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
15%
Loudness
81%
Speechiness
3%
Valence
56%

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ISRC
USSF19000511
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records