Pretenders (album)
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| Pretenders | ||
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| Album by The Pretenders | ||
| Released | January 19, 1980 | |
| Recorded | ??? | |
| Genre | New Wave | |
| Length | ?? min ?? sec | |
| Record label | Sire Records | |
| Producer | Chris Thomas. Nick Lowe produced "Stop Your Sobbing" | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Rolling Stone | 5 stars out of 5 | [1] (http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=60146561&loc=109&PageFormat=7)
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| Pretenders Chronology | ||
| Pretenders (1980) | Pretenders II (1981) | Learning To Crawl (1984) |
Pretenders is an album by The Pretenders, released on January 19, 1980 (see 1980 in music). A mix of hard rock, punk and New Wave, Pretenders established the band's career.
Allmusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine described Pretenders as moving "faster and harder than most rock records, delivering an endless series of melodies, hooks, and infectious rhythms in its 12 songs".
In 2003 the TV network VH1 named Pretenders the 52nd greatest album of all time; Rolling Stone magazine placed it at number 155 in a similar list.
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Track listing
- "Precious" (Hynde) - 3:36
- "Phone Call" (Hynde) - 2:29
- "Up the Neck" (Hynde) - 4:27
- "Tattooed Love Boys" (Hynde) - 2:59
- "Space Invader" (Farndon/Honeyman-Scott) - 3:26
- "Wait" (Farndon/Hynde) - 3:35
- "Stop Your Sobbing" (Ray Davies) - 2:38
- "Kid" (Hynde) - 3:06
- "Private Life" (Hynde) - 6:25
- "Brass in Pocket" (Honeyman-Scott/Hynde) - 3:04
- "Lovers of Today" (Hynde) - 5:51
- "Mystery Achievement" (Hynde) - 5:23
Personnel
- The Pretenders - Performer
- Henry Lowther - Trumpet
- Geoff Bryant - Horn
- Martin Chambers - Drums, Vocals
- Pete Farndon - Bass, Vocals
- James Honeyman-Scott - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
- Chrissie Hynde - Guitar, Vocals
- Nick Lowe - Producer
- Chris Mercer - Saxophone
- Bill Price - Engineer
- Chris Thomas - Keyboards, Producer
- Chalkie Davies - Photography
- Kevin Hughes - Cover Design
- Jim Wilson - Trumpet
Chart positions
Billboard Music Charts - album
1980 Pop Albums No. 9
Billboard Music Charts - single
1980 Brass in Pocket/Mysterey Achievement/Precious Club Play Singles No. 28 1980 Brass in Pocket (I'm Special) Pop Singles No. 14 1980 Stop Your Sobbing Pop Singles No. 65
External links
- lyrics (http://www.lyricsfree.com/album.php?artistid=610)