The Pretenders - The Singles


The Singles is The Pretenders' 1987 compilation album and features 
all the band's UK single hits to that date, as well as including 
"I Got You Babe" which Chrissie Hynde had performed with UB40 in 1985. 
The album reached #69 in the US album chart and #6 in the UK.

Album Info:

Artist : Pretenders
Album : The Singles
Genre : New Wave/Rock
Year : 1987
Label : Sire,Real Records (2)
Tracks : 16
Playtime : 00:57:30
Size : 132.04 MB
Codec : MPEG 1 Layer III / Lame 3.97 / 320 kbps


Track List:

01. Stop Your Sobbing (02:38)
02. Kid (03:04)
03. Brass In Pocket (03:05)
04. Talk Of The Town (03:13)
05. I Go To Sleep (02:57)
06. Day After Day (04:01)
07. Message Of Love (03:25)
08. Back On The Chain Gang (03:52)
09. Middle Of The Road (04:13)
10. 2000 Miles (03:39)
11. Show Me (04:08)
12. Thin Line Between Love And Hate (03:40)
13. Don't Get Me Wrong (03:49)
14. Hymn To Her (04:29)
15. My Baby (04:07)
16. I Got You Babe (With UB40) (03:10)


Biography:
Over the years, the Pretenders became a vehicle for guitarist/vocalist Chrissie Hynde's
songwriting, yet it was a full-fledged band when it was formed in the late '70s. With their
initial records, the group crossed the bridge between punk/new wave and Top 40 pop
more than any other band, recording a series of hard, spiky singles that were also melodic
and immediately accessible. Hynde was an invigorating, sexy singer who bent the traditional
male roles of rock & roll to her own liking, while guitarist James Honeyman-Scott created a
sonic palette filled with suspended chords, effects pedals, and syncopated rhythms that
proved remarkably influential over the next two decades. After Honeyman-Scott's death,
The Pretenders became a more straightforward rock band, yet Hynde's semi-autobiographical
songwriting and bracing determination meant that the group never became just another
rock band, even when their music became smoother and more pop-oriented