The Singles (1987) The Pretenders

The Singles é o álbum dos maiores sucessos dos Pretenders em 1987 e apresenta todos os singles da banda no Reino Unido até essa data, bem como "I Got You Babe", que Chrissie Hynde tocou com o UB40 em 1985. O álbum alcançou a posição # 69 nos Estados Unidos parada de álbuns e # 6 no Reino Unido.

The Singles

The album name in black and white

Greatest hits album by The Pretenders

Released 17 November 1987

Recorded 1979–1986

Genre Rock

Length 57:18

Label WEA

Sire Records

Producer

Bob ClearmountainRay FalconerJimmy IovineNick LoweChris ThomasUB40

Track listing

All tracks are written by Chrissie Hynde, except where noted.

No. Title Writer(s) Album Length

1. "Stop Your Sobbing" Ray Davies Pretenders, 1980 2:37

2. "Kid" Pretenders 3:05

3. "Brass in Pocket"

James Honeyman-ScottChrissie Hynde

Pretenders 3:04

4. "Talk of the Town" (single version) Extended Play and Pretenders II, 1981 3:12

5. "I Go To Sleep" Davies Pretenders II 2:55

6. "Day After Day" (single version)

Honeyman-ScottHynde

Pretenders II 4:01

7. "Message of Love" Extended Play and Pretenders II 3:24

8. "Back on the Chain Gang" Learning to Crawl, 1984 3:50

9. "Middle of the Road" Learning to Crawl 4:12

10. "2000 Miles" Learning to Crawl 3:38

11. "Show Me" Learning to Crawl 4:07

12. "Thin Line Between Love and Hate"

Jackie MembersRichard PoindexterRobert Poindexter

Learning to Crawl 3:39

13. "Don't Get Me Wrong" Get Close, 1986 3:48

14. "Hymn to Her" Meg Keene Get Close 4:28

15. "My Baby" Get Close 4:28

16. "I Got You Babe" (UB40 featuring Chrissie Hynde)

Formação do The Pretender

Name Years active Instruments Release contributions

James Honeyman-Scott (died 1982) 1978–1982

lead guitarbacking vocalsoccasional keyboards

Pretenders (1980)Extended Play (1981)Pretenders II (1981)

Pete Farndon (died 1983)

bassbacking vocals

Robbie McIntosh 1983–1987

lead guitarbacking vocals

Learning to Crawl (1984)Get Close (1986)Last of the Independents (1994) – one track only

Malcolm Foster

1983–19861987

bassbacking vocals

Learning to Crawl (1984)Get Close (1986) – one track only

Rupert Black

1984–19861987

keyboards Get Close (1986) – one track only

Blair Cunningham 1986–1987

drumsbacking vocalsoccasional percussion

Get Close (1986)Packed! (1990)

T. M. Stevens bass Get Close (1986)

Bernie Worrell keyboards

Johnny Marr 1987 lead guitar "The Windows of the World" (1988)

Adam Seymour 1993–2008

lead guitarkeyboardsbacking vocals

all The Pretenders releases from Last of the Independents (1994) to Loose in L.A. (2003)

Andy Hobson 1994–2005

bassbacking vocals

Zeben Jameson 1994–2006

(touring only)

keyboardspercussionbacking vocals

Loose in L.A. (2003)