The Singles (Pretenders album)

The Singles
Compilation album by The Pretenders
Released 17 November 1987
Recorded 1979–1986
Genre Rock
Length 57:18
Label WEA
Sire Records
Producer Bob Clearmountain
Ray Falconer
Jimmy Iovine
Nick Lowe
Chris Thomas
UB40
The Pretenders chronology
Get Close
(1986)		 The Singles
(1987)		 Packed!
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Robert ChristgauA[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

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. [5]

Track listing & Chart positions[6]

1. "Stop Your Sobbing" – 2:37 (Ray Davies) UK #34, US #65

2. "Kid" – 3:05 (Chrissie Hynde) UK #33

3. "Brass in Pocket" – 3:04 (Chrissie Hynde/James Honeyman-Scott) UK #1, US #14

4. "Talk of the Town" – 3:12 (Chrissie Hynde) UK #8

5. "I Go to Sleep" – 2:55 (Ray Davies) UK #7

6. "Day After Day" – 4:01 (Chrissie Hynde/James Honeyman-Scott) UK #45

7. "Message of Love" – 3:24 (Chrissie Hynde) UK #11

8. "Back on the Chain Gang" – 3:50 (Chrissie Hynde) UK #17, US #5

9. "Middle of the Road" – 4:12 (Chrissie Hynde) UK #81, US #19

10. "2000 Miles" – 3:38 (Chrissie Hynde) UK #15

11. "Show Me" – 4:07 (Chrissie Hynde) US #28

12. "Thin Line Between Love and Hate" – 3:39 (Richard Poindexter/Robert Poindexter/Jackie Members) UK #49, US #83

13. "Don't Get Me Wrong" – 3:48 (Chrissie Hynde) UK #10, US #10

14. "Hymn to Her" – 4:28 (Meg Keene) UK #8

15. "My Baby" – 4:07 (Chrissie Hynde) UK #84, US #65

16. "I Got You Babe" (performed by UB40 with Chrissie Hynde) – 3:11 (Sonny Bono)

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
1987 US Billboard Album Chart 69
1987 UK Album Chart 6

Sources and external links

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Chicago Tribune review
  3. ↑ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
  4. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 653. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  5. ↑ <"BPI Certifications". BPI. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
  6. ↑ http://www.musicvf.com/The+Pretenders.art
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