The Pretenders burst on the scene in the early '80s with one of the most compelling presentations of rock & roll ever seen. This collection, which highlights their A and B sides up until the mid-'80s, shows that Chrissie Hynde and co-conspirators were true masters of the rock single. Tracks such as "Brass in Pocket," "Middle of the Road," and the highly underrated "Message of Love" are spectacularly performed, written, and produced. The early band, especially with James Honeyman-Scott's hook-laden guitar playing, was capable of miracles, and you'll find examples of that on virtually every cut. The Pretenders burst on the scene in the early '80s with one of the most compelling presentations of rock & roll ever seen. This collection, which highlights their A and B sides up until the mid-'80s, shows that Chrissie Hynde and co-conspirators were true masters of the rock single. Tracks such as "Brass in Pocket," "Middle of the Road," and the highly underrated "Message of Love" are spectacularly performed, written, and produced. The early band, especially with James Honeyman-Scott's hook-laden guitar playing, was capable of miracles, and you'll find examples of that on virtually every cut. false 2024-02-27 19:36:36 The Singles 8 1987 1987-11-01 1987-11-01 58 Hard Rock New Wave Pop Pop Rock Rock 112723 2198879 4920b6d6-2753-4600-8104-c21102f88e00 e9c832b0-384b-4ee6-aec0-111372784aac 068e7a5d-dabc-372a-8186-2a48ffccfaf5 /media/data/media5/Music/Pretenders/The Singles/folder.jpg Pretenders AlbumArtist Pretenders Artist UB40 Artist Pretenders UB40 Pretenders 1 Stop Your Sobbing 02:38 2 Kid 03:04 3 Brass in Pocket 03:05 4 Talk of the Town 03:13 5 I Go to Sleep 02:57 6 Day After Day 04:01 7 Message of Love 03:25 8 Back on the Chain Gang 03:52 9 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 03:10 The Pretenders are a British-American rock band formed in March 1978. The original band consisted of founder and main songwriter Chrissie Hynde (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), James Honeyman-Scott (lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards), Pete Farndon (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Martin Chambers (drums, backing vocals, percussion). Following the deaths of Honeyman-Scott in 1982 and Farndon in 1983, the band experienced numerous personnel changes; Hynde has been the band's only consistent member. The band's hit songs include "Kid" (1979), "Brass in Pocket" (1979), "Talk of the Town" (1980), "Message of Love" (1981), "My City Was Gone" (1982), "Back on the Chain Gang" (1982), "Middle of the Road" (1983), "2000 Miles" (1983), "Don't Get Me Wrong" (1986), "My Baby" (1986) and "I'll Stand by You" (1994). The Pretenders were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.