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| 1. Stop Your Sobbing |
| 2. Kid |
| 3. Brass In Pocket |
| 4. Talk Of The Town |
| 5. I Go To Sleep |
| 6. Day After Day |
| 7. Message Of Love |
| 8. Back On The Chain Gang |
| 9. Middle Of The Road |
| 10. 2000 Miles |
| 11. Show Me |
| 12. Thin Line Between Love And Hate |
| 13. Don't Get Me Wrong |
| 14. Hymn To Her |
| 15. My Baby |
| 16. I Got You Babe |
| 17. What You Gonna Do About It |
Product Description
Ignoring the "Precious" side of Chrissie Hynde's rocking and writing, The Singles still captures a good bit of what was special about her in the '80s. Bopping assertions of strength ("Brass in Pocket"), wistful dreaminess ("Talk of the Town"), flat-out weepers ("2000 Miles"), her tough-mom attitude ("Middle of the Road")--the many sides of her seven-inches are generously surveyed herein. --Rickey Wright
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While THE SINGLES may misrepresent The Pretenders, concentrating as it does on their jangly, radio friendly material rather than their punkier, proto-Riot Grrrl fare, there isn't a track here that fails to delight. Of course, it helps thatChrissie Hynde is arguably the most emotionally compelling female pop vocalist of the second half of the 20th century. But THE SINGLES also proves something that's too often overlooked--that Hynde is the first distaff rocker whose songwriting can stand comparison with the genre's biggest guns.
High points here are almost too numerous to mention, including the Motown influenced "Don't Get Me Wrong" (which spawned a charming video with Hynde intercut with her idol Patrick Macnee in footage from TV's' "The Avengers",), the exquisite Christmas song "2000 Miles", the chiming, Byrdish "Talk of the Town", and (best of all) the killer garage rocker "Middleof the Road". There are also some great covers, including two Ray Davies songs, a fun version of Sonny and Cher's "I Got You Babe" with UB40, and a take on the Persuaders' "Thin Line Between Love and Hate" that allows Hynde to show of her 70s soul roots. Bottom line: Greatest Hits albums don't comeany better.
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