Greatest Hits

~ Release by The Pretenders (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Annotation

Similar release, Greatest Hits has a different back cover, (different label code and branding).

Barcode (Text): 6 85738 46072 4
Barcode (Scanned): 685738460724
Label Code (On Rear Tray Insert): LC 03708
Label Code (On Disc): LC 2828
Price Code: WE 833

Annotation last modified on 2022-04-11 06:05 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Brass in Pocket
additional recording engineer:
Steve Nye (producer, engineer and pianist)
engineer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
mixer:
Michael Paul Stavrou (producer/engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1979, in 1987, in 2000)
additionally recorded at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recorded at:
Wessex Sound Studios in Highbury, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 89) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 389)
recording of:
Brass in Pocket
writer:
James Honeyman‐Scott and Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders)
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., Banks Clive Music, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), Hynde House of Hits Music and Modern Music Publishing Co., Inc.
Pretenders4.43:06
2Message of Love
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2000)
recording of:
Message of Love
lyricist and composer:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders)
Pretenders3:26
3Don’t Get Me Wrong
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2000)
recording of:
Don’t Get Me Wrong
lyricist and composer:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders)
publisher:
Clive Banks Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Hynde House of Hits Music
Pretenders3:48
4Kid
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2000)
Pretenders3:05
5Human
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2000)
cover recording of:
Human on the Inside
lyricist:
Shelly Peiken
writer and composer:
Mark McEntee and Shelly Peiken
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and Sushi Too Music
Pretenders3:55
6I Go to Sleep
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2000)
cover recording of:
I Go to Sleep
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
publisher:
Edward Kassner Music Co. Ltd. and Sony/ATV
Pretenders2:57
7Forever Young
engineer:
Steve Williams (UK recording engineer, aka Syco)
producer:
Ian Stanley
bass:
Andy Hobson (UK bassist)
drums (drum set):
J.F.T. Hood
guitar:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders) and Adam Seymour
vocals:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2000)
cover recording of:
Forever Young (Bob Dylan song)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Ram’s Horn Music
Pretenders5:04
8I Got You Babe
producer:
Ray “Pablo” Falconer and UB40
guest vocals:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders)
performer:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders) and UB40
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2000)
produced at:
The Abattoir in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
I Got You Babe
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Bono
publisher:
Carlin Music, Chris Marc Music, Cotillion Music (BMI) and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
UB40 & Chrissie Hynde2.753:09
9Night in My Veins
engineer:
Steve Williams (UK recording engineer, aka Syco)
producer:
Ian Stanley
bass:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Copley
guitar:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders) and Adam Seymour
vocals:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2000)
recording of:
Night in My Veins
writer:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders), Tom Kelly (songwriter) and Billy Steinberg
Pretenders53:18
10Spiritual High (State of Independence)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2000)
Moodswings & Chrissie Hynde4:30
11Talk of the Town
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2000)
recording of:
Talk of the Town
lyricist and composer:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders)
Pretenders3:14
12Stop Your Sobbing
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2000)
Pretenders2:39
13Hymn to Her
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2000)
Pretenders4:57
142000 Miles
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2000)
Pretenders3:41
15Breakfast in Bed
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2000)
UB40 & Chrissie Hynde3:18
16Popstar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2000)
recording of:
Popstar
writer:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders) and Adam Seymour
Pretenders3:41
17Middle of the Road
engineer:
Steve Churchyard
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
bass guitar:
Malcolm Foster (UK bass player, in The Pretenders, Simple Minds)
drums (drum set):
Martin Chambers (drummer for The Pretenders)
guitar:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders) and Robbie McIntosh (English guitarist for The Pretenders)
vocals:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA Records Ltd. (holding company based in the UK) (in 1983) and Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2000)
recorded at:
Air Studios (located at Oxford Street 1970–1991) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Middle of the Road
lyricist and composer:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders)
publisher:
Clive Banks Music and Hynde House of Hits Music
Pretenders4.754:14
18Thin Line Between Love and Hate
assistant engineer:
Jeremy Allom
engineer:
Steve Churchyard
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
bass guitar:
Andrew Bodner and Malcolm Foster (UK bass player, in The Pretenders, Simple Minds)
drums (drum set):
Martin Chambers (drummer for The Pretenders)
guitar:
Billy Bremner, Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders) and Robbie McIntosh (English guitarist for The Pretenders)
piano:
Paul Carrack
vocals:
Andrew Bodner, Billy Bremner, Paul Carrack, Martin Chambers (drummer for The Pretenders), Malcolm Foster (UK bass player, in The Pretenders, Simple Minds), Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders) and Robbie McIntosh (English guitarist for The Pretenders)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2000)
cover recording of:
Thin Line Between Love and Hate
writer:
Jackie Members, Richard Poindexter and Robert Poindexter
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Pretenders43:41
19Back on the Chain Gang
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2000)
Pretenders3:53
20I’ll Stand by You
engineer:
Steve Williams (UK recording engineer, aka Syco)
producer:
Ian Stanley
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Copley and J.F.T. Hood
guitar:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders) and Adam Seymour
vocals:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1994, in 2000) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1994)
recording of:
I’ll Stand by You
writer:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders), Tom Kelly (songwriter) and Billy Steinberg
publisher:
B. Steinbereg Music, Clive Banks Songs, D. Barry Music, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Hynde House of Hits Music, Kobalt Music Publishing Australia P/L and Kobalt Publishing Ltd.
Pretenders3.554:01

Credits

Release

mastering:Ian Cooper (UK mastering engineer)
manufactured by:Warner Music Manufacturing Europe (aka WMME Alsdorf; manufacturing company; not for release label use!)
copyrighted (©) by:Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2000)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/433158 [info]