Greatest Hits

by Pretenders

Overview

The Pretenders' 1987 collection, The Singles, did a fine job of assembling most of the group's finest tracks up to that point in their career, so after another decade passed, their record company felt it was necessary to compile a more "updated" collection, 2000's Euro-only release Greatest Hits. Although it contains a total of 20 tracks, Greatest Hits ultimately fails to improve over its predecessor, for the simple fact that the early '80s was the Pretenders' artistic and commercial peak, and Greatest Hits contains too much latter-day material. Whereas it would have been a wise move to showcase such oft-overlooked classics as "Tattooed Love Boys," "Mystery Achievement," "Precious," "My City Was Gone," or "Birds of Paradise" (all of which weren't included on The Singles), Greatest Hits includes such not-as-strong selections as "Night in My Veins," "Breakfast in Bed," and "Human" instead. Although there are quite a few gems included ("Brass in Pocket," "Message of Love," "Talk of the Town," "Kid," "Back on the Chain Gang," etc.), Greatest Hits leaves out far too many prime selections to be considered truly definitive. Also issued at the same time of Greatest Hits was a DVD by the same name that included most of the group's promo video clips. ~ Greg Prato

Product Details

Release Date:	06/02/2017
Label:	Imports
UPC:	4943674265312
Rank:	5482

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Pretenders   Primary Artist
Moodswings   Primary Artist
UB40   Primary Artist
Chrissie Hynde   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Robert Poindexter   Composer
Donnie Fritts   Composer
Adam Seymour   Composer
Vangelis   Composer
Eddie Hinton   Composer
Tom Kelly   Composer
Ray Davies   Composer
Richard Poindexter   Composer
James Honeyman-Scott   Composer
Jackie Members   Composer
Mark McEntee   Composer
Shelly Peiken   Composer
Billy Steinberg   Composer
Bob Dylan   Composer
Sonny Bono   Composer
Chrissie Hynde   Composer