Packed!
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| Studio album by The Pretenders | ||||
| Released | 22 May 1990 | |||
| Recorded | London at Air Studios, Mayfair Studios and Abbey Road Studios Los Angeles at Sunset Sound Factory |
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| Genre | Alternative rock, new wave | |||
| Length | 38:38 | |||
| Label | Sire WEA Records |
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| Producer | Mitchell Froom | |||
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Packed! is the fifth album by rock group The Pretenders, released in 1990. For this album, the only real member of the group is Chrissie Hynde; no other person is pictured anywhere within the album package, and a rotating cast of session musicians (rather than a set band) is used to back Hynde throughout, essentially making this a de-facto solo album by Hynde, only using the Pretenders name to satisfy contractual obligations[citation needed]. However, drummer Blair Cunningham plays on all tracks, though he is not credited as part of the band.
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| Allmusic |   link |
| Chicago Tribune | link |
| Entertainment Weekly | B− link |
| Los Angeles Times | link |
| Robert Christgau | A− link |
| Rolling Stone | link |
Track listing
All songs by Chrissie Hynde, except as noted.
- "Never Do That" – 3:19
- "Let's Make a Pact" – 3:18
- "Millionaires" – 3:04
- "May This Be Love" (Jimi Hendrix) – 2:43
- "No Guarantee" – 3:49
- "When Will I See You" (Hynde, Johnny Marr) – 4:54
- "Sense of Purpose" – 3:02
- "Downtown (Akron)" – 2:43
- "How Do I Miss You" – 4:22
- "Hold a Candle to This" – 3:40
- "Criminal" – 4:18
Personnel
- Chrissie Hynde – guitar (1-3,5-11), vocals (1-11), backing vocals (6,7)
Additional personnel
- Blair Cunningham – drums (1-11), backing vocals (1,8)
- Tchad Blake – guitar (4,5)
- Billy Bremner – guitar (1-6,8,9,11), backing vocals (1,3,8)
- Tim Finn – backing vocals (6)
- Mitchell Froom – keyboards (2,4-6,9,11)
- Mark Hart – backing vocals (6)
- Will MacGregor – bass guitar (1), backing vocals (1)
- John McKenzie – bass guitar (2,5,6,8,10,11), backing vocals (8)
- Dominic Miller – guitar (7,10), bass guitar (7), backing vocals (7)
- Teo Miller – backing vocals (3)
- David Rhodes – guitar (3,11)
- Tony "Gad" Robinson – bass guitar (9), backing vocals (9)
- Duane Verh – bass guitar (4)
- Adey Wilson – backing vocals (3)
