Alone (The Pretenders album)
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Studio album by The Pretenders | ||||
Released | October 21, 2016 | |||
Recorded | 2016 | |||
Studio | Easy Eye Sound, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 46:19 | |||
Label | BMG Rights Management | |||
Producer | Dan Auerbach | |||
The Pretenders chronology | ||||
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Alone is the tenth studio album by English-American rock band The Pretenders. The album was released on October 21, 2016, by BMG Rights Management.[1][2]
The album is the band's second consecutive album not to include drummer Martin Chambers.
Critical reception
Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 77/100[3] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
American Songwriter | |
Consequence of Sound | B[6] |
The Guardian | |
The Independent | |
The Observer | |
Rolling Stone |
Alone received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 77 based on 12 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[3]
Track listing
All tracks written by Chrissie Hynde, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Alone" | Hynde, Dan Auerbach, Richard Swift | 3:49 |
2. | "Roadie Man" | 3:54 | |
3. | "Gotta Wait" | 2:58 | |
4. | "Never Be Together" | Hynde, Björn Yttling, Fyfe Dangerfield | 4:01 |
5. | "Let's Get Lost" | Hynde, Dave McCracken | 3:03 |
6. | "Chord Lord" | 3:14 | |
7. | "Blue Eyed Sky" | 4:51 | |
8. | "The Man You Are" | 3:45 | |
9. | "One More Day" | 4:15 | |
10. | "I Hate Myself" | Hynde, Auerbach | 4:43 |
11. | "Death Is Not Enough" | Marek Rymaszewski | 3:11 |
12. | "Holy Commotion" | 4:12 |
Personnel
- Chrissie Hynde – vocals
- Dan Auerbach – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Duane Eddy, Kenny Vaughan – guitar
- Russ Pahl – pedal steel
- Dave Roe – upright bass
- Leon Michels – keyboards
- Richard Swift – drums, guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Tchad Blake – mixing
- Collin Dupuis – recording
Charts
Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] | 107 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] | 113 |
French Albums (SNEP)[13] | 198 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[14] | 31 |
UK Albums (OCC)[15] | 40 |
US Billboard 200[16] | 150 |
References
- ↑ "Alone by Pretenders on Apple Music". Itunes.apple.com. 2016-10-21. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- ↑ Blistein, Jon (2016-09-08). "Pretenders Team With Dan Auerbach for New Album 'Alone'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- 1 2 "Reviews for Alone by Pretenders". Metacritic. 2016-10-21. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- ↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine (2016-10-21). "Alone - Pretenders | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- ↑ Horowitz, Hal (2016-10-20). "The Pretenders: Alone". Americansongwriter.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- ↑ Bray, Ryan (2016-10-18). "The Pretenders – Alone". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- ↑ Caroline Sullivan. "Pretenders: Alone review – Chrissie Hynde still a magnificent one-off". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- ↑ Andy Gill (2016-10-19). "Album reviews: Lady Gaga - Joanne, Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker, Pretenders - Alone, and more". The Independent. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- ↑ Kitty Empire (1970-01-01). "The Pretenders: Alone review – crunch, swing and one of rock's finest voices". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- ↑ Hermes, Will (2016-10-21). "Review: The Pretenders' 'Alone'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Pretenders – Alone" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Pretenders – Alone" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Pretenders – Alone". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Pretenders | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Pretenders Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
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