Greatest Hits (Pretenders album)

Greatest Hits is a compilation album by English-American rock band The Pretenders, released in 2000. It was only their second greatest hits album in 22 years, but less successful than its predecessor, The Singles, released in 1987. It contains seven songs not featured on the previous compilation: "Human", "Forever Young", "Night in My Veins", "Spiritual High (State of Independence)", "Breakfast in Bed", "Popstar" and "I'll Stand by You".

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
The Pretenders
ReleasedNovember 7, 2000
Recorded1978–1999
Genre
Length72:52
LabelMusicrama/Koch
The Pretenders chronology
¡Viva El Amor!
(1999)		 Greatest Hits
(2000)		 Loose Screw
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The track "Human" is a cover of the 1995 song "Human on the Inside" by Australian rock duo, Divinyls.

Track listing

1. "Brass in Pocket" (James Honeyman-Scott, Chrissie Hynde) – 3:06

  • From 1980 album The Pretenders

2. "Message of Love" (Chrissie Hynde) – 3:25

3. "Don't Get Me Wrong" (Chrissie Hynde) – 3:48

4. "Kid" (Chrissie Hynde) – 3:04

  • From 1980 album The Pretenders

5. "Human" (Mark McEntee, Shelly Peiken) – 3:48

6. "I Go to Sleep" (Ray Davies) – 2:56

7. "Forever Young" (Bob Dylan) – 5:04

8. "I Got You Babe" (performed by UB40 with Chrissie Hynde) (Sonny Bono) – 3:11

9. "Night in My Veins" (Chrissie Hynde, Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg) – 3:17

10. "Spiritual High (State of Independence)" (performed by Moodswings featuring Chrissie Hynde) (Jon Anderson, Vangelis) – 4:30

11. "Talk of the Town" (Chrissie Hynde) – 3:13

12. "Stop Your Sobbing" (Ray Davies) – 2:38

  • From 1980 album The Pretenders

13. "Hymn to Her" (Meg Keene) – 4:57

14. "2000 Miles" (Chrissie Hynde) – 3:40

15. "Breakfast in Bed" (performed by UB40 featuring Chrissie Hynde) (Eddie Hinton, Donnie Fritts) – 3:17

  • From UB40 1988 album UB40

16. "Popstar" (Chrissie Hynde, Adam Seymour) – 3:34

17. "Middle of the Road" (Chrissie Hynde) – 4:08

18. "Thin Line Between Love and Hate" (Richard Poindexter, Robert Poindexter, Jackie Members) – 3:33

19. "Back on the Chain Gang" (Chrissie Hynde) – 3:44

20. "I'll Stand by You" (Chrissie Hynde, Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly) – 3:59

Charts
Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart 99
Swedish Albums Chart[2] 23
UK Albums Chart[3] 21

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[4] Gold 30,000^
Australia (ARIA)[5] Platinum 70,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[6] Gold 100,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. AllMusic review
  2. "swedishcharts.com - The Pretenders - Greatest Hits". swedishcharts.com.
  3. "PRETENDERS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  4. "Discos de oro y platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  5. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  6. "British album certifications – The Pretenders – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 December 2018. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Greatest Hits in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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