"""Message of Love"" contains the line: ""We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars"" from the Oscar Wilde play ""Lady Windermere's Fan"". All songs written by Chrissie Hynde except where noted. Extended Play (Pretenders EP) Extended Play is a 1981 EP released by new wave band Pretenders. ""Message of Love"" and ""Talk of the Town"" featured on this EP were also included on their second album ""Pretenders II"" released later the same year. ""Porcelain"" and ""Cuban Slide"", outtakes from their ""Pretenders"" debut album, were included on Disc Two of the 2006 remastered edition"
"Chrissie Hynde Christine Ellen Hynde (born September 7, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She is the founding and sole constant member of the rock band The Pretenders. Inspired by hippie counter-culture, Hynde worked in London with Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood at their clothing store, SEX. In 1978, she formed her own band, Pretenders, with Pete Farndon, James Honeyman-Scott and Martin Chambers. As singer, songwriter and guitarist, she has been the only constant member of the band throughout its history. She has also released a number of songs with other musicians including Frank Sinatra, Cher and UB40. Chrissie"
"different styles and genres: Chrissie has also collaborated on Pretenders songs with leading artists including: Chrissie Hynde Christine Ellen Hynde (born September 7, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She is the founding and sole constant member of the rock band The Pretenders. Inspired by hippie counter-culture, Hynde worked in London with Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood at their clothing store, SEX. In 1978, she formed her own band, Pretenders, with Pete Farndon, James Honeyman-Scott and Martin Chambers. As singer, songwriter and guitarist, she has been the only constant member of the band throughout its history. She has also"
"The Pretender (Foo Fighters song) ""The Pretender"" is a song by the American alternative rock band Foo Fighters. It was the first single from the group's 2007 album ""Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace"". It is one of Foo Fighters' most successful songs; peaking at number 37 on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100 (making it their third top 40 single), only ""Learn to Fly"" and ""Best of You"" beat its position on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. Dave Grohl first showcased the song, which had the working title ""Silver Heart,"" during pre-production of ""Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace,"" but the song did"
"Pretenders (album) Pretenders is the debut studio album by British-American band The Pretenders, released on 7 January 1980 under Real Records in the UK, and Sire Records in the United States. A combination of rock, punk and pop music, this album made the band famous. The album features the singles ""Stop Your Sobbing"", ""Kid"" and ""Brass in Pocket"". Nick Lowe produced the Pretenders' first single, ""Stop Your Sobbing"", but decided not to work with them again as he thought the band was ""not going anywhere"". Chris Thomas took over on the subsequent recording sessions. ""Pretenders"" debuted at number 1 on"
"Pete Farndon Peter Granville Farndon (12 June 1952 – 14 April 1983) was an English bassist and founding member of the rock band the Pretenders. Farndon attended Hereford Cathedral School in his home city of Hereford, before embarking on his musical career with the Pretenders. In addition to playing bass with the group, Farndon sang backup vocals and co-wrote two of the group's songs (""The Wait"" and ""Space Invader""), before a drug problem resulted in his being dismissed from the group on 14 June 1982. Farndon's musical influences included Stanley Clarke and Jeff Beck. Farndon played with Cold River Lady"
"The Great Pretender ""The Great Pretender"" is a popular song recorded by The Platters, with Tony Williams on lead vocals, and released as a single on November 3, 1955. The words and music were written by Buck Ram, the Platters' manager and producer who was a successful songwriter before moving into producing and management. ""The Great Pretender"" reached the number one position on both the R&B and pop charts in 1956. It also reached the UK charts peaking at number 5. Buck Ram reports that he wrote the song in about 20 minutes in the washroom of the Flamingo Hotel"
"Martin Chambers Martin Dale Chambers (born 4 September 1951 in Hereford) is an English musician, who is best known as a founding member and drummer of the rock band the Pretenders. In addition to playing the drums with the group, Chambers sings backing vocals (lead vocals on the song ""Fast or Slow (The Law's the Law)"", the B-side of the singles ""2000 Miles"" and ""Show Me"", which he also wrote) and plays percussion. He was part of the original band line-up which also included Chrissie Hynde (vocals/guitar), James Honeyman-Scott (guitar/vocals/keyboards) and Pete Farndon (bass guitar/vocals). Hynde and Chambers are the"
"Jon Adkin on drums. This band, then without a name, recorded five tracks at Regents Park Studio in July 1978, including ""Stop Your Sobbing"". Shortly thereafter Gerry Mcilduff was replaced on drums by Martin Chambers and Hynde named the band ""The Pretenders"" after the Platters song ""The Great Pretender"" which was the favourite song of one of her former boyfriends. The band's first single, a cover of the Kinks song ""Stop Your Sobbing"" (produced by Nick Lowe and recorded at the July Regents Park sessions) was released in January 1979 and gained critical attention. It was followed in June with"
"the name Pretenders on the group, inspired by the Sam Cooke version of the Platters' 1955 R&B song ""The Great Pretender"". They recorded a demo tape (including ""Precious"", ""The Wait"" and a Kinks cover, ""Stop Your Sobbing""), handed it to Hynde's friend Nick Lowe, produced a single (""Stop Your Sobbing""/""The Wait"") and performed their first gig at a club in Paris. The single was released in January 1979 and hit No. 33 in the UK. A second classic single ""Kid"" followed to similar success in July 1979. In November 1979 the Pretenders released their first signature single ""Brass In Pocket"""
"with Pretenders bandmates Pete Farndon (bass guitar, vocals) and Martin Chambers (drums, vocals, percussion), came from Hereford. Before joining the Pretenders, Honeyman-Scott played in several bands, including a precursor to The Enid with Robert John Godfrey, the Hawks (Kelv Wilson, bass guitar & vocals; Dave Plowman, guitar; Stan Speak, drums), The Hot Band, and The Cheeks. Fellow members in The Cheeks included Chambers and ex-Mott the Hoople keyboardist Verden Allen, Kelv Wilson (bass guitar, vocals). When Honeyman-Scott joined The Pretenders, he was growing vegetables and selling guitars in a music store in Widemarsh Street, Hereford, called Buzz Music. Honeyman-Scott acknowledged"
"Last of the Independents Last of the Independents is the sixth album by rock group The Pretenders, released in 1994. For this album, the band is officially credited as being Chrissie Hynde (vocals, guitar), Adam Seymour (guitar), Andy Hobson (bass) and Martin Chambers (drums). However, this line-up only plays together on one track (""All My Dreams""); the rest of the album is performed by Hynde and Seymour in conjunction with a rotating series of musicians on bass and drums. These musicians include Hobson and Chambers, as well as bassists Andy Rourke, Tom Kelly and David Paton, and drummers Jimmy Copley"
"of View"", ""Viva el Amor"" and ""Loose Screw"". Additional performances featuring Seymour appeared on the four-disc Rhino Records release ""Pirate Radio"" which chronicled the band's career. Seymour contributed as a songwriter to The Pretenders' output, the first time that a band member (outside of the original members James Honeyman-Scott and Pete Farndon) had been allowed to do so. Seymour played with the band from 1993 through 2007. Adam Seymour (musician) Adam Seymour is an English guitarist and songwriter who began his recording career with the Katydids, a south London quintet that recorded two albums before disbanding. He met Katydids' singer"
"later of The Pretenders) and Paul ""Jazz"" Jones (drums), playing mostly covers of then current rock bands. Kevin, Ian and Pete were all also at the Cathedral School. After this band Phil started writing original material on 12 string acoustic and his infamous ""cocklecaster guitar"" with Will playing a variety of recorders. Mike had been persuaded to take up bass and started to contribute lyrics to compliment Phil’s strong melody lines. The first rehearsals were carried out at their homes. With two final recruits being made from the thriving and hip Hereford scene of the early 70’s, Paul ""Griff"" Griffiths"
"Preluders The Preluders were a pop girl group from Germany. The original group comprised singers Tertia Botha, Miriam Cani, Anh-Thu Doan, Rebecca Miro, and Anne Ross. Created through the ProSieben talent show ""Popstars - Das Duell"" (2003) in which pop groups of both genders competed against each other, Preluders lost out to boy band Overground in a public vote. Despite their defeat, the group achieved commercial success with their first single ""Everyday Girl"", which became a number-one hit in Germany, while their full-length debut album ""Girls in the House"" (2003) reached the top five in Germany and Switzerland. In 2004,"
"James Honeyman-Scott James ""Jimmy"" Honeyman-Scott (4 November 1956 – 16 June 1982) was an English rock guitarist, songwriter and founding member of the band The Pretenders. With the Pretenders, Honeyman-Scott established a reputation, in the words of AllMusic, as ""one of the most original and versatile guitarists of the early-'80s new wave movement."" In addition to his role as lead guitarist, Honeyman-Scott co-wrote a number of songs for the band, sang back-up vocals, and played keyboards on a few tracks. The song ""2000 Miles"" was written for him by Chrissie Hynde and released the year after his death. Honeyman-Scott, along"
"The Pretender (Jackson Browne song) ""The Pretender"" is a song written and performed by American rock performer Jackson Browne and featured on his 1976 album ""The Pretender"". ""The Pretender"" was composed, according to Browne, in a number of locations; in Los Angeles, within a rented store-front in North Hollywood, and in a ""tacky"" hotel in Hawaii. Browne is quoted to have claimed that the song was almost complete before he had discovered the defining opening piano-riff. In answering the question of who The Pretender is, Browne said - ""...it's not me exactly, although sometimes people applaud for me at that"
"James Walbourne James Walbourne is a British singer, guitarist, and multi-instrumentalist. He is the lead guitar player in The Pretenders as well as one-half of The Rails. When he was young he wanted to play in clubs around America and to fulfill his dream he left school to go on a tour in the US with Peter Bruntnell and there he became a member of the bands Pernice Brothers and Son Volt. He became a member of The Kinks’ front-man Ray Davies’s solo band and of The Pogues. In 2008 he was recruited to The Pretenders by Martin Chambers just"
"Pretenders sang backing vocals on the recording. She was married to Jim Kerr of Simple Minds at the time and she is credited as ""Christine Kerr"". ""Pride"" is in the key of E. The song follows a chord progression of B-E–A–Fm and the solo is B–D–E–E. ""Pride"" reached number number 3 on the UK Singles Chart and number 8 on the Dutch Singles Chart. The song was the band's first top 40 hit in the United States where it peaked at number 33. It gained considerable US album-oriented rock radio airplay and its video was on heavy rotation on MTV,"
"He's a Pretender ""He's a Pretender"" is a 1983 song by R&B female group High Inergy. This was the lead single of their last album ""Groove Patrol"", before disbanding in 1984, and it peaked at #82 in the Billboard Hot 100, #62 in the R&B charts. In 1985, Jennifer Holliday covered this song on her album ""Say You Love Me"". The song was also covered by La Toya Jackson on her 1986 album ""Imagination"" The song was written by Gary Goetzman (BMI) and Mike Piccirillo (BMI) La Toya Jackson covered the song on her fourth album ""Imagination"", and it was"
"are played by Jeff Porcaro, bass by Bob Glaub, acoustic guitar and electric guitar are played by Fred Tackett, harmonies performed by David Crosby and Graham Nash and the string section was arranged by David Campbell. ""The Pretender"" was only a minor hit single, reaching #58 on the Billboard Hot 100, spending 5 weeks on the chart in 1977. However, it gained substantial progressive rock radio and album-oriented rock airplay, and has since become a staple on many classic rock formats. It has been one of Browne's most often performed songs during his concert tours. As a result, it is"
"until the summer of 1976, and then toured with Australian folk-rock band The Bushwackers in 1978. Farndon joined the Pretenders in early 1978 and was the first member of the 1978-82 lineup to be recruited by Chrissie Hynde. Farndon recalled their first rehearsal: ""I'll never forget it, we go in, we do a soul number, we do a country and western number, and then we did 'The Phone Call' which is like the heaviest fuckin' punk rocker you could do in 5/4 time. Impressed? I was very impressed."" A guitarist was still needed, and Farndon recruited lead guitarist James Honeyman-Scott"
"The Preytells The Preytells were an Australian indie rock band from Perth, formed in 2004 by Jessica Bennett (a.k.a. Audrey Tell) on lead guitar and backing vocals, Simon Okely (a.k.a. Will Tell) on guitar and lead vocals, Jaclyn Pearson on drums and percussion and Cameron Stewart on bass guitar and backing vocals. Their sole album, ""Flood Songs/June Songs"", was issued in September 2009; before they disbanded later that year. Their single, ""Shout!"" ( May 2008), was nominated for WAM Song of the Year in the Pop category in 2008; while, ""Lord Hold My Hand"", was nominated for the same category"
"work. Pete Farndon joined Bushwackers, an Australian country music band, while they were in London and followed them back to Australia for a year then joined up with the first line up of the Pretenders with Chrissie Hynde and Tom Edwards on drums (another Hereford Cathedral School friend). Pete was then instrumental in persuading James Honeyman-Scott and Martin Chambers to join the Pretenders. Pete attained considerable success with The Pretenders before his tragically premature death in April 1983. Paul Griffiths and Mike Lawley maintain an active interest in music but ceased performing in bands after CRL. Paul lives in Neath"
"Packed! Packed! is the fifth album by rock group The Pretenders, released in 1990. Besides band leader Chrissie Hynde, no other person is pictured anywhere within the album package. At the time the album was recorded, the only remaining official member from the band's previous album was drummer Blair Cunningham, who plays on all tracks, though he is not credited as part of the band. As all other musicians appearing on the album are session musicians, the album can be argued to be de facto solo album by Hynde, only using the Pretenders name to satisfy contractual obligations. However, the"
"Rob Dickins Mixed by: Cover photo: Linda McCartney. Inner sleeve photos: Mary McCartney. Artwork: Michael Nash Associates. Viva el Amor ¡Viva El Amor! (Spanish for ""Long Live Love"") is the seventh studio album by the rock band The Pretenders, released in 1999. The band's lineup for the album is the same as that credited on 1994's ""Last of the Independents"": Chrissie Hynde (vocals, guitar) Martin Chambers (drums), Andy Hobson (bass) and Adam Seymour (guitar). This time, however, the credited line-up actually plays on most of the album, although Hobson is replaced on bass by session musicians on a few cuts."
"Viva el Amor ¡Viva El Amor! (Spanish for ""Long Live Love"") is the seventh studio album by the rock band The Pretenders, released in 1999. The band's lineup for the album is the same as that credited on 1994's ""Last of the Independents"": Chrissie Hynde (vocals, guitar) Martin Chambers (drums), Andy Hobson (bass) and Adam Seymour (guitar). This time, however, the credited line-up actually plays on most of the album, although Hobson is replaced on bass by session musicians on a few cuts. ""Viva"", featuring a cover photograph of Hynde taken by friend Linda McCartney, saw moderate success in the"
"more permanent lineup for the band, keeping Chambers and adding Robbie McIntosh on guitar and Malcolm Foster on bass. ""Middle of the Road"" was this line-up's first single, released in the US in November 1983 and reaching the Top 20 there. The US B-side, ""2000 Miles"", was released as a single in the UK. The third Pretenders album, ""Learning to Crawl"" (featuring the new lineup with Foster and McIntosh), was released in January 1984. As well as the three recent singles, the album included a cover version of the Persuaders' ""Thin Line Between Love and Hate"", which featured Paul Carrack"
"Prentice Moreland Prentice Moreland (March 4, 1925 – September 1988) was an American R&B and doo wop singer of the 1950s and early 1960s. Moreland was born on March 4, 1925 in East St. Louis, Illinois. Moreland was a member of many vocal groups including The Dominoes, The Du Droppers, The Chanteclairs, The Cadets, The Crescendos, The Colts, The Fortunes, The Hollywood Flames, and possibly The Sevilles (the group that had a hit with ""Charlena"" in 1961). Moreland replaced Ted Taylor (who had left for a solo career) on The Cadets' ""Stranded In The Jungle"" session and was the one"
"the career of the Pretenders, Hynde and drummer Martin Chambers were the only original members left, and less than a year later, the only two living members. Before his death, Farndon had worked with former Clash drummer Topper Headon, guitarist Henry Padovani, organist Mick Gallagher, and vocalist Steve Allen (formerly of Deaf School) in a short-lived band they called Samurai. On 14 April 1983 his wife found Farndon drowned in the bath at his home in London, having lost consciousness after overdosing on heroin. He is buried at St. Peter's Church, Withington, Herefordshire, England. Pete Farndon Peter Granville Farndon (12"
"released as its lead single. Because of financial problems at the now defunct Private-I Records, the single, nor the album it comes from, received the necessary promotion to make it a success. The song peaked at #76 on the ""Billboard"" Hot Black Singles chart. The single was released on 7"" format with the album track ""How Do I Tell Them"" on the B-side. He's a Pretender ""He's a Pretender"" is a 1983 song by R&B female group High Inergy. This was the lead single of their last album ""Groove Patrol"", before disbanding in 1984, and it peaked at #82 in"
"Carwyn Ellis Carwyn Meurig Ellis (born 9 August 1973) is a Welsh singer-songwriter, composer, record producer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist. He is known as the frontman of British alternative band Colorama, as a member of The Pretenders and as a long-time collaborator with Edwyn Collins. In 2014, they worked together on the soundtrack to the film ""The Possibilities Are Endless"" which won the Mojo 'Film Of The Year' Award. Ellis has also recorded electronic music as Zarelli, releasing an album, ""Soft Rains"" in 2015 which featuring the voice of Leonard Nimoy narrating the Ray Bradbury short story ""There Will Come Soft"
"The Pretender (album) The Pretender is the fourth album by the American singer-songwriter Jackson Browne, released in 1976. It peaked at #5 on ""Billboard""'s album chart. The singles from the album were ""Here Come Those Tears Again"", which reached number 23, and ""The Pretender"", which peaked at number 58. ""The Pretender"" was released after the suicide of Browne's first wife, Phyllis Major. The album has production by Jon Landau and a mixture of styles. ""The Pretender"" was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1978, but did not win. In 2003, the album was ranked number 391 on ""Rolling Stone"" magazine's"