Alone (The Pretenders album)
Alone is the tenth studio album by English-American rock band The Pretenders. The album was released on 21 October 2016, by BMG Rights Management.[1][2]
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| Released | 21 October 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
| Studio | Easy Eye Sound, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 46:19 | |||
| Label | BMG Rights Management | |||
| Producer | Dan Auerbach | |||
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Chrissie Hynde is the only member of the band to appear on the album (which may explain the chosen album title), with the backing band consisting of session musicians; this was also the case with Packed! (1990), the first Pretenders album that used this method. The album is the band's second consecutive album not to include drummer Martin Chambers.
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 77/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| American Songwriter |  [5] |
| Consequence of Sound | B[6] |
| The Guardian | [7] |
| The Independent | [8] |
| The Observer | [9] |
| Rolling Stone | [10] |
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 are written by Chrissie Hynde, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Additional personnel
- 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 |
|---|---|
| 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. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- Blistein, Jon (8 September 2016). "Pretenders Team With Dan Auerbach for New Album 'Alone'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- "Reviews for Alone by Pretenders". Metacritic. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- Stephen Thomas Erlewine (21 October 2016). "Alone - Pretenders | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- Horowitz, Hal (20 October 2016). "The Pretenders: Alone". Americansongwriter.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- Bray, Ryan (18 October 2016). "The Pretenders – Alone". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- Caroline Sullivan. "Pretenders: Alone review – Chrissie Hynde still a magnificent one-off". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- Andy Gill (19 October 2016). "Album reviews: Lady Gaga - Joanne, Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker, Pretenders - Alone, and more". The Independent. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- Kitty Empire (1 January 1970). "The Pretenders: Alone review – crunch, swing and one of rock's finest voices". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- Hermes, Will (21 October 2016). "Review: The Pretenders' 'Alone'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- "Ultratop.be – Pretenders – Alone" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- "Ultratop.be – Pretenders – Alone" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- "Lescharts.com – Pretenders – Alone". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- "Pretenders | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- "Pretenders Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
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