Stockholm (Chrissie Hynde album)

Stockholm is the debut solo album by American singer Chrissie Hynde, lead singer of the Pretenders. It was released on June 10, 2014. It features several guests such as Canadian musician Neil Young and former tennis player John McEnroe.[3]

Stockholm
Studio album by
Chrissie Hynde
ReleasedJune 10, 2014 (2014-06-10)
RecordedIngrid Studios, Stockholm[1]
GenrePower pop[2]
Length37:50
LabelCaroline International
ProducerBjörn Yttling
Chrissie Hynde chronology
Stockholm
(2014)		 Valve Bone Woe
(2019)
Singles from Stockholm
  1. "Dark Sunglasses"
    Released: April 1, 2014
  2. "You or No One"
    Released: May 7, 2014
  3. "Down the Wrong Way"
    Released: September 15, 2014

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic64/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The Guardian[6]
Pitchfork Media5.8/10[7]
Rolling Stone[8]

Stockholm received mixed to positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 64, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 18 reviews.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Chrissie Hynde and Björn Yttling, except "Like in the Movies" and "Adding the Blue" by Hynde and Joakim Åhlund

Stockholm track listing
No.TitleLength
1."You or No One"3:40
2."Dark Sunglasses"3:05
3."Like in the Movies"3:16
4."Down the Wrong Way"3:37
5."You're the One"2:50
6."A Plan Too Far"3:13
7."In a Miracle"3:59
8."House of Cards"3:51
9."Tourniquet (Cynthia Ann)"2:41
10."Sweet Nuthin'"3:00
11."Adding the Blue"4:38

Personnel
  • Chrissie Hynde - vocals
  • Joakim Åhlund – guitar, producer, backing vocals
  • Petter Axelsson – viola
  • Zacharias Blad – backing vocals
  • Mattias Boström – electric guitar
  • Ulf Engström – bass, backing vocals
  • John Eriksson – drums, percussion
  • Andreas Forsman – violin
  • Niklas Gabrielsson – drums
  • Nino Keller – bass, backing vocals
  • Cony Lindgren – violin
  • John McEnroe – electric guitar
  • Andreas Pettersson – steel guitar
  • Leo Svensson – cello
  • Neil Young – electric guitar
  • Björn Yttling – electric bass, celeste, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mellotron, organ, percussion, piano, producer, synthesizer
Technical
  • Gavin Goldberg – engineer
  • Gustav Lindelöw – engineer
  • Nille Perned – engineer
  • Hans Stenlund – engineer
  • Andy Wright – engineer
  • Lasse Mårtén – mixing
  • Henrik Jonsson – mastering
  • Thomas Kurmeier – images
  • Ruth Rowland – lettering
  • Dean Chalkley – photography

Charts
Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australian Hitseekers Albums (ARIA)[9] 3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 51
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] 56
Croatian International Albums (HDU)[12] 20
French Albums (SNEP)[13] 120
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] 83
Scottish Albums (OCC)[15] 21
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 43
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 73
UK Albums (OCC)[18] 22
US Billboard 200[19] 36
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[20] 8
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[21] 7
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[22] 14

Singles
Year Title US
Adult
2014 "Dark Sunglasses" 14

References
  1. Mansfield, Brian (24 March 2014). "Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde to release 'Stockholm'". USA Today. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  2. Jun 2014, 3:06PM BST 13 (June 13, 2014). "Chrissie Hynde: Stockholm – the making of the album". www.telegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on June 13, 2014.
  3. "Chrissie Hynde's debut solo album to feature Neil Young and John McEnroe". The Guardian. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  4. "Stockholm by Chrissie Hynde" – via www.metacritic.com.
  5. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2014). "Chrissie Hynde: Stockholm". Allmusic. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  6. Simpson, Dave (5 June 2014). "Chrissie Hynde: Stockholm review – Pretenders singer's sassy solo debut". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  7. Rachel, T. Cole (10 June 2014). "Chrissie Hynde: Stockholm". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  8. Catucci, Nick (10 June 2014). "Chrissie Hynde: Stockholm". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  9. "ARIA Report" (PDF). ARIA Charts. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-06-20. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  10. "Ultratop.be – Chrissie Hynde – Stockholm" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  11. "Ultratop.be – Chrissie Hynde – Stockholm" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  12. "Top Stranih [Top Foreign]" (in Croatian). Top Foreign Albums. Hrvatska diskografska udruga. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  13. "Lescharts.com – Chrissie Hynde – Stockholm". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  14. "Officialcharts.de – Chrissie Hynde – Stockholm". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  15. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  16. "Swedishcharts.com – Chrissie Hynde – Stockholm". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  17. "Swisscharts.com – Chrissie Hynde – Stockholm". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  18. "Chrissie Hynde | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  19. "Chrissie Hynde Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  20. "Chrissie Hynde Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  21. "Chrissie Hynde Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  22. "Chrissie Hynde Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
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