The Singles (Pretenders album)

The Singles is The Pretenders' 1987 compilation album and features all the band's UK single hits to that date, as well as including "I Got You Babe" which Chrissie Hynde had performed with UB40 in 1985. The album reached #69 in the US album chart and #6 in the UK.[5]

The Singles
Compilation album by
The Pretenders
Released17 November 1987 (1987-11-17)
Recorded1979–1986
GenreRock
Length57:18
LabelWEA
Sire Records
Producer
The Pretenders chronology
Get Close
(1986)		 The Singles
(1987)		 Packed!
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Robert ChristgauA[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Track listing
  1. "Stop Your Sobbing" – 2:37 (Ray Davies)
  2. "Kid" – 3:05 (Chrissie Hynde)
    • From 1979 album Pretenders
  3. "Brass in Pocket" – 3:04 (Hynde/James Honeyman-Scott)
    • From 1979 album Pretenders
  4. "Talk of the Town" – 3:12 (Hynde)
  5. "I Go to Sleep" – 2:55 (Ray Davies)
    • From 1981 album Pretenders II
  6. "Day After Day" – 4:01 (Hynde/James Honeyman-Scott)
    • From 1981 album Pretenders II
  7. "Message of Love" – 3:24 (Hynde)
    • From 1981 EP Extended Play and album Pretenders II
  8. "Back on the Chain Gang" – 3:50 (Hynde)
  9. "Middle of the Road" – 4:12 (Hynde)
    • From 1984 album Learning to Crawl
  10. "2000 Miles" – 3:38 (Hynde)
    • From 1984 album Learning to Crawl
  11. "Show Me" – 4:07 (Hynde)
    • From 1984 album Learning to Crawl
  12. "Thin Line Between Love and Hate" – 3:39 (Richard Poindexter/Robert Poindexter/Jackie Members)
    • From 1984 album Learning to Crawl
  13. "Don't Get Me Wrong" – 3:48 (Hynde)
  14. "Hymn to Her" – 4:28 (Meg Keene)
    • From 1986 album Get Close
  15. "My Baby" – 4:07 (Hynde)
    • From 1986 album Get Close
  16. "I Got You Babe" (performed by UB40 with Hynde) – 3:11 (Sonny Bono)

Charts
Chart (1987/88) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 19
US Billboard Album Chart 69
UK Album Chart 6

Certifications and sales
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
France (SNEP)[7] Gold 100,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[8] Platinum 15,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[9] Platinum 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[10] 3× Platinum 900,000^
United States (RIAA)[11] Gold 500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. AllMusic review
  2. Chicago Tribune review
  3. Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
  4. Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 653. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone the pretenders album guide.
  5. <"BPI Certifications". BPI. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
  6. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 238. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. "French album certifications – The Pretenders – The Singles" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  8. "New Zealand album certifications – The Pretenders – The Singles". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  9. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. p. 952. ISBN 8480486392.
  10. "British album certifications – The Pretenders – The Singles". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 December 2018. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type The Singles in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  11. "American album certifications – The Pretenders – The Singles". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 12 December 2018. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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