Greatest Hits (Pretenders album)

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by The Pretenders
Released	November 7, 2000
Recorded	1978–1999
Genre	New wave, power pop
Length	72:52
Label	Musicrama/Koch
The Pretenders chronology
Viva el Amor (1999) Greatest Hits (2000) Loose Screw (2002)

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Allmusic	[1]

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

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

• From 1981 EP Extended Play and album Pretenders II

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

• From 1986 album Get Close

4. "Kid" (Chrissie Hynde) – 3:04

• From 1980 album The Pretenders

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

• Tin Tin Out remix of track from 1999 album Viva el Amor

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

• From 1981 album Pretenders II

7. "Forever Young" (Bob Dylan) – 5:04

• From 1994 album Last of the Independents

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

• From UB40 1985 album Baggariddim

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

• From 1994 album Last of the Independents

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

• From Moodswings' 1992 album Moodfood

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

• From 1981 EP Extended Play and album Pretenders II

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

• From 1980 album The Pretenders

13. "Hymn to Her" (Meg Keene) – 4:57

• From 1986 album Get Close

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

• From 1984 album Learning to Crawl

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

• From 1999 album Viva el Amor

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

• From 1984 album Learning to Crawl

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

• From 1984 album Learning to Crawl

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

• From 1984 album Learning to Crawl

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

• From 1994 album Last of the Independents

Chart positions

Sources and external links

• Allmusic.com, album Greatest Hits

References

The Pretenders
Chrissie Hynde Martin Chambers Nick Wilkinson James Walbourne Eric Heywood James Honeyman-Scott Pete Farndon Robbie McIntosh Malcolm Foster Blair Cunningham T. M. Stevens Johnny Marr Adam Seymour Andy Rourke
Studio albums	Pretenders Pretenders II Learning to Crawl Get Close Packed! Last of the Independents Viva el Amor Loose Screw Break Up the Concrete Alone
Live albums	The Isle of View
Extended plays	Extended Play
Compilation albums	The Singles Greatest Hits The Best of Pretenders
Singles	"Stop Your Sobbing" "Kid" "Brass in Pocket" "Precious" "I Go to Sleep" "Back on the Chain Gang" "My City Was Gone" "2000 Miles" "Middle of the Road" "Thin Line Between Love and Hate" "Don't Get Me Wrong" "Hymn to Her" "My Baby" "Where Has Everybody Gone?" "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" "I'm Not in Love" "I'll Stand by You" "Human"
Related articles	Discography Members John McKenzie
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