Track Listing

1. Brass In Pocket
2. Message Of Love
3. Don't Get Me Wrong
4. Kid
5. Human
6. I Go To Sleep
7. Forever Young
8. I Got You Babe - UB40 & Chrissie Hynde
9. Night In My Veins
10. Spiritual High (State Of Independence) - Moodswings & Chrissie Hynde
11. Talk Of The Town
12. Stop Your Sobbing
13. Hymn To Her
14. 2000 Miles
15. Breakfast In Bed - UB40 & Chrissie Hynde
16. Popstar
17. Middle Of The Road
18. Thin Line Between Love And Hate
19. Back On The Chain Gang
20. I'll Stand By You

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6116 in Music
• Released on: 2000-09-18
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

CD Description
This is a collection of the most popular tracks by the London formed pop-rock act of the eighties, fronted by the American Chrissie Hynde. 'Greatest Hits' is essentially an updated version of 1987's 'The Singles'. It includes the no.1 singles 'Brass In Pocket' and the collaboration with UB40, 'I Got You Babe'.

Customer Reviews

a nice selection from a consistently amazing rock band!
as other reviewers mentioned, the pretenders' 'greatest hits' is just an updated version of 'the singles' collection, issued in the 80s. owners of the latter will just find this a waste of money, unless you're willing to spend around £10 on a few extras.
'greatest hits', however, is the perfect album for those wanting to 'get into' this brilliant band. it ranges from the early days with 'brass in pocket', through their most successful period in the 80s, and right up the the latest album with 'human'.
i bought 'greatest hits' having purchased the self-titled debut lp and playing it non-stop for almost a month (and then some). i thought it would never happen, but it did. slowly, i began to grow a little tired of hearing the same 12 tracks over and over.
so, the search was on for another pretenders cd. but which one to get? looking at reviews for the various other albums, all of them seemed to be saying the same thing: "most of the tracks are okay, some are really quite good, but- they'll never be as good as they were on the debut."
'greatest hits' has the perfect balance of old and new, of raunchy rock, up-tempo pop/rock fusions, tender slow songs, and even a power-ballad or two, namely the anthemic 'i'll stand by you'. though it's probably best to forget the dodgy and perhaps even embarrassing collaboration efforts, notably 'breakfast in bed'. this is also a great album for those in my previous situation, those who want more pretenders but don't want entire albums of perhaps not-so-good tracks.
i think it's fair to say that the pretenders' output has steadily gotten worse with every album released and their signature sound had really vanished by the 3rd lp (the first album is a true 5-star rock classic and easily their best ever), but they were/are/always will be a great band and to quote another amazon reviewer: 'if chrissie hynde made an album of nursery ryhmes it would be a classic'. chrissie hynde's songwriting, playing, vocals and attitude are still perfectly intact and as powerful and effective as they were on that very first number on the very first album way back in 1980, the raunchy 'precious'.
now, here's the part where i should say, "here's a cd of the very best of the pretenders"; i'm not going to. that honour goes to the first album. (sorry to rant on, but i just can't stress enough how good it is!)
most of the tracks here are fantastic, though. a good selection of material from one of the most widely-loved and consistently good rock bands ever. chrissie hynde is an icon, a stereotype for so many women in rock music. my only complaint is that the cd should have been like the accompanying video (also excellent, BUY IT NOW!!!!) in that 'forever young' should have been left off and replaced by the far superior 'sense of purpose'.

Great
The Pretenters were and are, an under rated band. At their best, they produced classics like "Hymn To Her", "2000 miles", "Back on the chain gang", "Kid", "Talk of the Town", to name, but a few. If Chrissie Hyde made an album of nursery rymes , it would be a classic. They are 20 great songs on this collection. This band leaves many other bands so far behind. The bands more recent material is good, Chrissie Hyde's voice, always superb. If you alreay own 1987's "The Singles" collection - this collection will be a waste of money. Aldough, the bands output during the1990's was impressive - the majority of the tracks on this collection are on the previous record. Still, "stand by me" & "Human" are great. This is a great collection. There are songs on this record, for everyone - no metter if you are into pop or rock - there is something here for all. I can't recommend, this collection or band highly enough

It Really Is The Greatest!
I have always been a "sort-of" fan of The Pretenders. Loved their stuff on the radio, bought a couple of lps early on, the odd single now and again, a tape in a cut-out bin but I was by no means a completist. This minidisc pulls together all their best work--large and small--and puts it together in one convenient package. I'm sure more rabid fans will argue about songs that were left off but no one can argue with the songs that are present. Just an excellent package for home, automobile or play.