- Get Close
Infobox Album
Name = Get Close
Type = studio
Artist =The Pretenders
Released =November 4 ,1986
Recorded = at Air Studios, London; Power Station and Right Track Recording, New York; Bearsville Studio, Bearsville N.Y.; Polar Studios, Stockholm
Genre = New Wave,Hard rock , Punk
Length = 47:01
Label = Sire, WEA Records
Producer =Bob Clearmountain ,Jimmy Iovine (except as noted)
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fmd0yl4jxppb link]
* Music Box Rating|2|5 [http://www.musicbox-online.com/reviews-2007/pretenders-getclose-08012007.html link]
*"Rolling Stone " (unfavorable) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/pretenders2/albums/album/88687/review/5941428/get_close link]
Last album = "Learning to Crawl " (1984)
This album = "Get Close" (1986)
Next album = "The Singles" (1987)"Get Close" is the fourth album by New Wave group
The Pretenders , released in 1986. Officially, the band for this album now consisted ofChrissie Hynde (vocals, guitar),Robbie McIntosh (guitar), T.M. Stevens (bass) and Blair Cunningham (drums); however, this line-up (often augmented by session players) played on only five of the album's eleven tracks. As well, the track "Room Full Of Mirrors" was in fact performed by theLearning to Crawl -era line up of Hynde, Mcintosh, Malcolm Foster andMartin Chambers , with keyboards by Rupert Black. The rest of the album was performed by Hynde and McIntosh, backed by session musicians.Track listing
All songs written by the
Chrissie Hynde , except as noted.
#"My Baby"
#"When I Change My Life"
#"Light of the Moon" (Carlos Alomar , Genevieve Gazon, Wayne Raglind)
#"Dance!"
#"Tradition of Love"
#"Don't Get Me Wrong "
#"I Remember You"
#"How Much Did You Get for Your Soul?"
#"Chill Factor"
#"Hymn to Her" (Meg Keene )
#"Room Full of Mirrors" (Jimi Hendrix ) Produced bySteve Lillywhite Bonus tracks (2007 Rhino release)
- "Hold a Candle to This" (Alternate Version)
- "World Within Worlds"
- "Tradition of Love" (Remix)
- "Dance" (Take 1)
- "Don't Get Me Wrong" (Live)
- "Thumbelina" (Live)
Personnel
*
Chrissie Hynde -rhythm guitar ,vocals
*Robbie McIntosh -lead guitar
*T. M. Stevens - bass
*Blair Cunningham - drums,percussion Additional personnel
*
Bernie Worrell - organ, synthesizer
*Martin Chambers - drums
*Rupert Black - keyboards
*Carlos Alomar -synthesizer , percussion
*Bruce Brody - organ
*Mel Gaynor - drums
*Steve Jordan - drums, percussion
*Tommy Mandel - synthesizer
*John McKenzie - bass
*Chucho Merchán - bass
*Simon Phillips - drums
*Patrick Seymour - synthesizer
*Lakshminarayana Shankar -violin
*Bruce Thomas - bass
*Paul "Wix" Wickens - synthesizer, piano
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