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"Precious" is a song written by Chrissie Hynde and performed by her band the Pretenders. First released on the band's self-titled debut album in late 1979, the song features punk-inspired music and aggressive lyrics. The song was released as a single in some countries and reached number 28 on the US dance charts as part of a medley.
Pretenders is the debut studio album by British-American band The Pretenders, released in January 1980. A combination of rock and roll, punk and new wave music, [3] this album made the band famous. The album features the singles "Stop Your Sobbing", "Kid" and "Brass in Pocket".
The Pretenders joined with Emmylou Harris on Return of the Grievous Angel: A Tribute to Gram Parsons, performing the song "She". A Greatest Hits compilation followed in 2000. During 2002 Loose Screw was released by Artemis Records , the first Pretenders record to be released by a company other than WEA.
The Pretenders' hit songs include "Brass in Pocket" ... The 1987 "If There Was a Man" UK release was accredited to The Pretenders for 007; In 1980, "Precious" (A-side ...
The live version of "Precious" on this EP, recorded at their New York Central Park performance on 30 August 1980, was finally released on CD on November 5, 2021. The booklet for disc one of the Pretenders debut album from the 2015 UK Edsel/Rhino Records box set 1979–1999 incorrectly states "Precious" (track 17) is from that Central Park ...
This album was released as a Pretenders' album, though Hynde was the only original member to appear on it. [30] The new band also played a concert for the BBC at the Maida Vale studio. [31] In 2016, Hynde and the Pretenders opened for Stevie Nicks. [32] In July 2020, the Pretenders released their 11th studio album Hate for Sale. The album was ...
Pirate Radio is a career-spanning box set compilation album by The Pretenders. [3] Released on 14 March 2006, it contains songs from 1979 to 2005, from hit singles, popular album tracks, non-album recordings, soundtrack contributions, live tracks, as well as previously unreleased material.
The Pretenders were formed in the spring of 1978 by Chrissie Hynde, James Honeyman-Scott, Pete Farndon and Martin Chambers. [1] After the release of Pretenders in 1980 and Pretenders II in 1981, Farndon was fired from the band on 14 June 1982 due to increasing problems with drug abuse, which had led to Honeyman-Scott claiming he would leave if the bassist was not dismissed. [2]