Packed! | ||||
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Studio album by The Pretenders | ||||
Released | 14 May 1990 (UK) 22 May 1990 (US) |
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Recorded | London at Air Studios, Mayfair Studios and Abbey Road Studios Los Angeles at Sunset Sound Factory |
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Genre | Alternative rock, new wave | |||
Length | 38:38 | |||
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Sire WEA Records |
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Producer | Mitchell Froom | |||
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Allmusic | link |
Chicago Tribune | link |
Entertainment Weekly | B− link |
Los Angeles Times | link |
Robert Christgau | A− link |
Rolling Stone | link |
Packed! is the fifth album by rock group The Pretenders, released in 1990. For this album, the only real member of the group is Chrissie Hynde; no other person is pictured anywhere within the album package, and a rotating cast of session musicians (rather than a set band) is used to back Hynde throughout, essentially making this a de facto solo album by Hynde, only using the Pretenders name to satisfy contractual obligations. However, drummer Blair Cunningham plays on all tracks, though he is not credited as part of the band.
All songs by Chrissie Hynde, except as noted.