Complete List Of Pretenders Albums And Discography

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This Complete List Of Pretenders Albums And Songs presents the full discography of Pretenders studio albums. The band was first formed in 1978. The group hails from the area of Hereford, England. This complete Pretenders discography also includes every single live album. All these extraordinary Pretenders albums have been presented below in chronological order. We have also included all original release dates with each Pretenders album as well as all original Pretenders album covers. Every Pretenders album listed below showcases the entire album tracklisting.

PRETENDERS STUDIO ALBUMS

Pretenders

Released December 27, 1979

CD Track Listings:

1. “Precious”
2. “The Phone Call”
3. “Up The Neck”
4. “Tattooed Love Boys”
5. “Space Invader”
6. “The Wait”
7. “Stop Your Sobbing”
8. “Kid”
9. “Private Life”
10. “Brass In Pocket”
11. “Lovers Of Today”
12. “Mystery Achievement”

Pretenders II

Released August 15, 1981

CD Track Listings:

1. “The Adultress”
2. “Bad Boys Get Spanked”
3. “Message Of Love”
4. “I Go To Sleep”
5. “Birds Of Paradise”
6. “Talk Of The Town”
7. “Pack It Up”
8. “Waste Not Want Not”
9. “Day After Day”
10. “Jealous Dogs”
11. “The English Roses”
12. “Louie Louie”

Learning to Crawl

Released January 7, 1984

CD Track Listings:

1. “Middle Of The Road”
2. “Back On The Chain Gang”
3. “Time The Avenger”
4. “Watching The Clothes”
5. “Show Me”
6. “Thumbelina”
7. “My City Was Gone”
8. “Thin Line Between Love And Hate”
9. “I Hurt You”
10. “2000 Miles”

Get Close

Released November 4, 1986

CD Track Listings:

1. My Baby
2. When I Change My Life
3. Light of the Moon
4. Dance!
5. Tradition of Love
6. Don’t Get Me Wrong
7. I Remember You
8. How Much Did You Get for Your Soul?
9. Chill Factor
10. Hymn to Her
11. Room Full of Mirrors

Packed!

Released May 20, 1990

CD Track Listings:

1. Never Do That
2. Let’s Make A Pact
3. Millionaires
4. May This Be Love
5. No Guarantee
6. When Will I See You
7. Sense Of Purpose
8. Downtown (Akron)
9. How Do I Miss You
10. Hold A Candle To This
11. Criminal

Last of the Independents

Released May 10, 1994

CD Track Listings:

1. Hollywood Perfume – 03:56

2. Night In My Veins – 03:16

3. Money Talk – 03:38

4. 977 – 03:54

5. Revolution – 04:33

6. All My Dreams – 03:13

7. I’ll Stand By You – 03:59

8. I’m A Mother – 05:18

9. Tequila – 01:04

10. Every Mother’s Son – 03:37

11. Rebel Rock Me – 03:08

12. Love Colours – 04:33

13. Forever Young – 05:04

¡Viva El Amor!

Released June 22, 1999

CD Track Listings:

1. Popstar
2. Human
3. From The Heart Down
4. Nails In The Road
5. Who’s Who
6. Dragway 42
7. Baby’s Breath
8. One More Time
9. Legalise Me
10. Samurai
11. Rabo De Nube
12. Biker

Loose Screw

Released November 12, 2002

CD Track Listings:

1. Lie to Me
2. Time
3. You Know Who Your Friends Are
4. Complex Person
5. Fools Must Die
6. Kinda Nice, I Like It
7. Nothing Breaks Like a Heart
8. I Should Of
9. Clean Up Woman
10. The Losing
11. Saving Grace
12. Walk Like a Panther

Break Up the Concrete

Released October 7, 2008

CD Track Listings:

1. Boots of Chinese Plastic
2. The Nothing Maker
3. Don’t Lose Faith in Me
4. Don’t Cut Your Hair
5. Love’s a Mystery
6. The Last Ride
7. Almost Perfect
8. You Didn’t Have To
9. Rosalee
10. Break Up the Concrete
11. One Thing Never Changed

Alone

Released October 21, 2016

CD Track Listings:

1. Alone
2. Roadie Man
3. Gotta Wait
4. Never Be Together
5. Let’s Get Lost
6. Chord Lord
7. Blue Eyed Sky
8. The Man You Are
9. One More Day
10. I Hate Myself
11. Death Is Not Enough
12. Holy Commotion (bonus)

Hate for Sale

Released July 17, 2020

CD Track Listings:

1. Hate for Sale – 02:31

2. The Buzz – 03:51

3. Lightning Man – 02:57

4. Turf Accountant Daddy – 03:05

5. You Can’t Hurt a Fool – 03:19

6. I Didn’t Know When to Stop – 02:24

7. Maybe Love Is in NYC – 03:25

8. Junkie Walk – 02:45

9. Didn’t Want to Be This Lonely – 02:56

10. Crying in Public – 03:17

PRETENDERS EXTENDED PLAYS

Extended Play

Released March 1981

Track Listings

Side 1:

“Message of Love” – 3:24
“Talk of the Town” – 3:13
“Porcelain” 3:53

Side 2:

“Cuban Slide” (Hynde, Honeyman-Scott) – 4:29
“Precious” – 3:17 (Live)

PRETENDERS LIVE ALBUMS

The Isle of View

Released October 24, 1995

CD Track Listings:

1. Sense of Purpose
2. Chill Factor
3. Private Life
4. Back on the Chain Gang
5. Kid
6. I Hurt You
7. Criminal
8. Brass in Pocket
9. 2000 Miles
10. Hymn to Her
11. Lovers of Today
12. The Phone Call
13. I Go to Sleep
14. Revolution

Loose in L.A.

Released September 23, 2003

Live in London

Released April 16, 2010

Live in New York City

Released 2011

PRETENDERS COMPILATION ALBUMS

The Singles

Released November 17, 1987

CD Track Listings:

1. Stop Your Sobbing
2. Kid
3. Brass In Pocket
4. Talk Of The Town
5. I Go To Sleep
6. Day After Day
7. Message Of Love
8. Back On The Chain Gang
9. Middle Of The Road
10. 2000 Miles
11. Show Me
12. Thin Line Between Love And Hate
13. Don’t Get Me Wrong
14. Hymn To Her
15. My Baby
16. I Got You Babe

Greatest Hits

Released November 7, 2000

Pirate Radio

Released March 14, 2006

The Best of Pretenders

Released June 1, 2009

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