The Pretenders Trouser Press 1983

 

Singles & Album Charts 13th to 19th January 1980 & Chartfile

U.K Number One Single

U.S. Number One Single

The Pretenders Trouser Press 1981 Album Review

 

Women In Music Look In 1980

 

The Pretenders Trouser Press 1981

 

The Pretenders Smash Hits 1980

 

First Two Hours of MTV

 

First Two Hours of MTV broadcast in 1981

Single Reviews Number One Magazine April 1989

 

The Pretenders Record Mirror 1980

 

The Pretenders Look In 1980

The Pretenders - Learning To Crawl - 1984

Learning to Crawl is the third album from The Pretenders, released in January 1984 on Sire Records. It was produced by Chris Thomas. The album reached No. 11 on the British charts. The album peaked at Number 5 on the U.S. Billboard album chart.

Listen to the Full album:

 

Track listing:

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"

Smash Hits Review

The Pretenders - The Pretenders Album - 1980

The Pretenders  is the debut album from The Pretenders, released in January 1980 on Real/Sire Records. It was produced by Chris Thomas and Nick Lowe. The album reached No.1 on the British charts and peaked at No. 9 in the US charts.

Listen to the Full album:

Track listing:

Side One:
1.) Precious
2.) The Phone Call
3.) Up the Neck
4.) Tattooed Love Boys
5.) Space Invader
6,) The Wait
7.) Stop Your Sobbing
Side Two:
1.) Kid
2.) Private Life
3.) Brass in Pocket
4.) Lovers of Today
5.) Mystery Achievement

Smash Hits Review 

 

The Pretenders Number One Magazine 1984

The Pretenders Smash Hits 1986

A Very Special Christmas - Various Articts 1987

A Very Special Christmas is the first in the A Very Special Christmas series of Christmas-themed compilation albums produced to benefit Special Olympics. The album was released on October 12th 1987, and production was overseen by Jimmy Lovine for A&M Records. A Very Special Christmas has also raised millions of dollars for the Special Olympics. The cover artwork was designed by Keith Haring. The album peaked at Number 40 on the U.K. Albums Chart and spent 5 weeks on the Charts.

Track lising:

01. The Pointer Sisters - Santa Claus Is Coming to Town

02. Eurythmics - Winter Wonderland
03. Whitney Houston - Do You Hear What I Hear
04. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Merry Christmas Baby
05. Pretenders - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
06. John Mellencamp - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
07. Sting - Gabriel's Message
08. Run D.M.C. - Christmas in Hollis
09. U2 - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
10. Madonna - Santa Baby
11. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - The Little Drummer Boy
12. Bryan Adams - Run Rudolph Run
13. Bon Jovi - Back Door Santa
14. Alison Moyet - The Coventry Carol
15. Stevie Nicks - Silent Night 

Smash Hits Review

 

 

 

Pretenders - Pretenders II - 1981

Pretenders II is the  second album from The Pretenders, released in August 1981 on Sire Records. It was produced by Chris Thomas. The album reached No. 7 on the British charts and peaked at No. 10 in the US charts.

Listen to the Full album:

Track listing:

01. The Adultress
02. Bad Boys Get Spanked
03. Message Of Love
04. I Go To Sleep
05. Birds Of Paradise
06. Talk Of The Town
07. Pack It Up
08. Waste Not Want Not
09. Day After Day
10. Jealous Dogs
11. The English Roses
12. Louie Louie

Smash Hits Review

 

 

Top of The Pops - 24th January 1980 - Full Episode

   Mike Read Introduces Top of The Pops from 24th January 1980 featuring:

 

The Buggles

The Nolans

Boomtown Rats

Bee Gees 

Joe Jackson

Suzi Quatro

Dollar

The Specials

Barbara Dickson

Matchbox

Shelia B Devotion 

The Regents

The Pretenders

Kool and the Gang