Pretenders Discography & Albums
Albums
* 1980: Pretenders
* 1981: Pretenders II
* 1984: Learning to Crawl
* 1986: Get Close
* 1990: Packed!
* 1994: Last of the Independents
* 1999: Viva el Amor
* 2002: Loose Screw
* 2008: Break Up the Concrete
Live Albums
* 1995: The Isle of View
* 2010: Live in London
EPs
* 1981: Extended Play
Compilation Albums
* 1987: The Singles
* 2000: Greatest Hits
* 2006: Pirate Radio
* 2006: The Best of Pretenders
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The Pretenders - Back On The Chain Gang
"Back on the Chain Gang" is a song by the English-American band The Pretenders, released as single by Sire Records in November 1982. The song was also released on The King of Comedy soundtrack album in March 1983 and later included on The Pretenders' next album Learning to Crawl in January 1984. It reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 (becoming the band's only Top 5 hit in the U.S.), number four on Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and number 17 in the UK Singles Chart. The song was originally going to be about Ray Davies, leader of the band The Kinks. Hynde and Davies were a couple and had a daughter together, but the meaning of the song changed after James Honeyman-Scott, the Pretenders guitarist, died of a drug overdose at the age of 25 in 1982. The memorable chain-gang chant heard during the chorus of the song echoes a similar chant on Sam Cooke's song "Chain Gang." Grab the hottest Pretenders merch around click here.
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Pretenders Biography
The Pretenders are a rock band who came to prominence during the punk and new wave movement of the late 1970s due to their innovative songwriting and charismatic performances. The original band consisted of group founder, songwriter, vocalist, and rhythm guitarist Chrissie Hynde, lead and rhythm guitarist James Honeyman-Scott, bassist Pete Farndon, and drummer Martin Chambers. Save for Hynde, a native of Akron, Ohio, the original band members were all from the U.K. This band was fractured by drug-related deaths and numerous subsequent personnel changes have taken place over the years, with Hynde as the sole constant. With Hynde at the helm, the band drifted through more adult contemporary-oriented territory, but experienced a critical resurgence with a trio of albums released between the mid-90s and early 00s that explored a more mature side of the band’s classic sound.Other Band News
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