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- Date Released: June 22, 1999
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Label: Rhino/Warner Bros.
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Copyright: 2004 Warner Bros. Records. Manufactured and Marketed by ...Copyright: 2004 Warner Bros. Records. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing
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Since Packed! (at least), each new record from the Pretenders has been hailed as Chrissie Hynde's return to form (praise that was thrown at Learning to Crawl, by the way), and it's hard not to resist to say the same of Viva el Amor!, the seventh studio album from the Pretenders. So, we won't say that, even though it may be true. At the very leas...Since Packed! (at least), each new record from the Pretenders has been hailed as Chrissie Hynde's return to form (praise that was thrown at Learning to Crawl, by the way), and it's hard not to resist to say the same of Viva el Amor!, the seventh studio album from the Pretenders. So, we won't say that, even though it may be true. At the very least, Viva el Amor! is a very appealing, focused album from Hynde and Martin Chambers, their most consistent album in years. It's not just that the songs are uniformly good (Hynde's writing is sharp again, without seeming bitter or jaded), it's that the record sounds excellent -- a clean, uncluttered production that enhances the muscular performances. For the first time since Get Close, there is a minimum of sentiment -- the ballads are never saccharine, even when the melody is lovely -- and Hynde resists her temptation for exaggerated metaphors or embarrassing phrases (even if her continuing fascination with bikers is puzzling). Viva el Amor! never provides a knock-out punch, even on the level of "Night in My Veins," but it never lags in momentum, as many Pretenders records do. Hynde sounds committed and convincing on each song, turning the album into one of the group's strongest. -
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Popstar
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3:34 |
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Human
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3:56 |
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From The Heart Down
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3:32 |
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Nails In The Road
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3:25 |
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Who's Who
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4:11 |
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Dragway 42
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Baby's Breath
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3:15 |
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One More Time
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3:16 |
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Legalise Me
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3:51 |
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Samurai
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Rabo De Nube
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Biker
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12 Total Tracks, 45:10 Total Length
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Credits
- Jeff Beck - Guitar // Jeff Beck - Guitar // Jeff Beck - Guitar // Jeff Beck - Guitar // Jules Shear - Vocals // Martin Chambers - Drums (Snare) // Andy Duncan - Percussion // Andy Duncan - Programming // Stephen Hague - Keyboards // Stephen Hague - Producer // Andy Hobson - Bass // Chrissie Hynde - Guitar // Chrissie Hynde - Harmonica // Richard Norris - Engineer // Adam Seymour - Bass // Adam Seymour - Guitar // Stephen Street - Producer // David Boucher - Engineer // Doug Wynne - Engineer // Chuck Norman - Percussion // Julir Gardner - Engineer
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Other Details
- Instruments:
- Bass (Electric) //
- Drums //
- Guitar (Electric) //
- Tambourine //
- Vocals
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