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Genre : Rock & Pop Catalogue Number : R2.101049
Format : CD Label : Rhino/atlantic
Issued : 05 Jun 2007 Item sourced from : USA
Number of Discs : 1
Other : Remaster, Reissue

Get Close

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In the first edition of the Pretenders, Chrissie Hynde was a smart and streetwise rock & roller with just enough maturity to make something of what life had shown her by her mid-twenties -- and she had the rough-and-tumble band to match for her first two albums. The second version of the group cast her as an unwitting but unbowed survivor, determined to move on and keep rocking despite the deaths of two of her bandmates, and the tough, no-nonsense approach of her new collaborators on Learning to Crawl reflected her attitude. Released in 1986, Get Close marked the debut of the Pretenders' Mark Three, and on this album listeners are introduced to Chrissie Hynde, Mature Professional Musician with a band to match. Get Close is never less than solid as a work of craft, and guitarist Robbie McIntosh, drummer Blair Cunningham, and bassist T.M. Stevens deliver tight and emphatic performances throughout, but they also sound like what they are -- journeymen musicians who bring their chops to their projects while leaving their personalities at the door. While Hynde always dominated the Pretenders, by this time it was obvious that this was fully her show, and if she felt less like rocking and more like exploring her emotions and thoughts about parenthood on midtempo pop tunes, no one in the group was going to prod her into doing otherwise; the presence of a large number of additional session players further buffs away any of Get Close's potential sharp edges. Despite all this, Hynde's voice is in great form throughout, and when she gets her dander up, she still has plenty to say and good ways to say it; How Much Did You Get for Your Soul? is a gleefully venomous attack on the musically unscrupulous; Don't Get Me Wrong is a superb pop tune and a deserved hit single; and the Motown-flavored I Remember You and the moody Chill Factor suggest she'd been learning a lot from her old soul singles. But after three great albums from the Pretenders, Get Close sounded good but not especially striking, and its hit-and-miss approach, with a few great songs surrounded by lesser material, was something Hynde's fans would find themselves getting used to over the group's next few releases. In the summer of 2007, Rhino Records released an expanded and remastered edition of Get Close that included six bonus tracks. Included are scrappy but energetic early takes of Dance and Hold a Candle to This (the latter of which would be re-recorded for 1990's Packed!), as well as a pair of excellent live tracks from a February 1987 concert in Austin, TX. While the remix of Tradition of Love and the outtake World Within Worlds don't add much to the package, the other bonus selections certainly boost the album's average, and the new packaging and liner notes are great; while all this doesn't change the fact that Get Close is an interesting but flawed work, if you want to own this album, this is certainly the version to get. ~ Mark Deming, All Music Guide

Credits

Bernie Worrell(Keyboards),  Bernie Worrell(Organ),  Bernie Worrell(Synthesizer),  Blair Cunningham(Drums),  Blair Cunningham(Percussion),  Bruce Brody(Organ),  Bruce Thomas(Bass),  Carlos Alomar(Percussion),  Chrissie Hynde(Guitar),  Chrissie Hynde(Vocals),  Chucho Merchan(Bass),  Chucho Merchan(Percussion),  John McKenzie(Bass),  Malcolm Foster(Bass),  Martin Chambers(Drums),  Mel Gaynor(Drums),  Pat Seymour(Keyboards),  Robbie Mcintosh(Guitar),  Rupert Black(Keyboards),  Shankar(Violin),  Simon Phillips(Drums),  Simon Phillips(Keyboards),  Steve Jordan(Drums),  Steve Jordan(Percussion),  T.m. Stevens(Bass),  Tommy Mandel(Synthesizer),  Wix(Keyboards),  Wix(Piano),  Wix(Synthesizer),  Bob Clearmountain(Producer),  Bruce Lampcov(Engineer),  Howard Gray(Engineer),  Jimmy Iovine(Producer),  Steve Lillywhite(Producer),  Bill Inglot(Remastering),  Bob Clearmountain(Mixing),  Carlos Alomar(Composer),  Chrissie Hynde(Composer),  Dan Hersch(Remastering),  David Swan Montgomery(Photography),  Genevieve Gazon(Composer),  Helen Blackhouse(Design),  Jimi Hendrix(Composer),  Meg Keene(Composer),  Rachel Gutek(Art Direction),  Rachel Gutek(Design),  Richard Houghton(Photography),  Wayne Raglind(Composer),  Alessandra Quaranta(Photo Research),  Bill Inglot(Reissue Producer),  Carlos Alomar(Synthesizer Programming),  Chris Isca(Assistant),  Dave Phee(Assistant),  Karl Lever(Assistant),  Mark McKenna(Assistant),  Matt Howe(Assistant),  Michael Christopher(Assistant),  Natalie Richards(Project Assistant),  Paul Hamingson(Assistant),  Rachael Bickerton(Project Assistant),  Steve Woolard(Project Assistant),  Vanessa Atkins(Editorial Supervision),  Dave Phee(Equipment Technician),  Kenny Nemes(Product Manager)

Songs

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    1
    My Baby
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    2
    When I Change My Life
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    3
    Light Of The Moon
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    4
    Dance!
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    5
    Tradition Of Love
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    6
    Don't Get Me Wrong
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    7
    I Remember You
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    8
    How Much Did You Get For Your Soul?
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    9
    Chill Factor
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    10
    Hymn To Her
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    11
    Room Full Of Mirrors

-Bonus Tracks-

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    12
    Hold A Candle To This (Alternate Version)
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    13
    World Within
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    14
    Tradition Of Love (Remix)
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    15
    Dance (Take 1)
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    16
    Don’t Get Me Wrong (Live)
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    17
    Thimbelina (Live)

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