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Packed!
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Studio album by
Pretenders
Released14 May 1990
Studio AIR Studios (London)
Mayfair Studios (London)
Abbey Road Studios (London)
Sunset Sound Factory (Los Angeles)
Genre Alternative rock, new wave
Length38:38
Label Sire
WEA Records
Producer Mitchell Froom
Pretenders chronology
The Singles
(1987)		Packed!
(1990)		 Last of the Independents
(1994)
Singles from Packed!
  1. "Never Do That"
    Released: May 1990
  2. "Sense of Purpose"
    Released: October 1990

Packed! is the fifth studio album by rock group Pretenders, released in 1990.

Contents

Besides band leader Chrissie Hynde, no other person is pictured anywhere within the album package. At the time the album was recorded, the only other remaining official member from the band's previous album was drummer Blair Cunningham, who plays on all tracks, though he is not credited as part of the band. As all other musicians appearing on the album are session musicians, some observers have characterized the album as a Hynde solo recording using the Pretenders name to satisfy contractual obligations. [1] However, the lineup that recorded the album has some consistency with past studio lineups of the band: guitarist Billy Bremner, who had previously played with the band as a session musician on their "Back on the Chain Gang"/"My City Was Gone" single, appears on most of the tracks, as does bassist John McKenzie, who had played some bass on the band's previous studio album, Get Close (1986).

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Robert Christgau A− [4]
Entertainment Weekly B− [5]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]

Track listing

All songs by Chrissie Hynde, except where noted.

  1. "Never Do That" – 3:20
  2. "Let's Make a Pact" – 3:18
  3. "Millionaires" – 3:04
  4. "May This Be Love" (Jimi Hendrix) – 2:43
  5. "No Guarantee" – 3:47
  6. "When Will I See You" (Hynde, Johnny Marr) – 4:53
  7. "Sense of Purpose" – 3:03
  8. "Downtown (Akron)" – 2:43
  9. "How Do I Miss You" – 4:21
  10. "Hold a Candle to This" – 3:37
  11. "Criminal" – 3:49

Personnel

Additional personnel

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for Packed!
Chart (1990)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [8] 55
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [9] 43
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [10] 48
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [11] 31
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [12] 15
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [13] 7
UK Albums (OCC) [14] 19
US Billboard 200 [15] 48

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