Pretenders is the debut studio album by British-American band the Pretenders, released in January 1980. A combination of rock and roll, punk and new wave music, it was an immediate success. The album features the singles "Stop Your Sobbing" (a cover of the 1964 Kinks deep cut), "Kid" and "Brass in Pocket". The track "Private Life" would be covered later that same year by Jamaican singer Grace Jones for her fourth studio album Warm Leatherette and was released as a single that June, reaching number 17 on the UK singles chart. Original 1980 1st US pressing, includes paper insert w/ band photos & album credits, Goldmine Grading: Near Mint (NM)
Track Listing
Side 1)
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 2)
1. Kid
2. Private Life
3. Brass In Pocket
4. Lovers Of Today
5. Mystery Achievement
Pretenders is the debut studio album by British-American band the Pretenders, released in January 1980. A combination of rock and roll, punk and new wave music, it was an immediate success. The album features the singles "Stop Your Sobbing" (a cover of the 1964 Kinks deep cut), "Kid" and "Brass in Pocket". The track "Private Life" would be covered later that same year by Jamaican singer Grace Jones for her fourth studio album Warm Leatherette and was released as a single that June, reaching number 17 on the UK singles chart. Original 1980 1st US pressing, includes paper insert w/ band photos & album credits, Goldmine Grading: Near Mint (NM)
Track Listing
Side 1)
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 2)
1. Kid
2. Private Life
3. Brass In Pocket
4. Lovers Of Today
5. Mystery Achievement
