Get Close

Infobox Album
Name = Get Close
Type = studio
Artist = The Pretenders


Released = November 4, 1986
Recorded = at Air Studios, London; Power Station and Right Track Recording, New York; Bearsville Studio, Bearsville N.Y.; Polar Studios, Stockholm
Genre = New Wave, Hard rock, Punk
Length = 47:01
Label = Sire, WEA Records
Producer = Bob Clearmountain, Jimmy Iovine (except as noted)
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fmd0yl4jxppb link]
* Music Box Rating|2|5 [http://www.musicbox-online.com/reviews-2007/pretenders-getclose-08012007.html link]
*"Rolling Stone" (unfavorable) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/pretenders2/albums/album/88687/review/5941428/get_close link]
Last album = "Learning to Crawl" (1984)
This album = "Get Close" (1986)
Next album = "The Singles" (1987)

"Get Close" is the fourth album by New Wave group The Pretenders, released in 1986. Officially, the band for this album now consisted of Chrissie Hynde (vocals, guitar), Robbie McIntosh (guitar), T.M. Stevens (bass) and Blair Cunningham (drums); however, this line-up (often augmented by session players) played on only five of the album's eleven tracks. As well, the track "Room Full Of Mirrors" was in fact performed by the Learning to Crawl-era line up of Hynde, Mcintosh, Malcolm Foster and Martin Chambers, with keyboards by Rupert Black. The rest of the album was performed by Hynde and McIntosh, backed by session musicians.

Track listing

All songs written by the Chrissie Hynde, except as noted.
#"My Baby"
#"When I Change My Life"
#"Light of the Moon" (Carlos Alomar, Genevieve Gazon, Wayne Raglind)
#"Dance!"
#"Tradition of Love"
#"Don't Get Me Wrong"
#"I Remember You"
#"How Much Did You Get for Your Soul?"
#"Chill Factor"
#"Hymn to Her" (Meg Keene)
#"Room Full of Mirrors" (Jimi Hendrix) Produced by Steve Lillywhite

Bonus tracks (2007 Rhino release)

12. "Hold a Candle to This" (Alternate Version)
13. "World Within Worlds"
14. "Tradition of Love" (Remix)
15. "Dance" (Take 1)
16. "Don't Get Me Wrong" (Live)
17. "Thumbelina" (Live)

Personnel

*Chrissie Hynde - rhythm guitar, vocals
*Robbie McIntosh - lead guitar
*T. M. Stevens - bass
*Blair Cunningham - drums, percussion

Additional personnel

*Bernie Worrell - organ, synthesizer
*Martin Chambers - drums
*Rupert Black - keyboards
*Carlos Alomar - synthesizer, percussion
*Bruce Brody - organ
*Mel Gaynor - drums
*Steve Jordan - drums, percussion
*Tommy Mandel - synthesizer
*John McKenzie - bass
*Chucho Merchán - bass
*Simon Phillips - drums
*Patrick Seymour - synthesizer
*Lakshminarayana Shankar - violin
*Bruce Thomas - bass
*Paul "Wix" Wickens - synthesizer, piano