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    Loose Screw

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    Loose Screw
    LooseScrew.jpg
    Studio album by
    The Pretenders
    Released12 November 2002
    RecordedJune 2001 – April 2002
    StudioRAK Studios (London)
    Sony Music Studios (London)
    Axis Studios (New York City)
    GenreAlternative rock
    LabelArtemis
    ProducerJonathan Quarmby, Kevin Bacon
    The Pretenders chronology
    Viva el Amor
    (1999)     		Loose Screw
    (2002)     		Pirate Radio
    (2006)
    Professional ratings
    Aggregate scores
    SourceRating
    Metacritic71/100[1]
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    AllMusic[2]
    Blender[1]
    Entertainment WeeklyB−[3]
    PopMatters[1][4]
    Robert ChristgauA−[5]
    Rolling Stone[6]
    Spin7/10[1]
    Stylus MagazineC+[7]
    Uncut[1]
    USA Today[8]

    Loose Screw is the eighth studio album by rock group The Pretenders, and was released in 2002. It was the first time that the Pretenders had the same credited band line-up (Chrissie Hynde, Martin Chambers, Andy Hobson and Adam Seymour) on three consecutive studio albums.

    Track listing[edit]

    All songs written by Adam Seymour and Chrissie Hynde, except where noted.

    1. "Lie to Me" – 2:23
    2. "Time" – 3:58
    3. "You Know Who Your Friends Are" – 3:30
    4. "Complex Person" – 2:47
    5. "Fools Must Die" – 2:36
    6. "Kinda Nice, I Like It" – 3:37
    7. "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart" (Hynde, Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly) – 3:28
    8. "I Should Of" – 4:03
    9. "Clean Up Woman" – 3:25
    10. "The Losing" – 4:51
    11. "Saving Grace" (Hynde, Steinberg, Kelly) – 3:20
    12. "Walk like a Panther" (Richard Barratt, Jason Buckle, Jarvis Cocker, Dean Honer) – 4:42

    2003 UK and Brazil Eagle Records edition bonus tracks

    2. "Complicada" [Complex Person Spanish version] – 2:57
    3. "I Wish You Love" (Charles Trenet, Albert Beach) – 10:32

    Personnel[edit]

    The Pretenders

    • Chrissie Hynde – rhythm guitar, lead vocals
    • Adam Seymour – lead guitar, backing vocals
    • Andy Hobson – bass
    • Martin Chambers – drums

    Additional personnel

    • Kevin Bacon – bass
    • Jonathan Quarmby – keyboards
    • Colin Elliot – percussion
    • Mark "Wiff" Smith – percussion
    • Priscilla Jones – backing vocals
    • Tom Kelly – backing vocals
    • Mark Sheridan – backing vocals
    • The Duke Quartet – strings, brass
    • Kick Horns – brass

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b c d e "Loose Screw by The Pretenders". metacritic.com.
    2. ^ AllMusic review
    3. ^ "Loose Screw". ew.com. 15 November 2002.
    4. ^ "The Pretenders: Loose Screw". popmatters.com. 11 December 2002.
    5. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: pretenders". www.robertchristgau.com.
    6. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on 7 November 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
    7. ^ "Stylus Magazine review". stylusmagazine.com.
    8. ^ "USA Today review". pqarchiver.com.

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