Learning to Crawl
by The Pretenders
- Type: Album
- Released: 11 January 1984
- Label: Sire
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 1:09:27
- Community rating: 3.91/5 from 9 ratings
Artists on this release: Chrissie Hynde, Robert Poindexter, Paul Carrack, Jackie Members, Billy Bremner, Tony Butler, Malcolm Foster, Andrew Bodnar, Robbie McIntosh, Richard Poindexter, Martin Chambers
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Following the tragic deaths of two founding members, Chrissie Hynde successfully rebuilt The Pretenders to deliver a remarkably resilient, deeply melodic pop-rock comeback. The album balances fierce, driving new wave energy with highly introspective, bittersweet balladry and jangle-pop sensibilities. 'Learning to Crawl' is a profoundly passionate, emotionally heavy, and triumphant mainstream rock record.
Genres
Descriptors: melodic, female-fronted, jangly, polished, radio, guitars, rhythmic, female-vocals, punchy
Tracklist
- Middle of the Road (4:14)
- Back on the Chain Gang (3:51)
- Time the Avenger (4:56)
- Watching the Clothes (2:52)
- Show Me (4:13)
- Thumbelina (3:17)
- My City Was Gone (5:25)
- Thin Line Between Love and Hate (3:40)
- I Hurt You (4:37)
- 2000 Miles (3:40)
- Fast or Slow (The Law's the Law) (3:13)
- Tequila (3:33)
- I Hurt You - Denmark Street Demo (4:05)
- When I Change My Life - Denmark Street Demo (4:40)
- Ramblin' Rob - Denmark Street Demo (3:30)
- My City Was Gone - Live (4:53)
- Money - Live (4:39)
Credits
- The Pretenders - primary artist
- Peter Barrett - art direction
- Malcolm Foster - bass guitar, vocals
- Martin Chambers - drums, vocals
- Jeremy Allom - engineer [assisted by]
- Steve Churchyard - engineer [engineered by]
- Chrissie Hynde - guitar, vocals, written-by
- Robbie McIntosh - guitar, vocals
- Tim Young - lacquer cut by
- Alyssa Cooper - photography by [photograph back cover], photography
- Paul Cox - photography by [photograph front cover], photography
- Donna Santisi - photography by [photographs inner bag], photography
- Robert Matheu - photography by [photographs inner bag], photography
- Chris Thomas - producer [produced by]
- Tony Butler - bass guitar
- Billy Bremner - lead guitar, rhythm guitar, vocals
- Andrew Bodnar - bass guitar, vocals
- Paul Carrack - piano, vocals
- Jackie Members - written-by
- Richard Poindexter - written-by
- Robert Poindexter - written-by
- Pete Barrett - art direction