Pretenders
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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, this album made the band famous. The album features the singles "Stop Your Sobbing", "Kid" and "Brass in Pocket".

Nick Lowe produced the Pretenders' first single, "Stop Your Sobbing", but decided not to work with them again as he thought t…

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Released
January 4th, 1980
Type
Album
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Labels
Warner Music UK

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AllMusic (Stephen Thomas Erlewine)
5/5 stars
Chicago Tribune (Greg Kot – 12 August 1990)
4/5 stars
Spin (Jon Dolan – November 2006)
5/5 stars
The Village Voice (Robert Christgau – 25 February 1980)A−
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