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, released in 1999. The band's lineup for the album is the same as that credited on 1994's '' Last of the Independents'':

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(vocals, guitar), Martin Chambers (drums), Andy Hobson (bass) and Adam Seymour (guitar). This time, however, the credited line-up actually plays on most of the album, although Hobson is replaced on bass by session musicians on a few cuts. The album, featuring a cover photograph of Hynde taken by friend

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, saw moderate success in the United States and the United Kingdom. Its two lead singles were "Popstar" and "

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", the latter a

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cover. The Class Mix of "Human" was used as the theme music to the short-lived American TV series ''

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'' as well as featuring in the soundtrack to the

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film '' Saving Grace''. The album charted in the UK, US and Sweden.

Track listing

# "Popstar" (

, Adam Seymour) – 3:34 # "

" (Tin Tin Out Mix) (

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, Mark McEntee) – 3:55 # "From the Heart Down" (Hynde,

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, Tom Kelly) – 3:31 # "Nails in the Road" (Hynde, Steinberg, Kelly) – 3:25 # "Who's Who" (Hynde) – 4:11 # "Dragway 42" (Hynde) – 5:19 # "Baby's Breath" (Hynde, Steinberg, Kelly) – 3:15 # "One More Time" (Hynde) – 3:15 # "Legalise Me" (Hynde) – 3:51 # "Samurai" (Hynde) – 4:43 # "Rabo de Nube" (

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) – 1:26 # "Biker" (Hynde) – 4:40

2015 deluxe special edition

The first disc contains the twelve tracks from the original album. ;Disc two :;B-sides # "The Homecoming" (Street Version) (Hynde) – 4:16 # "Human" (Class Mix) (Peiken, McEntee) – 3:57 # "

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" (

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) – 3:46 # "Samurai" (Street Mix) (Hynde) – 5:47 :;Bonus tracks #

"Back Down" (Hynde,

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) – 4:16 # "California" (Hynde, Seymour) – 4:32 # "From the Heart Down" (alternate version) (Hynde, Steinberg, Kelly) – 3:41 :;Songs for soundtracks #

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" (from '' Fever Pitch'', 1997) (

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) – 4:06 # "Goodbye" (from '' G.I. Jane'', 1997) (

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) – 4:34 # "The Homecoming" (from ''G.I. Jane'') (Hynde) – 4:22 ;DVD :;Promo videos # "Human" # "Popstar" :;BBC TV appearances #

"From the Heart Down" (''

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'', May 1999) # "Human" (''Later'', May 1999) # " Talk of the Town" (''Songwriters' Circle'', July 1999) # " Kid" (''Songwriters' Circle'', July 1999) # "

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" (''Songwriters' Circle'', July 1999)

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes.

The Pretenders

– vocals,

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected string ...

(1, 4-10, 12), harmonica (1) * Adam Seymour – guitar, bass (5), keyboards (10), backing vocals (1) *Andy Hobson – bass (3, 6, 7, 10, 12) * Martin Chambers – drums (1-10, 12)

Additional personnel

* Tom Kelly – bass (1, 2, 4, 8, 9), guitar (11), backing vocals (1, 4) *Chuck Norman – keyboards (1, 5), programming (5) *Lindsay Edwards – keyboards (2) *

Stephen Hague Stephen Hague (born 1960) is an American record producer most active with various British acts since the 1980s. Early life Hague was born in Portland, Maine in 1960. Early career Hague started his musical career in the mid-1970s as a session ...

– keyboards (9), accordion (11) * Andy Duncan –

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(1, 4, 9), programming (5) * Preston Heyman – percussion (2) *

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– guitar solo (9) *

David Johansen David Roger Johansen (sometimes spelled ''David Jo Hansen''; born January 9, 1950) is an American singer, songwriter and actor. He is best known as a member of the seminal proto-punk band the New York Dolls. He is also known for his work under ...

– backing vocals (1),

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(1) *

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– backing vocals (2, 5) * The Duke Quartet: (2, 3, 6, 12) **Louisa Fuller – violin **Richard Koster – violin **Ivan McCready –

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** John Metcalfe –

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, string arrangements

Technical

*Stephen Hague – producer (1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11), mixing (1, 5) *

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– producer (3, 6, 7, 10, 12) *Julie Gardner – engineer * Richard Norris – engineer, mixing (1, 5) *David Boucher – engineer *Doug Wynne – engineer *

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– remix and additional production for Empire Management (2) * Rob Dickins – executive producer (2) *

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– mixing (4, 6, 8-12) *Ian Cooper – mastering (at Metropolis Studio, London) *

– cover photo *

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– inner sleeve photos *Michael Nash Associates – artwork

Deluxe special edition

*Stephen Street – producer (1, 3, 4, 8) *Stephen Hague – producer (2, 7) *

Trevor Horn Trevor Charles Horn (born 15 July 1949) is an English music producer, label and recording studio owner, musician and composer. He is best known for his production work in the 1980s, and for being one half of the new wave band The Buggles (wit ...

– producer (9, 10) *

Tim Weidner Tim Weidner is an engineer and producer, best known for his work with Trevor Horn. Biography Weidner has produced for Dead or Alive. He has done mixing for artists including Seal, Mike Oldfield (''Tubular Bells II''), Art of Noise, Captain and Gun ...

– engineer, mixing (9, 10) *

Steve Fitzmaurice Stephen Fitzmaurice is an Irish mixer and producer based in London, England. His credits include albums for Depeche Mode, Seal, Sam Smith, Ian Brown, Kylie Minogue, Sting, Paloma Faith, Olly Murs, The Kooks, Alicia Keys, U2, Hikaru Utada, and ...

– engineer (9, 10) *

Tom Elmhirst Tom Elmhirst (born 8 June 1971) is a British mix engineer. He has worked with artists including Adele, Beck, David Bowie, Cage the Elephant, Lady Gaga, Residente, and Amy Winehouse, among many others. Elmhirst has received numerous accolades a ...

– engineer (9, 10)

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Viva El Amor The Pretenders albums 1999 albums Albums produced by Stephen Street Albums produced by Stephen Hague Warner Records albums