''Loose Screw'' is the eighth studio
album
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by
rock group
The Pretenders
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, 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
All songs written by
Adam Seymour and
Chrissie Hynde, except where noted.
#"Lie to Me" – 2:23
#"Time" – 3:58
#"You Know Who Your Friends Are" – 3:30
#"Complex Person" – 2:47
#"Fools Must Die" – 2:36
#"Kinda Nice, I Like It" – 3:37
#"Nothing Breaks Like a Heart" (Hynde,
Billy Steinberg
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,
Tom Kelly) – 3:28
#"I Should Of" – 4:03
#"Clean Up Woman" – 3:25
#"The Losing" – 4:51
#"Saving Grace" (Hynde, Steinberg, Kelly) – 3:20
#"
Walk like a Panther
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" (Richard Barratt,
Jason Buckle,
Jarvis Cocker
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,
Dean Honer
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) – 4:42
2003 UK and Brazil Eagle Records edition bonus tracks
#
"Complicada" omplex Person Spanish version– 2:57
#"I Wish You Love" (Charles Trenet, Albert Beach) – 10:32
Personnel
The Pretenders
*
Chrissie Hynde –
rhythm guitar
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,
lead vocals
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*
Adam Seymour –
lead guitar
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,
backing vocals
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*Andy Hobson –
bass
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*
Martin Chambers –
drums
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Additional personnel
*
Kevin Bacon – bass
*
Jonathan Quarmby –
keyboards
*Colin Elliot –
percussion
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*
Mark "Wiff" Smith
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– percussion
*Priscilla Jones – backing vocals
*
Tom Kelly – backing vocals
*Mark Sheridan – backing vocals
*The Duke Quartet – strings, brass
*Kick Horns – brass
References
External links
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The Pretenders albums
2002 albums
Albums produced by Kevin Bacon (producer)
Albums produced by Jonathan Quarmby
Artemis Records albums