Personnel: Chrissie Hynde (vocals); James Walbourne (guitar, accordion, piano, background vocals); Eric Heywood (pedal steel guitar, background vocals); Jim Keltner (drums, background vocals); Nick Wilkinson (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Don Smith .
Audio Remasterers: Daniel Hersch; Bill Inglot.
Recording information: Sage And Sound Studios, Hollywood, CA (04/13/2008-04/25/2008).
Introduction by: Phil Manzanera.
Photographer: Adrianne Callaway.
This U.K. two-fer from the Pretenders includes a 22-track greatest-hits collection along with the band's well-received 2008 studio album, Break Up the Concrete. It's hard to find fault with Best of the Pretenders, as it's fully stocked with all of the hits and fan-favorite album cuts, and Concrete was as solid an effort as one could hope for from a band in its fourth decade, resulting in the perfect package for listeners looking for the best of both worlds. ~ James Christopher Monger
