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Stockholm (Chrissie Hynde album)

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Stockholm
Studio album by
Chrissie Hynde
ReleasedJune 10, 2014 (2014-06-10)
Studio
GenrePower pop[2]
Length37:50
Label
Producer
Chrissie Hynde chronology
Stockholm
(2014) 		Valve Bone Woe
(2019)
Singles from Stockholm
  1. "Dark Sunglasses"
    Released: April 1, 2014
  2. "You or No One"
    Released: May 7, 2014
  3. "Down the Wrong Way"
    Released: September 15, 2014

Stockholm is the debut solo album by American singer Chrissie Hynde, lead singer of the Pretenders. It was released on June 10, 2014. It features several guests such as Canadian musician Neil Young and former tennis player John McEnroe.[3]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic64/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The Guardian[7]
Pitchfork Media5.8/10[6]
Rolling Stone[8]

Stockholm received mixed to positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 64, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 18 reviews.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Chrissie Hynde and Björn Yttling, except "Like in the Movies" and "Adding the Blue" by Hynde and Joakim Åhlund

Stockholm track listing
No.TitleLength
1."You or No One"3:40
2."Dark Sunglasses"3:05
3."Like in the Movies"3:16
4."Down the Wrong Way"3:37
5."You're the One"2:50
6."A Plan Too Far"3:13
7."In a Miracle"3:59
8."House of Cards"3:51
9."Tourniquet (Cynthia Ann)"2:41
10."Sweet Nuthin'"3:00
11."Adding the Blue"4:38

Personnel

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Adapted from the album's liner notes.[9]

Musicians
  • Chrissie Hynde - vocals
  • Björn Yttling – electric bass, acoustic guitar, piano, synthesizer, electric guitar, organ, percussion, Mellotron, celeste
  • Joakim Åhlund – guitar, backing vocals
  • John Eriksson – drums, percussion
  • Niklas Gabrielsson – drums
  • Nino Keller – drums, backing vocals
  • Ulf Engström – bass, backing vocals
  • Mattias Boström – electric guitar
  • Neil Young – electric guitar (track 4)
  • John McEnroe – electric guitar
  • Andreas Pettersson – steel guitar
  • Petter Axelsson – viola
  • Andreas Forsman – violin
  • Conny Lindgren – violin
  • Leo Svensson Sander – cello, saw
  • Zacharias Blad – backing vocals (track 2)
Technical
  • Björn Yttling – producer (tracks 1, 2, 4-10)
  • Joakim Åhlund – producer (tracks 3, 11)
  • Gustav Lindelöw – engineer (tracks 1-11)
  • Hans Stenlund – engineer (tracks 1, 2, 4-10)
  • Nille Perned – engineer (tracks 1, 2, 4-10)
  • Andy Wright – engineer (track 4)
  • Gavin Goldberg – engineer (track 4)
  • Lasse Mårtén – mixing
  • Henrik Jonsson – mastering
  • Peacock – art direction, design
  • Dean Chalkley – photography
  • Ruth Rowland – lettering
  • Thomas Kurmeier – Stockholm image

Charts

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Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australian Hitseekers Albums (ARIA)[10] 3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 51
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] 56
Croatian International Albums (HDU)[13] 20
French Albums (SNEP)[14] 120
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] 83
Scottish Albums (OCC)[16] 21
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 43
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 73
UK Albums (OCC)[19] 22
US Billboard 200[20] 36
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[21] 8
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[22] 7
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[23] 14

Singles

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Year Title US
Adult
2014 "Dark Sunglasses" 14[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Mansfield, Brian (March 24, 2014). "Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde to release 'Stockholm'". USA Today. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  2. ^ "Chrissie Hynde: Stockholm – the making of the album". The Telegraph. June 13, 2014. Archived from the original on June 13, 2014.
  3. ^ "Chrissie Hynde's debut solo album to feature Neil Young and John McEnroe". The Guardian. March 24, 2014. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  4. ^ "Stockholm by Chrissie Hynde" – via www.metacritic.com.
  5. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2014). "Chrissie Hynde: Stockholm". Allmusic. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  6. ^ Rachel, T. Cole (June 10, 2014). "Chrissie Hynde: Stockholm". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  7. ^ Simpson, Dave (June 5, 2014). "Chrissie Hynde: Stockholm review – Pretenders singer's sassy solo debut". The Guardian. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  8. ^ Catucci, Nick (June 10, 2014). "Chrissie Hynde: Stockholm". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  9. ^ Stockholm (Media notes). Chrissie Hynde. Will Travel/Caroline. 2014.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ "ARIA Report" (PDF). ARIA Charts. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 20, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  11. ^ "Ultratop.be – Chrissie Hynde – Stockholm" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  12. ^ "Ultratop.be – Chrissie Hynde – Stockholm" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  13. ^ "Top Stranih [Top Foreign]" (in Croatian). Top Foreign Albums. Hrvatska diskografska udruga. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  14. ^ "Lescharts.com – Chrissie Hynde – Stockholm". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  15. ^ "Officialcharts.de – Chrissie Hynde – Stockholm". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  16. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  17. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Chrissie Hynde – Stockholm". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  18. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Chrissie Hynde – Stockholm". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  19. ^ "Chrissie Hynde | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  20. ^ "Chrissie Hynde Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  21. ^ "Chrissie Hynde Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  22. ^ "Chrissie Hynde Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  23. ^ "Chrissie Hynde Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
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