Loose Screw
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| Released | 12 November 2002 | |||
| Recorded | June 2001 – April 2002 | |||
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| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 42:40 | |||
| Label | Artemis | |||
| Producer | Jonathan Quarmby, Kevin Bacon | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 71/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Blender | [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B−[3] |
| PopMatters |   [1][4] |
| Robert Christgau | A−[5] |
| Rolling Stone | [6] |
| Spin | 7/10[1] |
| Stylus Magazine | C+[7] |
| Uncut | [1] |
| USA Today |  [8] |
Loose Screw is the eighth studio album by rock group the Pretenders, 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, 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" (Richard Barratt, Jason Buckle, Jarvis Cocker, Dean Honer) – 4:42
2003 UK and Brazil Eagle Records edition bonus tracks
- "Complicada" ["Complex Person" Spanish version] – 2:57
- "I Wish You Love" (Charles Trenet, Albert Beach) – 10:32
Personnel
The Pretenders
- Chrissie Hynde – rhythm guitar, lead vocals
- Adam Seymour – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Andy Hobson – bass guitar
- Martin Chambers – drums
Additional personnel
- Kevin Bacon – bass
- Jonathan Quarmby – keyboards
- Colin Elliot – percussion
- Mark "Wiff" Smith – percussion
- Priscilla Jones – backing vocals
- Tom Kelly – backing vocals
- Mark Sheridan – backing vocals
- The Duke Quartet – strings, brass
- Kick Horns – brass
Charts
| Chart (2002–2003) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC)[9] | 55 |
| US Billboard 200[10] | 179 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[10] | 8 |
References
- ^ a b c d e "Loose Screw by The Pretenders". metacritic.com.
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ "Loose Screw". ew.com. 15 November 2002.
- ^ "The Pretenders: Loose Screw". popmatters.com. 11 December 2002.
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: pretenders". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on 7 November 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2007.
- ^ "Stylus Magazine review". stylusmagazine.com.
- ^ "USA Today review". pqarchiver.com.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Pretenders – Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
