Viva el Amor
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¡Viva El Amor! is the seventh studio album by the rock band The Pretenders
, released in 1999
. The band's lineup for the album is the same as that credited on 1994's Last of the Independents
: Chrissie Hynde
(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.
Viva, featuring a cover photograph of Hynde taken by friend Linda McCartney
, saw moderate success in the United States
. Its two lead singles were "Popstar" and "Human
", the latter a Divinyls
cover. The "Class Mix" of "Human" was used as the theme music to the short-lived American
TV series
Cupid.
Jeff Beck
appears courtesy of Epic Records
String arrangements: John Metcalfe
The Duke Quartet are:
Mastered by Ian Cooper at Metropolis Studio - London
Engineered by Julie Gardner, Richard Norris, David Boucher, Doug Wynne
Produced by:
Track 2 remix and additional production by Tin Tin Out for Empire Management, executive producer Rob Dickins
Mixed by:
Cover photo: Linda McCartney
.
Inner sleeve photos: Mary McCartney
.
Artwork: Michael Nash Associates.
The Pretenders
The Pretenders are an English rock band formed in Hereford, England in March 1978. The original band consisted of initiator and main songwriter Chrissie Hynde , James Honeyman-Scott , Pete Farndon , and Martin Chambers...
, released in 1999
1999 in music
-Events:*January 7**After eight years of marriage, Rod Stewart and supermodel wife Rachel Hunter announce their separation.**Paul McCartney attends the first of his stepdaughter Heather's first housewares collection in Georgia....
. The band's lineup for the album is the same as that credited on 1994's Last of the Independents
Last of the Independents
Last of the Independents is the sixth album by rock group The Pretenders, released in 1994. For this album, the band is officially credited as being Chrissie Hynde , Adam Seymour , Andy Hobson and Martin Chambers...
: Chrissie Hynde
Chrissie Hynde
Christine Ellen "Chrissie" Hynde is an US musician best known as the leader of the rock/new wave band the Pretenders. She is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist, and has been the only constant member of the band throughout its history.-Early life and career:Hynde is the daughter of a part-time...
(vocals, guitar) Martin Chambers
Martin Chambers
Martin Chambers is the drummer in the rock band, The Pretenders. In addition to playing the drums with the group Chambers sings backing vocals and plays percussion...
(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.
Viva, featuring a cover photograph of Hynde taken by friend Linda McCartney
Linda McCartney
Linda Louise McCartney, Lady McCartney was an American photographer, musician and animal rights activist. Her father and mother were Lee Eastman and Louise Sara Lindner Eastman....
, saw moderate success in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Its two lead singles were "Popstar" and "Human
Human On the Inside
"Human On the Inside" is a song by Australian rock duo Divinyls, released in 1996 as the third single from their fifth studio album Underworld.-Background:...
", the latter a Divinyls
Divinyls
Divinyls were an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1980 and featuring vocalist Christina Amphlett and guitarist Mark McEntee. As the focal point, Amphlett performed on stage wearing a school uniform and fishnet stockings, often using an illuminated neon tube as a prop and displaying...
cover. The "Class Mix" of "Human" was used as the theme music to the short-lived American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
TV series
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
Cupid.
Track listing
- "Popstar" (Chrissie HyndeChrissie HyndeChristine Ellen "Chrissie" Hynde is an US musician best known as the leader of the rock/new wave band the Pretenders. She is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist, and has been the only constant member of the band throughout its history.-Early life and career:Hynde is the daughter of a part-time...
, Adam SeymourAdam SeymourAdam Charles Hilton Seymour is a former English cricketer who played for a variety of teams in his 12-year career; most of his games were for Essex and Worcestershire....
) – 3:34 - "HumanHuman On the Inside"Human On the Inside" is a song by Australian rock duo Divinyls, released in 1996 as the third single from their fifth studio album Underworld.-Background:...
" (Shelly PeikenShelly PeikenShelly Peiken is a multi-platinum Grammy nominated songwriter who is best known for her #1 hits "What a Girl Wants" and "Come on Over Baby ".Shelly and Meredith Brooks earned a Grammy nomination for Brooks's hit song "Bitch"....
, Mark McEnteeDivinylsDivinyls were an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1980 and featuring vocalist Christina Amphlett and guitarist Mark McEntee. As the focal point, Amphlett performed on stage wearing a school uniform and fishnet stockings, often using an illuminated neon tube as a prop and displaying...
) – 3:55 - "From the Heart Down" (Hynde, Billy SteinbergBilly SteinbergWilliam Endfield "Billy" Steinberg is an American songwriter. He has achieved most of his success as part of a song writing team, most notably with Tom Kelly. He has also co-written several hit songs with Rick Nowels.-Biography:...
, Tom KellyTom Kelly (musician)Thomas F. Kelly is an American musician, best known for his songwriting partnership with Billy Steinberg. Steinberg and Kelly co-wrote numerous hit songs for popular music artists, including five number-one singles on the Billboard Top 100 chart in the 1980s....
) – 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" (Silvio RodriguezSilvio RodríguezSilvio Rodríguez Domínguez is a Cuban musician, and a leader of the nueva trova movement.He is considered Cuba's best known folk singer and known for his highly eloquent and symbolic lyrics. Many of his songs have become classics in Latin American music, such as Ojalá, Playa Girón, Unicornio and...
) – 1:26 - "Biker" (Hynde) – 4:40
Personnel
- Adam SeymourAdam Seymour (musician)Adam Seymour is a guitarist and songwriter who began his recording career with the Katydids, a South London quintet that recorded two albums before disbanding. Seymour met Katydids singer Susie Hug in 1987 when both were playing on sessions for Big Bam Boo...
– lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
, bass - Chrissie HyndeChrissie HyndeChristine Ellen "Chrissie" Hynde is an US musician best known as the leader of the rock/new wave band the Pretenders. She is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist, and has been the only constant member of the band throughout its history.-Early life and career:Hynde is the daughter of a part-time...
– rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, harmonicaHarmonicaThe harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes... - Andy Hobson – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Martin ChambersMartin ChambersMartin Chambers is the drummer in the rock band, The Pretenders. In addition to playing the drums with the group Chambers sings backing vocals and plays percussion...
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Additional personnel
- Jeff BeckJeff BeckGeoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck is an English rock guitarist. He is one of three noted guitarists to have played with The Yardbirds...
– guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
on "Legalise Me" - Andy DuncanAndy Duncan (musician)Andy Scott Duncan Born was a founding member of the Chicago band OK Go, playing lead guitar and keyboards. He appears on their first two albums, the eponymous OK Go and its follow-up album Oh No...
– percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
, programming - Stephen HagueStephen HagueStephen Hague is an American music producer most active with various British acts in the 1980s. He was an influential figure in the synthpop movement.-Early career:...
– keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments... - Chuck Norman – percussion
- Jules ShearJules ShearJules Mark Shear is a US singer, songwriter, and guitarist born in Pittsburgh in 1952. Although he has had only one minor hit as a performer , he has recorded almost 20 albums to date...
– backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
Jeff Beck
Jeff Beck
Geoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck is an English rock guitarist. He is one of three noted guitarists to have played with The Yardbirds...
appears courtesy of Epic Records
String arrangements: John Metcalfe
The Duke Quartet are:
- John Metcalfe - violaViolaThe viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
- Louisa Fuller - violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
- Richard Koster - violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
- Ivan McCready - celloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
Production
Recorded and mixed at:- The Townhouse Studio - London
- Sarm West Studio - London, RAK Studio - London
- Bearsville Sound Studio - Bearsville NY
- Innovation Studios - London
Mastered by Ian Cooper at Metropolis Studio - London
Engineered by Julie Gardner, Richard Norris, David Boucher, Doug Wynne
Produced by:
- Stephen HagueStephen HagueStephen Hague is an American music producer most active with various British acts in the 1980s. He was an influential figure in the synthpop movement.-Early career:...
(Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11) - Stephen StreetStephen StreetStephen Street is an English music producer best known for his work with The Smiths in the 1980s, as well as Blur and The Cranberries in the 1990s. Street also collaborated with Morrissey on some of his most popular work after The Smiths broke up, playing instruments and co-writing songs...
(Tracks 3, 6, 7, 10, 12)
Track 2 remix and additional production by Tin Tin Out for Empire Management, executive producer Rob Dickins
Mixed by:
- Bob ClearmountainBob ClearmountainBob Clearmountain is an award-winning American music engineer, mixer and producer. He has worked with many prominent names in music including Bruce Springsteen , The Rolling Stones , Bryan Adams , Robbie Williams Bob Clearmountain is an award-winning American music engineer, mixer and producer. He...
(Tracks 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12) - Stephen Hague and Richard Norris (Tracks 1 and 5)
Cover photo: Linda McCartney
Linda McCartney
Linda Louise McCartney, Lady McCartney was an American photographer, musician and animal rights activist. Her father and mother were Lee Eastman and Louise Sara Lindner Eastman....
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Inner sleeve photos: Mary McCartney
Mary McCartney
Mary Anna McCartney is a photographer. The first biological child of rock photographer Linda Eastman McCartney and Paul McCartney of The Beatles, Mary was named after her paternal grandmother, Mary McCartney....
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Artwork: Michael Nash Associates.