CHRISSIE HYNDE & PALS - Duets Special - CD [OCT 17]

CD - 4 Panel, 4-Colour Softpack with 2 Pockets & 18-Panel Fold-Out Poster. 

Celebrated music icon Chrissie Hynde releases a new album under Chrissie Hynde & Pals, titled Duets Special, via Parlophone. The album consists of 13 extraordinary duets, beautifully arranged and featuring a host of world-class collaborators, including k.d.lang, the late Mark Lanegan, Dave Gahan, Cat Power, Brandon Flowers, Debbie Harry, Shirley Manson and more.

The artists that perform with Chrissie Hynde on Duets Special celebrate 13 uniquely distinct voices through stripped down, intimate arrangements and minimal, refined instrumentation. The theme connecting all of the songs is simply, great melodies.

Duets Special was produced by Benji Lysaght and recorded at Sunset Sound Studios. The extended band that make up the Duets Special players include drums by Josh Adams, Carla Azar, Jay Bellarose and Joey Waronker, bass guitar and upright bass by Gus Seyffert, guitars by Max Pruss, Benji Lysaght and Davin Givhan, wurlitzer / synth by John Carroll Kirby, piano, organ and synth by Drew Erikson, Dave Palmer and John Carol Kirby, pedal steel by Greg Leisz, cello / sarangi by Gabe Noel, vibraphone by Nick Mancini and vibes by Nick Mancini. The album was mixed by Chrissie Hynde and Dave McCracken.

Tracklist: 

01. Me & Mrs Jones (feat. k.d. lang)
02. Can’t Help Falling In Love (feat. Mark Lanegan)
03. Sway (feat. Lucinda Williams)
04. Dolphins (feat. Dave Gahan)
05. First Of The Gang To Die (feat. Cat Power)
06. Always On My Mind (feat. Rufus Wainwright)
07. Every Little Bit Hurts (feat. Carleen Anderson)
08. I’m Not In Love (feat. Brandon Flowers)
09. It’s Only Love (feat. Julian Lennon)
10. Try To Sleep (feat. Debbie Harry)
11. County Line (feat. Alan Sparhawk)
12. Love Letters (feat. Shirley Manson)
13. (You’re My) Soul And Inspiration (feat. Dan Auerbach)