Stockholm (Chrissie Hynde album)

Stockholm
Studio album by Chrissie Hynde
Released	June 10, 2014 (2014-06-10)
Studio	Ingrid Studio, Stockholm[1] Spegeln Studio, Stockholm Apmamman, Stockolm Sphere Studios, London
Genre	Power pop[2]
Length	37:50
Label	Will Travel Caroline
Producer	Björn Yttling Joakim Åhlund
Chrissie Hynde chronology
Stockholm (2014) Valve Bone Woe (2019)
Singles from Stockholm
"Dark Sunglasses" Released: April 1, 2014 "You or No One" Released: May 7, 2014 "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

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	64/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
The Guardian	[7]
Pitchfork Media	5.8/10[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

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.	Title	Length
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

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

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

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

References

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.
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