Jackson Browne - The Pretender (1976) Part 1 (Full Album)

Track List: 1-4

1. Jackson Browne - The Fuse (0:00)
2. Jackson Browne - Your Bright Baby Blues (5:49)
3. Jackson Browne - Linda Paloma (11:55)
4. Jackson Browne - Here Come Those Tears Again (16:01)

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The Pretender is the fourth album by the American singer-songwriter Jackson Browne, released in 1976. It peaked at No. 5 on Billboard's album chart. The singles from the album were "Here Come Those Tears Again", which reached No. 23, and "The Pretender", which peaked at No. 58.

The Pretender was released after the suicide of Browne's first wife, Phyllis Major, and one of the album's songs "Here Come Those Tears Again" (co-written by Major's mother Nancy Farnsworth) is dedicated to her. The album has production by Jon Landau and a mixture of styles.

The title track was used in the 1995 film Mr. Holland's Opus.

The album was certified as a gold record in 1976 and platinum in 1977 by the RIAA. It reached multi-platinum in 1997 and 2006.

The back cover of The Pretender shows Pablo Neruda's poem Brown and Agile Child, translated by Kenneth Rexroth, in its entirety.

Personnel:
Jackson Browne – vocals, acoustic guitar (1, 2)
Leland Sklar – bass (1, 6, 7, 8)
Chuck Rainey – bass (2, 5)
Russ Kunkel – drums (1)
Jim Gordon – drums (2, 4)
Jeff Porcaro – drums (5–8)
Craig Doerge – acoustic piano (1, 6, 7, 8)
Roy Bittan – acoustic piano (2)
Bill Payne – Hammond organ (2), acoustic piano (4, 5)
David Lindley – slide guitar (1, 6), violin (5)
Lowell George – slide guitar (2), harmony vocals (2)
Arthur Gerst – harp (3), backing vocals (3), musical arrangements (3)
Roberto Gutierrez – guitarrón (3), violin (3), backing vocals (3)
Luis Damian – acoustic guitar (3), backing vocals (3)
Michael Utley – Hammond organ (4)
John Hall – guitar solo (4)
Fred Tackett – acoustic guitar (4, 5, 7, 8), electric guitar (4, 7, 8), guitar left (6)
Bob Glaub – bass (4)
Albert Lee – electric guitar (5)
Gary Coleman – percussion (5)
Waddy Wachtel – guitar right (6)
Jim Horn – saxophone (6), horn arrangements (6)
Quitman Dennis – saxophone (6)
Dick Hyde – trombone (6)
Chuck Findley – trumpet (6)
David Campbell – string arrangements (7, 8)

harmony vocals:
Rosemary Butler (4), Bonnie Raitt (4)
Don Henley (5), J. D. Souther (5)
David Crosby (8), Graham Nash (8)

Production:
Producer – Jon Landau
Engineers – John Haeny (Tracks 1, 2 & 4–8); Greg Ladanyi (Track 3).
Additional recording – Mark Howlett
Assistant recording – Paul Black
Mixing – Greg Ladanyi (Tracks 1–6 & 8); Val Garay (Track 7).
Mix assistant – Dennis Kirk (Tracks 1–6 & 8)
Mixed at The Sound Factory (Hollywood, CA).
Mastered by Bernie Grundman at A&M Mastering Studios (Los Angeles, CA).
Management – Mark Hammerman
Art direction and design – Gary Burden
Back cover photo – Jackson Browne
Front cover photo – Tom Kelley
Other photography – Howard Burke, Peter Golden and Tony Lane.
Liner notes – Pablo Neruda and Kenneth Rexroth