:en:Packed!

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{{Infobox album

| name = Packed!

| type = studio

| artist = Pretenders

| cover = Packed!.jpg

| alt =

| released = 14 May 1990

| recorded =

| studio = AIR Studios (London)
Mayfair Studios (London)
Abbey Road Studios (London)
Sunset Sound Factory (Los Angeles)

| genre = Alternative rock, new wave

| length = 38:38

| label = Sire
WEA Records

| producer = Mitchell Froom

| prev_title = The Singles

| prev_year = 1987

| next_title = Last of the Independents

| next_year = 1994

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Packed!

| type = studio

| single1 = Never Do That

| single1date = May 1990

| single2 = Sense of Purpose

| single2date = October 1990

}}

}}

Packed! is the fifth studio album by rock group Pretenders, released in 1990.

Besides band leader Chrissie Hynde, no other person is pictured anywhere within the album package. At the time the album was recorded, the only other remaining official member from the band's previous album was drummer Blair Cunningham, who plays on all tracks, though he is not credited as part of the band. As all other musicians appearing on the album are session musicians, some observers have characterized the album as a Hynde solo recording using the Pretenders name to satisfy contractual obligations.{{cite web|url=http://www.rhino.com/article/happy-25th-pretenders-packed|title=Happy 25th: Pretenders, Packed! – Rhino|website=rhino.com}} However, the lineup that recorded the album has some consistency with past studio lineups of the band: guitarist Billy Bremner, who had previously played with the band as a session musician on their "Back on the Chain Gang"/"My City Was Gone" single, appears on most of the tracks, as does bassist John McKenzie, who had played some bass on the band's previous studio album, Get Close (1986).

{{Album reviews

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r15730|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic Review]

|rev2 = Chicago Tribune

|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite web|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1990-05-24/features/9002120435_1_pretenders-star-chrissie-hynde|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111311/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1990-05-24/features/9002120435_1_pretenders-star-chrissie-hynde|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 March 2016|title=Pretenders Packed! (Sire) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) In...|website=chicagotribune.com}}

|rev4 = Entertainment Weekly

|rev4score = B−{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,317508,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070331233719/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,317508,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 March 2007|title=Packed!|date=1 June 1990|website=Entertainment Weekly}}

|rev5 = Los Angeles Times

|rev5score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-05-20-ca-276-story.html|title=*** PRETENDERS "Packed!" Sire/Warner Bros. : Albums are rated from one star (poor) to five stars (a classic).|first=RICHARD|last=CROMELIN|date=20 May 1990|work=Los Angeles Times}}

|rev3 = Robert Christgau

|rev3score = A−{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=pretenders|title=Robert Christgau: CG: pretenders|website=robertchristgau.com}}

|rev6 = Rolling Stone

|rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/pretenders2/albums/album/96402/review/5942015/packed|title=Pretenders: Packed : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone|date=1 October 2007|website=archive.org|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001004620/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/pretenders2/albums/album/96402/review/5942015/packed|archivedate=1 October 2007}}

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