The Pretender

The Pretender was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1978, but did not win.
In 2003, the album was ranked number 391 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
”Track listingall songs by Jackson Browne, except where noted
1. "The Fuse" – 5:50
2. "Your Bright Baby Blues" – 6:05
3. "Linda Paloma" – 4:06
4. "Here Come Those Tears Again" (Browne, Nancy Farnsworth) – 3:37
5. "The Only Child" – 3:43
6. "Daddy's Tune" – 3:35
7. "Sleep's Dark and Silent Gate" – 2:37
8. "The Pretender" – 5:53
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Personnel
• Jackson Browne - acoustic guitar, guitar, piano, keyboard, vocals
• Roy Bittan - piano
• Rosemary Butler - vocals, harmony vocals
• David Campbell - viola
• Gary Coleman - percussion
• David Crosby - vocals, harmony vocals
• Luis Damian - guitar, vocals, background vocals
• Quitman Dennis - horn
• Craig Doerge - piano, keyboard
• Chuck Finley - horn
• Lowell George - guitar, vocals, harmony vocals, slide guitar
• Arthur Gerst - harp, background vocals
• Bob Glaub - bass
• Jim Gordon - drums, organ
• Roberto Gutierrez - guitar, violin, vocals, background vocals, guitarron
• John Hall - guitar
• Don Henley - vocals, harmony vocals
• Jim Horn - horn
• David Hyde - horn• Richard Hyde - horn
• Russ Kunkel - drums
• Jon Landau - vocals
• Albert Lee - guitar, electric guitar
• David Lindley - fiddle, guitar, violin, steel guitar, slide guitar, lap steel guitar
• Graham Nash - vocals, harmony vocals
• Bill Payne - organ, piano, keyboard
• Jeff Porcaro - drums
• Chuck Rainey - bass
• Bonnie Raitt - vocals, harmony vocals
• Leland Sklar - bass
• J.D. Souther - vocals, harmony vocals
• Fred Tackett - acoustic guitar, guitar, electric guitar
• Mike Utley - organ, keyboard

เป็นอัลบั้มที่รวมมิตรรักและสหายของ JB ไว้มากมายที่สุด ทั้งอัลบั้มมีแค่ 8 เพลงและดีทุกเพลง เสียดายได้แค่เข้าชิงรางวัลแกรมมี่ในปี '78 เป็นอีกชุดที่แฟนพันธุ์แท้ของ JB และ แฟน West-Coast ต้องมี