Chrissie Hynde & Pals "Duets Special" 2025

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Chrissie Hynde & Pals "Duets Special"

Oct 17, 2025

Celebrated music icon Chrissie Hynde has announced a new album under ‘Chrissie Hynde & Pals’, titled Duets Special, which is due for release on 17th October 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.

CD - 4 panel, 4-colour softpack w. 2 pockets

18-panel fold-out poster

5-colour CD label

Vinyl - 140 gram recycled black vinyl LP

4-colour sleeve

4-colour printed inner sleeve w. die-cut centre on one side

4 colour labels

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)

Dave Gahan: "The Pretenders came up with punk. They were at the back end like us, but they were a band that could actually play shall we say! I hadn’t met Chrissie when I recorded that track (Dolphins by Fred Neil). We’ve since met at the Mark Lanegan tribute at The Roundhouse, but (Pretenders guitarist) James Walbourne was the instigator. We were working on (2021 album) Imposter together and she reached out through him. I actually recorded my first vocal take in my bathroom at home because I like the sound in there. I found out she recorded hers in her kitchen which I love. Chrissie’s voice is so unique. The moment you hear the first words she sings on anything you know it’s her. It seems so effortless the way she sings".

PRODUCTION DETAILS TRACK

"Dolphins"  •  Vocals: Dave Gahan. Engineer, Producer: Benji Lysaght. Acoustic Guitar: Benji Lysaght. Mixer: Chrissie Hynde. Vocals: Chrissie Hynde. Mixer: Dave McCracken. Cello: Gabe Noel. Bass: Gus Seyffert. Engineer: Gus Seyffert. Drums: Jay Bellarose. Masterer: Matt Colton. Engineer: Michael Harris. Engineer: Nate Haessly. Vibes: Nick Mancini. Composer: Fred Neil

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