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{{Infobox album
| name = Packed!
| type = studio
| artist = [[The Pretenders|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 music|new wave]]
| length = 38:38
| label = [[Sire Records|Sire]] [[Warner Music Group|WEA Records]]
| producer = [[Mitchell Froom]]
| prev_title = [[The Singles (Pretenders album)|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 music|rock]] group [[The Pretenders|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rhino.com/article/happy-25th-pretenders-packed|title=Happy 25th: Pretenders, Packed! – Rhino|website=rhino.com}}</ref> However, the lineup that recorded the album has some consistency with past studio lineups of the band: guitarist [[Billy Bremner (musician)|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 (musician)|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}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r15730|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic Review]</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''
|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref>{{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}}</ref>
|rev4 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
|rev4score = B−<ref>{{cite magazine|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|magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref>
|rev5 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
|rev5score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{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}}</ref>
|rev3 = [[Robert Christgau]]
|rev3score = A−<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=pretenders|title=Robert Christgau: CG: pretenders|website=robertchristgau.com}}</ref>
|rev6 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
|rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/pretenders2/albums/album/96402/review/5942015/packed|title=Pretenders: Packed : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=1 October 2007|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}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[Trouser Press]]''
| rev7Score = (mixed)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://trouserpress.com/reviews/pretenders/ |title=Pretenders }}</ref>
}}

==Track listing==
All songs by [[Chrissie Hynde]], except where noted.

#"Never Do That" – 3:20
#"Let's Make a Pact" – 3:18
#"Millionaires" – 3:04
#"[[May This Be Love]]" ([[Jimi Hendrix]]) – 2:43
#"No Guarantee" – 3:47
#"When Will I See You" (Hynde, [[Johnny Marr]]) – 4:53
#"Sense of Purpose" – 3:03
#"Downtown (Akron)" – 2:43
#"How Do I Miss You" – 4:21
#"Hold a Candle to This" – 3:37
#"Criminal" – 3:49

==Personnel==
*[[Chrissie Hynde]] – guitar (1–3, 5–11), vocals (1–11), backing vocals (6, 7)
*[[Blair Cunningham]] – drums (1–11), backing vocals (1, 8)

'''Additional personnel'''
*[[Billy Bremner (musician)|Billy Bremner]] – guitar (1–6, 8, 9, 11), backing vocals (1, 3, 8)
*[[John McKenzie (musician)|John McKenzie]] – bass guitar (2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11), backing vocals (8)
*[[Tchad Blake]] – guitar (4,5)
*[[Mitchell Froom]] – [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]] (2, 4–6, 9, 11)
*[[Dominic Miller]] – guitar (7, 10), bass guitar and backing vocals (7)
*[[David Rhodes (guitarist)|David Rhodes]] – guitar (3, 11)
*[[Tim Finn]] – backing vocals (6)
*[[Mark Hart]] – backing vocals (6)
*Will MacGregor – [[bass guitar]] and backing vocals (1)
*Teo Miller – backing vocals (3)
*Tony "Gad" Robinson – bass guitar and backing vocals (9)
*Duane Delano Verh – bass guitar (4)
*Adey Wilson – backing vocals (3)
'''Technical'''
*Tchad Blake – engineer
*Geoff Foster, Rob Jaczko, Teo Miller – studio assistants
*[[Jill Furmanovsky]] – photography

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for ''Packed!''
! scope="col"| Chart (1990)
! scope="col"| Peak position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite Ryan|page=224}}</ref>
| 55
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|43|artist=The Pretenders|album=Packed!|rowheader=true|access-date=7 September 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|48|id=32001|artist=The Pretenders|album=Packed!|rowheader=true|access-date=7 September 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|New Zealand|31|artist=The Pretenders|album=Packed!|rowheader=true|access-date=7 September 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Norway|15|artist=The Pretenders|album=Packed!|rowheader=true|access-date=7 September 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|7|artist=The Pretenders|album=Packed!|rowheader=true|access-date=7 September 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|UK2|19|date=19900520|rowheader=true|access-date=7 September 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|48|artist=The Pretenders|rowheader=true|access-date=7 September 2022}}
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Pretenders}}

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[[Category:The Pretenders albums]]
[[Category:1990 albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Mitchell Froom]]
[[Category:Sire Records albums]]

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