Song · The Pretenders
“My Baby” by The Pretenders
From the album Get Close (1986)
“My Baby” by The Pretenders appears on 11 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1986 and 2005. It was first released in 1986 on the album Get Close. Its best result is #83 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1986. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #195 alternative song of 1986 and #1,661 alternative song of all time.
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"My Baby" is Chrissie Hynde's love song to her infant daughter, tucked into the Pretenders' 1986 album Get Close and gathered up the next year on the compilation The Singles. It opens on an acoustic guitar figure with the lilt of an old Irish folk tune, then settles into an easy folk-rock roll built on just a couple of chords, Hynde singing with a warmth that never tips into mush.
Robbie McIntosh joins her on guitar, with Bruce Thomas on bass, Mel Gaynor on drums, Pat Seymour on keyboards and Bernie Worrell adding synthesizer. Jimmy Iovine and Bob Clearmountain produced, and Clearmountain handled the mix as well. Cash Box heard real growth in Hynde as a writer and singer, and Spin simply called it gorgeous.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 83 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1986 | 90 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 462 | Live 105 | Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) | 501 |
| 1999 | 788 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 839 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 845 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 845 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2002 | 643 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 843 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2003 | 325 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
| 2004 | 843 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 843 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
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