This is a notoriously bad album. Out of print for years, most people seem to think it was the essence of everything that went wrong with the Pretenders when it became a pseudonym for Chrissie Hynde and various musicians. But honestly it's one of my favorite Pretenders albums! Sure it's more produced and more ballad-friendly than early Pretenders albums, but it's not bad at all. Nothing terribly schmaltzy like I'll Stand by You, and a few really great songs like Never Do That, Criminal, and Sense of Purpose.