Learning to Crawl | ||||
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Released | 13 January 1984[1] | |||
Recorded | Mid-1982 to late 1983 | |||
Studio | AIR Studios (London) | |||
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Length | 39:21 | |||
Label | Sire | |||
Producer | Chris Thomas | |||
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PopMatters | 10/10[7] |
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Spin Alternative Record Guide | 8/10[10] |
Uncut | 8/10[11] |
The Village Voice | A−[12] |
Learning to Crawl is the third studio album by British-American rock band the Pretenders. It was released on 13 January 1984 by Sire Records after a hiatus during which band members James Honeyman-Scott and Pete Farndon died of drug overdoses. The album's title of "Learning to Crawl" was given in honour of Chrissie Hynde's then-infant daughter, Natalie Rae Hynde. She was learning to crawl at the time that Hynde was trying to determine a title for the album.
Learning to Crawl was a critical and commercial success, reaching number 11 on the UK Albums Chart. In the United States, it peaked at number five on the Billboard 200, making it the band's highest-charting album in the US.