Chrissie Hynde - Standing in the Doorway: Chrissie Hynde Sings Bob Dylan

Released 20th August 2021.

The songs were recorded in lockdown by Chrissie and her Pretenders bandmate James Walbourne, almost entirely by text message. James would record an initial idea on his phone and send it off to Chrissie to add her vocal, before the tracks were mixed by Tchad Blake (U2, Arctic Monkeys, Fiona Apple).

Speaking about how the album came together and its inspiration, Chrissie says:
A few weeks into lockdown last year, James sent me the new Dylan track Murder Most Foul. Listening to that song completely changed everything for me. I was lifted out of this morose mood that Id been in.

I remember where I was sitting the day that Kennedy was shot - every reference in the song. Whatever Bob does, he still manages somewhere in there to make you laugh because as much as anything, hes a comedian. Hes always funny and always has something to say. Thats when I called James and said, lets do some Dylan covers and thats wh