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  • Summary: Chrissie Hynde sings covers songs with Carleen Anderson, Dan Auerbach, Cat Power, Brandon Flowers, Dave Gahan, Debbie Harry, Mark Lanegan, k.d. lang, Julian Lennon, Shirley Manson, Alan Sparhawk, Rufus Wainwright, and Lucinda Williams.
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  1. Oct 30, 2025
    80
    The result is low-key and likeable. [Dec 2025, p.101]
  2. Mojo
    Oct 30, 2025
    80
    An album that's rarely short of lovely. [Dec 2025, p.78]
  3. 70
    The pace of Duets Special is slow and steady, so inevitably there are moments where it drags a little, but to hear one of the great rock voices of her era in her element, sharing the music she loves with musicians she respects and complements, is a quiet, low-key joy to behold. [Nov 2025, p.80]
  4. Uncut
    Oct 30, 2025
    70
    Chrissie Hynde's worldly ache elevates any lyric, here drawing worthy partners for a set of duets. Spare arrangements coloured by organ and pedal steel mid-tempo, statically framing the singers. [Dec 2025, p.31]