Balboa Island (album)

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Balboa Island
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Studio album by
Pretty Things
ReleasedMay 2007 [1]
Recorded2005–2006
StudioCôte Basque Studios
Genre Rock and roll, blues
Length57:53
Label Zoho Roots
Producer Mark St. John
Pretty Things chronology
... Rage Before Beauty
(1999)		Balboa Island
(2007)		 The Pretty Things/Philippe DeBarge
(2009)

Balboa Island is the eleventh studio album by the English rock band Pretty Things, released on Zoho Roots in 2007. [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Although reviews from AllMusic and PopMatters were generally favorable, criticism was made of the length of "(Blues for) Robert Johnson" and the band's cover of Bob Dylan's "The Ballad of Hollis Brown". [2] [1]

Track listing

  1. "The Beat Goes On" (Phil May, Frank Holland, Mark St. John) – 4:14
  2. "Livin' in My Skin" (May, Holland) – 3:56
  3. "Buried Alive" (May, Holland) – 3:36
  4. "(Blues for) Robert Johnson" (May, Holland) – 8:00
  5. "Mimi" (Dick Taylor) – 2:35
  6. "Pretty Beat" (May, Taylor, Holland, St. John) – 2:52
  7. "The Ballad of Hollis Brown" (Bob Dylan) – 6:30
  8. "In the Beginning" (May, Holland) – 4:42
  9. "Feel Like Goin' Home" (Muddy Waters; arranged by the Pretty Things) – 2:39
  10. "Freedom Song" (Traditional; arranged by the Pretty Things) – 4:46
  11. "Dearly Beloved" (May, Jon Povey) – 5:00
  12. "All Light Up" (May, Holland, St. John) – 4:30
  13. "Balboa Island" (Holland) – 4:42

Personnel

Pretty Things

Studio musicians

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Balboa Island – The Pretty Things | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  2. 1 2 Sheppard, Doug (26 September 2007). "The Pretty Things: Balboa Island". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Balboa Island – Record Collector Magazine". recordcollectormag.com. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
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