| Balboa Island | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 2007 [1] | |||
| Recorded | 2005–2006 | |||
| Studio | Côte Basque Studios | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll, blues | |||
| Length | 57:53 | |||
| Label | Zoho Roots | |||
| Producer | Mark St. John | |||
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Balboa Island is the eleventh studio album by the English rock band Pretty Things, released on Zoho Roots in 2007. [2]
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| Record Collector | [3] |
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]
Pretty Things
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