The Isle of View
The Isle of View is a live acoustic album by rock band The Pretenders, released in 1995. It was recorded in May during a live, televised performance at London's Jacob Street Studios. The Duke Quartet accompanied Chrissie Hynde for much of the performance. The title is a pun (oronym) on the phrase I Love You.
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Released | 16 October 1995 | |||
Recorded | 01 May 1995 | |||
Venue | Jacob Street Studios, London[1] | |||
Genre | Acoustic | |||
Length | 58:05 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. WEA Records | |||
Producer | Stephen Street | |||
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Source | Rating |
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Entertainment Weekly | A[3] |
NME | (8/10)[4] |
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Track listing
All songs written by Chrissie Hynde, except where noted.
- "Sense of Purpose" – 3:50
- "Chill Factor" – 4:01
- "Private Life" – 4:42
- "Back on the Chain Gang" – 4:17
- "Kid" – 3:56
- "I Hurt You" – 4:29
- "Criminal" – 4:18
- "Brass in Pocket" (James Honeyman-Scott, Hynde) – 3:23
- "2000 Miles" – 3:40
- "Hymn to Her" (Meg Keene) – 3:52
- "Lovers of Today" – 5:19
- "The Phone Call" – 2:55
- "I Go to Sleep" (Ray Davies) – 2:57
- "Revolution" – 6:28
- "The Isle of View" – 0:42
Personnel
Pretenders
- Chrissie Hynde – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Adam Seymour – lead guitar, harmonium
- Andy Hobson – bass guitar
- Martin Chambers – drums, backing vocals
Additional personnel
- Damon Albarn – piano
- The Duke Quartet, whose members at the time were:
- John Metcalfe – viola
- Louisa Fuller – violin
- Richard Koster – violin
- Ivan McCready – cello
- Mark "Wiff" Smith – percussion
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References
- theStudioTour.com – Jacob Street Studios
- AllMusic Review
- "Isle of view". ew.com. 27 October 1995.
- "Pretenders - Isle of View CD Album". www.cduniverse.com.
- "Robert Christgau: CG: pretenders". www.robertchristgau.com.
- "Pretenders: The Isle Of View : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". archive.org. 6 November 2007. Archived from the original on 6 November 2007.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
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