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.

For the book in the Xanth series, see Isle of View.
The Isle of View
Live album by
The Pretenders
Released16 October 1995
Recorded01 May 1995
VenueJacob Street Studios, London[1]
GenreAcoustic
Length58:05
LabelWarner Bros.
WEA Records
ProducerStephen Street
The Pretenders chronology
Last of the Independents
(1994)		 The Isle of View
(1995)		 ¡Viva el Amor!
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA[3]
NME(8/10)[4]
Robert Christgau[5]
Rolling Stone[6]

Track listing

All songs written by Chrissie Hynde, except where noted.

  1. "Sense of Purpose" – 3:50
  2. "Chill Factor" – 4:01
  3. "Private Life" – 4:42
  4. "Back on the Chain Gang" – 4:17
  5. "Kid" – 3:56
  6. "I Hurt You" – 4:29
  7. "Criminal" – 4:18
  8. "Brass in Pocket" (James Honeyman-Scott, Hynde) – 3:23
  9. "2000 Miles" – 3:40
  10. "Hymn to Her" (Meg Keene) – 3:52
  11. "Lovers of Today" – 5:19
  12. "The Phone Call" – 2:55
  13. "I Go to Sleep" (Ray Davies) – 2:57
  14. "Revolution" – 6:28
  15. "The Isle of View" – 0:42

Personnel

Pretenders

Additional personnel

References
  1. theStudioTour.com – Jacob Street Studios
  2. AllMusic Review
  3. "Isle of view". ew.com. 27 October 1995.
  4. "Pretenders - Isle of View CD Album". www.cduniverse.com.
  5. "Robert Christgau: CG: pretenders". www.robertchristgau.com.
  6. "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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