Balboa Island is the eleventh studio album by the English rock band Pretty Things, released on Zoho Roots in 2007.
Reception
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".
Track listing "The Beat Goes On" (Phil May, Frank Holland, Mark St. John) – 4:14 "Livin' in My Skin" (May, Holland) – 3:56 "Buried Alive" (May, Holland) – 3:36 "(Blues for) Robert Johnson" (May, Holland) – 8:00 "Mimi" (Dick Taylor) – 2:35 "Pretty Beat" (May, Taylor, Holland, St. John) – 2:52 "The Ballad of Hollis Brown" (Bob Dylan) – 6:30 "In the Beginning" (May, Holland) – 4:42 "Feel Like Goin' Home" (Muddy Waters; arranged by the Pretty Things) – 2:39 "Freedom Song" (Traditional; arranged by the Pretty Things) – 4:46 "Dearly Beloved" (May, Jon Povey) – 5:00 "All Light Up" (May, Holland, St. John) – 4:30 "Balboa Island" (Holland) – 4:42
Personnel Pretty Things Phil May – vocals Dick Taylor – lead guitars Frank Holland – guitars, vocals Wally Waller – bass, guitars, vocals Jon Povey – keyboards, vocals Skip Alan – drums, percussion Studio musicians Mark St. John – ancient Trixon drums, vocals Scarlett Wrench – additional vocals James Cheetham – piano, organ on "(Blues for) Robert Johnson" Rupert Cobb – trumpet Duncan Taylor-Jones – extra vocals on "Dearly Beloved"
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