Balboa Island (album)

Balboa Island is the eleventh studio album by the English rock band Pretty Things, released on Zoho Roots in 2007.[3]

Balboa Island
Studio album by
Pretty Things
ReleasedMay 2007
Recorded2005-2006
StudioCôte Basque Studios
GenreRock and roll, blues
Length57:53
LabelZoho Roots
ProducerMark St. John
Pretty Things chronology
... Rage Before Beauty
(1999)		 Balboa Island
(2007)		 The Pretty Things/Philippe DeBarge
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Record Collector[2]

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
  • 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"

References
  1. "Balboa Island - The Pretty Things | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  2. "Balboa Island - Record Collector Magazine". recordcollectormag.com. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  3. Sheppard, Doug (September 26, 2007). "The Pretty Things: Balboa Island". PopMatters.
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