The Isle of View
Live album by
The Pretenders
Released16 October 1995
Recorded1 May 1995
VenueJacob Street Studios, London[1]
GenreAcoustic
Length58:05
Label
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]
NME8/10[4]
Robert Christgau(neither)[5]
Rolling Stone[6]

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 (same-sounding phrase or mondegreen) on the words I Love You.

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

Charts

Chart performance for The Isle of View
Chart (1995) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 98
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 46
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 23

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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 224.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – The Pretenders – The Isle of View" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
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