Balboa Island (album)

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

Balboa Island
Studio album by Pretty Things
Released	May 2007
Recorded	2005–2006
Studio	Côte Basque Studios
Genre	Rock and roll, blues
Length	57:53
Label	Zoho Roots
Producer	Mark St. John
Pretty Things chronology
... Rage Before Beauty (1999) Balboa Island (2007) The Pretty Things/Philippe DeBarge (2009)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Record Collector

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

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"