The Pretenders - The Isle of View

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Album Details

Title: The Isle of View
Artist: The Pretenders
Release Date: 10/24/1995
Re-Released On: 10/28/2008
Label: Warner Bros., Warner Music France, Warner Bros. Records, Flashback Records
Duration: 58:05
Album Type(s): live
UPCs: 081227988708, 093624608523, 081227655365, 093624608547, 706301205921
Genre: Rock
Styles: Rock & Roll, Hard Rock, New Wave, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Punk/New Wave, Album Rock
Moods: Confident, Poignant, Reflective, Sophisticated, Stylish, Brash, Brooding, Literate, Melancholy, Sensual, Sexy, Theatrical, Aggressive, Confrontational, Earnest, Earthy, Intimate, Playful, Sexual, Bittersweet, Bravado, Energetic, Raucous
Total Copies: 14
Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

Track Listings

Sense of Purpose
Chill Factor
Private Life
Back on the Chain Gang
Kid
I Hurt You
Criminal
Brass in Pocket
2000 Miles
Hymn to Her
Lovers of Today
The Phone Call
I Go to Sleep
Revolution
[Untitled]

Additional Releases

Year	Type	Label	Catalog #
2008	CD	Flashback Records	46085
2004	CD	Warner Music France
1995	CD	Warner Bros.	0630120592
1995	CD	Warner Bros. Records	46085

Other Editions

The Isle of View [Sight and Sound]

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Album Review

Essentially, Isle of View is The Pretenders' "unplugged" album. Chrissie Hynde runs through 15 of the group's songs, from hits like "Back on the Chain Gang" to more obscure numbers like "Lovers of Today." Occasionally, she is backed by a string quartet, including on a drastically rearranged (and poorly conceived) "Kid," but the the strings aren't as effective or startling as the piano of Blur's Damon Albarn on "I Go to Sleep." Even though it features a number of reinterpretations of some of The Pretenders' greatest songs, Isle of View is one of the group's lesser efforts, simply because none of the new versions surpass the originals. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Credits

Name	Credits
Adam Seymour	Guitar, Harmonium, Vocals
Andy Hobson	Guitar (Bass)
Chrissie Hynde	Vocals, Guitar
Damon Albarn	Piano
Duke Quartet	Strings
Eugene Adebari	Photography
Ivan McCready	Cello
John Metcalfe	Viola
Louise Fuller	Violin
Martin Chambers	Vocals, Drums
Richard Koster	Violin
Stephen Street	Producer