Balboa Island (album)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Record Collector	[3]

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".[1][2]

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

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"