Emotions (The Pretty Things album)

Uncut, in a review of the band's studio albums box set The Complete Studio Albums 1965-2020, said that Emotions married "hard blues with psychedelia".[1] AllMusic said that songs such as "There Will Never Be Another Day" demonstrated the band's R&B leanings,[2] while Mojo said that "the West Coast guitar on One Long Glance, the wigged-out Growing In My Mind and the knowing Tripping nodded hopefully towards the boot-boy psychedelia of the Small Faces."[3]

A compact disc reissue included 7 bonus tracks.[2] In 2023, all 13 of the band's studio albums were included in the box set The Complete Studio Albums 1965-2020.[1][3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Uncut wrote that "Emotions was evidence they were better at marrying hard blues with psychedelia than almost any of their peers other than the Who".[1]

The Pretty Things

• Phil May – vocals
• Dick Taylor – guitar
• Skip Alan – drums
• Jon Povey – vocals, keyboards
• Wally Waller – bass, guitars, vocals
• Brian Pendleton – rhythm guitar
• John Stax – bass

with:

• Johnnie Gray – alto, tenor and soprano saxophone
• J. Collier – double bass
• G. Wallace – bass trombone
• John Shinebourne, Lionel Ross, R. Kok, William de Mont – cello
• Reg Tilsley – orchestra conductor
• Marie Goossens – harp
• Keith Christie – trombone
• Albert Hall, Bert Ezzard, Greg Bowen – trumpet
• Johnny Edwards – valve trombone

Note – Brian Pendleton and John Stax were present when sessions began for the album, but it is still unknown precisely which tracks on which they played.