The Isle of View

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.

For the book in the Xanth series, see Isle of View.

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]

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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