''Balboa Island'' is the eleventh studio album by the English rock band

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, released on Zoho Roots in 2007.

Reception

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'' were generally favorable, criticism was made of the length of "(Blues for) Robert Johnson" and the band's cover of

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Track listing

# "The Beat Goes On" ( Phil May, Frank Holland, Mark St. John) – 4:14 # "Livin' in My Skin" (May, Holland) – 3:56 # "Buried Alive" (May, Holland) – 3:36 # "(Blues for)

Robert Johnson Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911August 16, 1938) was an American blues musician and songwriter. His landmark recordings in 1936 and 1937 display a combination of singing, guitar skills, and songwriting talent that has influenced later generati ...

" (May, Holland) – 8:00 # "Mimi" (

Dick Taylor Richard Clifford Taylor (born 28 January 1943) is an English musician, best known as the guitarist and founding member of the Pretty Things. Taylor was an early bassist for the Rolling Stones, but left the band to resume his studies at Sidcu ...

) – 2:35 # "Pretty Beat" (May, Taylor, Holland, St. John) – 2:52 # "

" (

) – 6:30 # "In the Beginning" (May, Holland) – 4:42 # "Feel Like Goin' Home" (

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; arranged by the Pretty Things) – 2:39 # "Freedom Song" (Traditional; arranged by the Pretty Things) – 4:46 # "Dearly Beloved" (May, Jon Povey) – 5:00 # "All Light Up" (May, Holland, St. John) – 4:30 # "Balboa Island" (Holland) – 4:42

Personnel

Pretty Things * Phil May – vocals *

– lead guitars *Frank Holland – guitars, vocals *

Wally Waller Alan "Wally" Waller or Wally Allen (born 9 April 1944) is an English bassist and producer. He was a member of Pretty Things on their most famous records, ''S.F. Sorrow'' and ''Parachute''. Biography Wally Waller was born Alan Edward Waller in Bar ...

– 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"

References

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