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) on the words I Love You.

The Isle of View
Live album by The Pretenders
Released	16 October 1995
Recorded	01 May 1995
Venue	Jacob Street Studios, London[1]
Genre	Acoustic
Length	58:05
Label	Warner Bros. WEA Records
Producer	Stephen Street
The Pretenders chronology
Last of the Independents (1994) The Isle of View (1995) ¡Viva el Amor! (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	A[3]
NME	(8/10)[4]
Robert Christgau	[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

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA Charts)[7]	98

Personnel

Pretenders

• Chrissie Hynde – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Adam Seymour – lead guitar, harmonium, backing vocals
• Andy Hobson – bass guitar
• Martin Chambers – drums, backing vocals

Additional personnel

• Damon Albarn – piano
• The Duke Quartet, whose members at the time were:
  • John Metcalfe – viola
  • Louisa Fuller – violin
  • Richard Koster – violin
  • Ivan McCready – cello
• Mark "Wiff" Smith – percussion

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.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
7. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.