Special View
Compilation album by
The Only Ones
Released1979 (US)
Genre
Length39:28
LabelEpic
Producer
The Only Ones chronology
Even Serpents Shine
(1979)		 Special View
(1979)		 Baby's Got a Gun
(1980)

Special View is the second compilation album by English power pop band The Only Ones. Released in 1979 in the United States it consists of tracks selected by the American label Epic from the band's first two CBS (UK) albums (The Only Ones and Even Serpents Shine).

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Spin Alternative Record Guide10/10[2]
The Village VoiceA−[3]

In his "Consumer Guide" column for The Village Voice, Robert Christgau commented that Special View is "an ideal introduction" to Peter Perrett, adding that Perrett "may be major if he sticks at it."[3]

In a retrospective review for AllMusic, critic Ned Raggett wrote, "Though a compilation of albums for America rather than a proper release, Special View could almost be a greatest hits of sorts, capturing the unexpected and underrated talents of Perrett and his bandmates for a late-'70s audience well enough and still holding up in later years."[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Peter Perrett

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Another Girl, Another Planet"3:01
2."Lovers of Today"3:13
3."Peter and the Pets"3:04
4."The Beast"5:45
5."City of Fun"3:32
6."The Whole of the Law"2:17
Side two
No.TitleLength
7."Out There in the Night"3:01
8."Someone Who Cares"3:10
9."You've Got to Pay"2:45
10."Flaming Torch"2:19
11."Curtains for You"4:14
12."From Here to Eternity"3:06
Total length:39:28

Personnel

The Only Ones
Session musicians
Production
  • The Only Ones – production
  • Robert Ash – production
  • Alan Mair – production
  • Peter Perrett – production
  • Andy Lyden – assistant engineering
  • Kevin Dallimore – assistant engineering

References

  1. 1 2 Raggett, Ned. "Special View – The Only Ones". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  2. ↑ Walsh, Jim (1995). "Only Ones". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 280–81. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  3. 1 2 Christgau, Robert (29 October 1979). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 4 February 2018.


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