title: Special View
text: # Special View
  
  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 ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | AllMusic | |
  | Spin Alternative Record Guide | 10/10 |
  | The Village Voice | A− |
  
  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."
  
  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."
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All tracks are written by Peter Perrett.
  
  ## Personnel
  
  ### The Only Ones
  
  * Peter Perrett – lead and background vocals, guitars
  * Alan Mair – bass guitars
  * John Perry – guitars
  * Mike Kellie – drums
  
  ### Session musicians
  
  * John "Rabbit" Bundrick – keyboards
  * Adam Maitland – keyboards, saxophone
  * Koulla Kakoulli – backing vocals
  
  ### Production
  
  * The Only Ones – production
  * Robert Ash – production
  * Alan Mair – production
  * Peter Perrett – production
  * Andy Lyden – assistant engineering
  * Kevin Dallimore – assistant engineering
  