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When Last of the Independents was released in 1994, it had reasonable overall commercial success, being rated gold in the US.

Lead single " Night In My Veins " was a minor success in the US, a mid-chart success in the UK, and a top 10 success in Canada.

The second single was the album's centrepiece ballad " I'll Stand by You "; this track received substantial airplay, and was a top 10 success in the US and UK, and top 20 in Canada.

Hynde wrote a good portion of the album with the team of Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly.

Subsequently, the band toured in small venues around the US, sometimes including a string quartet.

Some of these arrangements are preserved on the 1995 The Isle of View live album and DVD, made at London's Jacob Street Studios.

Damon Albarn played piano on the recording, which also featured the Duke String Quartet.