Category: RUSS BALLARD

RUSS BALLARD

RUSS BALLARD – It’s Good To Be Here (2020) HQ

Hit maker. Creator of many parts of the soundtrack of our lives. Yes, veteran British singer/songwriter RUSS BALLARD is back with a new album titled “It’s Good To Be Here” – his tenth – and it showcases not only his uncanny way with melody and lyrics, but also his more thoughtful side. Additionally, he performs some of the hits written for other artists such as ‘New York Groove’, ‘Since You Been Gone’ or ‘You Can Do Magic’
If you’ve done any world travelling, out of desire or necessity, you’ll have noticed that there’s always some radio station playing a song written by Russ Ballard. The Rock cognoscenti will recognise Kiss / Ace Frehley’s globe straddling hits ‘God Gave Rock’n’Roll To You’ and ‘New York Groove’; Rainbow’s monster classics ‘Since You Been Gone’ and ‘I Surrender’, all as coming from the prolific pen of Ballard…

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RUSS BALLARD – Book Of Love (the comeback album)

More RUSS BALLARD material as requested, here with “Book Of Love”, his ‘comeback album’ after many years not releasing a full length record.These songs were recorded during the past decade, all having the hallmarks that made Ballard’s tunes so unique, yet of course, updated in terms of production and adding some modernity to the sonic shape. The euphoria surrounding Russ’...

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RUSS BALLARD – The Fire Still Burns [Air Mail Archive Japan miniLP remastered +3] Out Of Print

Alongside his self-titled 1984 album, this RUSS BALLARD following album “The Fire Still Burns“ was also requested here in its collectible Japanese Air Mail Archive mini-LP edition, the only remastered version released, including bonus tracks, now out of print.
Originally released in 1985, “The Fire Still Burns” has the same vibe and atmosphere of the previous album: pure Eighties melodic radio-rock.
The man behind the hit songs for other artists, namely Rainbow (‘Since You Been Gone’, ‘I Surrender’), Kiss (‘God Gave Rock and Roll to You’), Ace Frehley (New York Groove), America (‘You Can Do Magic’), Frehley’s Comet (‘In the Night’, included here), Peter Criss, Bad English, and many more, delivers here in “The Fire Still Burns” another great collection of timeless tunes…

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RUSS BALLARD – Russ Ballard ’84 [Air Mail Archive Japan miniLP remastered +4] *0dayrox Exclusive*

This wonderful album was requested by one of you; RUSS BALLARD self titled “Russ Ballard ’84“ in its Japanese Air Mail Archive mini-LP edition, the only remastered version released, including bonus tracks, now out of print.
Not to be confused with his first solo album also titled ‘Russ Ballard’ (1975), this is the record he did for EMI America in 1984, also known as ‘Voices’ because includes that stupendous song, still a FM radio staple today.
Literally, any track on this album is a potential ’80s radio-hit with a ‘soundtrack feel’ as well. The AOR pulse of midtempo ‘I Can’t Hear You No More’ is simply infectious, the chorus instantly keeps in your head after first listen. The lyrics of ‘Two Silhouettes’ made many people identify themselves with the story, while the pumping ‘A Woman Like You’ is something that Loverboy / Aldo Nova could’ve recorded in 1984.
Oh, and there’s ‘Voices’, what a gem…