David Ball (album)
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David Ball is the self-titled debut album from American country music
artist David Ball. He recorded the album in 1989 for RCA Records
. Three singles from it charted between 1988 and 1989: "Steppin' Out", "You Go, You're Gone" and "Gift of Love", which respectively reached #46, #55 and #64 on the Billboard
country charts. Despite these three singles, however, the album was not released by RCA until late 1994, by which point Ball had been signed to Warner Bros. Records
for the release of his breakthrough album Thinkin' Problem
.
The track "I Was Born with a Broken Heart" was previously a #75 single in 1989 for Josh Logan
from his album Somebody Paints the Wall, and would later be a #38 single for Aaron Tippin
from his 1992 album Read Between the Lines. In addition, Ball re-recorded "Texas Echo" for his 2001 album Amigo.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist David Ball. He recorded the album in 1989 for RCA Records
RCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
. Three singles from it charted between 1988 and 1989: "Steppin' Out", "You Go, You're Gone" and "Gift of Love", which respectively reached #46, #55 and #64 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
country charts. Despite these three singles, however, the album was not released by RCA until late 1994, by which point Ball had been signed to Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
for the release of his breakthrough album Thinkin' Problem
Thinkin' Problem
Thinkin' Problem is the title of an album by American country music artist David Ball. It was released in 1994 on Warner Bros. Records Nashville...
.
The track "I Was Born with a Broken Heart" was previously a #75 single in 1989 for Josh Logan
Josh Logan (country singer)
Josh Logan is an American country music artist. He has recorded three albums, including one for the Curb Records label in 1988...
from his album Somebody Paints the Wall, and would later be a #38 single for Aaron Tippin
Aaron Tippin
Aaron Dupree Tippin is an American country music artist and record producer. Initially a songwriter for Acuff-Rose Music, he gained a recording contract with RCA Records in 1990...
from his 1992 album Read Between the Lines. In addition, Ball re-recorded "Texas Echo" for his 2001 album Amigo.
Track listing
- "Gift of Love" (David Ball, Frank Dycus) – 3:23
- "If She Were Mine" (Buddy CannonBuddy CannonBuddy Cannon is an American country music songwriter and record producer. Active since the late 1970s, he is known primarily for his work as Kenny Chesney's record producer, for which he won the Academy of Country Music's Producer of the Year award in 2006.Along with Bill Anderson and Jamey...
, Pamela Brown Hayes) – 3:48 - "Message in a Bottle" (Ball, Walter Hyall) – 4:00
- "All Over Me" (Tracy Parker, Jimmy Wooten) – 3:28
- "Listen to My Heart" (Ball, Allen ShamblinAllen ShamblinAllen Shamblin is a country music songwriter who was born in Tennessee, and was brought up in Texas.After graduating from Sam Houston State University he worked in Austin as a real estate appraiser. In 1987, he quit his job and moved to Nashville to pursue a career as a song writer. He supported...
) – 3:01 - "No More Tears" (Buddy Blackman, Vip Vipperman, Ted Hewitt) – 3:17
- "Texas Echo" (Ball) – 3:13
- "Waitin' for Somebody New" (Don SchlitzDon SchlitzDonald Alan "Don" Schlitz, Jr. is a country music songwriter. For his songwriting efforts, Schlitz has earned two Grammys, as well as four ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year awards...
, Roger Brown) – 3:05 - "We're Steppin' Out Tonight" (Billy Wallace) – 2:40
- "I Was Born with a Broken Heart" (Jim McBride, Aaron TippinAaron TippinAaron Dupree Tippin is an American country music artist and record producer. Initially a songwriter for Acuff-Rose Music, he gained a recording contract with RCA Records in 1990...
) – 3:05 - "Smokin' Cigarettes and Drinkin' Coffee Blues" (Marty RobbinsMarty RobbinsMartin David Robinson , known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist...
) – 3:03