When The World Falls Down is the first album from British

United Kingdom

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 progressive rock

Progressive rock

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 band Balance of Power

Balance of Power (band)

Balance of Power are a British melodic progressive metal group, formed in 1995.-History:Balance of Power was formed in 1995 by keyboardist Ivan Gunn, along with a group of musicians from the London rock scene. One of their first line-ups featured drummer Lionel Hicks, bassist Chris Dale, vocalist...

. It was released in 1997 and is the only album of the band to feature Tony Ritchie as lead vocalist.

Production and recording

The album was produced by band members Lionel Hicks and Paul Curtis. It was recorded at POD Studios in London, England. In 1997, it was released in Japan on Pony Canyon Records. Later, it was released in Europe

Europe

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 on Point Music.

The album cover, designed by Crusoe, features the Lincoln Memorial

Lincoln Memorial

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 with the Balance of Power logo on the base.

Track listing

1. "96.11.28;1400"
2. "Against the Odds"
3. "Overnight Sensation"
4. "Can't Close the Book"
5. "Hide Your Heart"
6. "Balance of Power"
7. "Don't Wait Until Tomorrow"
8. "Something For Your Head"
9. "When Love Is On Your Side"
10. "The Real Thing (Carry On Dreaming)"
11. "Summer's Over"*

Band members

• Tony Ritchie - lead vocals
• Paul Curtis
  Paul Curtis (musician)
  Paul Michael Curtis is an English singer, songwriter, record producer from London, who holds the record for the most number of songs to make the finals of the A Song for Europe contest, the BBC's annual competition to choose the UK entry to the Eurovision Song Contest, competing with 22 separate...
  
   - guitar
• Bill Yates - guitar
• Ivan Gunn - keyboards
• Chris Dale - bass
• Lionel Hicks
  Lionel Hicks
  Lionel Hicks began his career aged 15 as a drummer for such bands as UFO, Kid Wicked, Balance of Power and Gene Loves Jezebel.After two decades of drumming, Hicks moved into music production, and his credits include United States of Mind , Gypsy: A Musical Fable, Teaser, Lady Luck, Kid Wicked, all...
  
   - drums

Production and recording

• Lionel Hicks - producer, engineer
• Paul Curtis - producer, engineer
• Michael Schaub - producer, engineer (*)
• Crusoe - art design

External links

• When the World Falls Down on Balance of Power's official website
• When the World Falls Down on Amazon
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• When the World Falls Down on AllMusic