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class="mw-file-description" title="Ballard performing in 2024"><img alt="Ballard performing in 2024" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Russ_Ballard_-_2024101210855_2024-04-10_Rock_Meets_Classic_-_Sven_-_1D_X_MK_II_-_1304_-_B70I7174.jpg/300px-Russ_Ballard_-_2024101210855_2024-04-10_Rock_Meets_Classic_-_Sven_-_1D_X_MK_II_-_1304_-_B70I7174.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Russ_Ballard_-_2024101210855_2024-04-10_Rock_Meets_Classic_-_Sven_-_1D_X_MK_II_-_1304_-_B70I7174.jpg/450px-Russ_Ballard_-_2024101210855_2024-04-10_Rock_Meets_Classic_-_Sven_-_1D_X_MK_II_-_1304_-_B70I7174.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Russ_Ballard_-_2024101210855_2024-04-10_Rock_Meets_Classic_-_Sven_-_1D_X_MK_II_-_1304_-_B70I7174.jpg/600px-Russ_Ballard_-_2024101210855_2024-04-10_Rock_Meets_Classic_-_Sven_-_1D_X_MK_II_-_1304_-_B70I7174.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5472" data-file-height="3648" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Ballard performing in 2024</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de">Background information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Birth name</span></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Russell Glyn Ballard</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1945-10-31</span>) </span>31 October 1945<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 79)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Waltham_Cross" title="Waltham Cross">Waltham Cross</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hertfordshire" title="Hertfordshire">Hertfordshire</a>, England</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist 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dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist 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class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/EMI_America" class="mw-redirect" title="EMI America">EMI</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://russballardmusic.com">russballardmusic<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div> <p><b>Russell Glyn Ballard</b> (born 31 October 1945) is an English rock singer, guitarist, songwriter and producer. Originally rising to prominence as the lead singer and guitarist of the band <a href="/wiki/Argent_(band)" title="Argent (band)">Argent</a>, Ballard became a prolific songwriter and producer by the late 1970s. His compositions "<a href="/wiki/New_York_Groove" title="New York Groove">New York Groove</a>", "<a href="/wiki/You_Can_Do_Magic_(song)" title="You Can Do Magic (song)">You Can Do Magic</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Since_You_Been_Gone" title="Since You Been Gone">Since You Been Gone</a>", "<a href="/wiki/I_Surrender_(Rainbow_song)" title="I Surrender (Rainbow song)">I Surrender</a>", <a href="/wiki/Liar_(Russ_Ballard_song)" title="Liar (Russ Ballard song)">"Liar"</a>, "<a href="/wiki/Winning_(Russ_Ballard_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Winning (Russ Ballard song)">Winning</a>", "<a href="/wiki/I_Know_There%27s_Something_Going_On" title="I Know There's Something Going On">I Know There's Something Going On</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Can%27t_Shake_Loose" title="Can't Shake Loose">Can't Shake Loose</a>", "<a href="/wiki/So_You_Win_Again" title="So You Win Again">So You Win Again</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/God_Gave_Rock_and_Roll_to_You" title="God Gave Rock and Roll to You">God Gave Rock and Roll to You</a>" became hits for other artists during the 1970s and 1980s. He also scored several minor hits under his own name in the early and mid-1980s. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russ_Ballard&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ballard was born in <a href="/wiki/Waltham_Cross" title="Waltham Cross">Waltham Cross</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hertfordshire" title="Hertfordshire">Hertfordshire</a>, England.<sup id="cite_ref-amg_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-amg-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russ_Ballard&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ballard was initially a guitarist, joining Buster Meikle & The Day Breakers in 1961 together with his older brother Roy and their friend the drummer <a href="/wiki/Bob_Henrit" title="Bob Henrit">Bob Henrit</a>. After a stint with <a href="/wiki/The_Roulettes" title="The Roulettes">The Roulettes</a>, backing <a href="/wiki/Adam_Faith" title="Adam Faith">Adam Faith</a>, he then went on to join <a href="/wiki/Unit_4_%2B_2" title="Unit 4 + 2">Unit 4 + 2</a> in 1967, before becoming the lead singer and guitarist of <a href="/wiki/Argent_(band)" title="Argent (band)">Argent</a> (along with Henrit, who joined as drummer), writing their <a href="/wiki/Hit_record" class="mw-redirect" title="Hit record">hit</a> "<a href="/wiki/God_Gave_Rock_and_Roll_to_You" title="God Gave Rock and Roll to You">God Gave Rock and Roll to You</a>",<sup id="cite_ref-amg_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-amg-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which would later be <a href="/wiki/Cover_version" title="Cover version">covered</a> by both <a href="/wiki/Petra_(band)" title="Petra (band)">Petra</a> and <a href="/wiki/KISS_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="KISS (band)">KISS</a>. Ballard is most well known as the vocalist on Argent's smash <a href="/wiki/Hold_Your_Head_Up_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hold Your Head Up (song)">"Hold Your Head Up"</a>. In 1972, Ballard performed on <a href="/wiki/Colin_Blunstone" title="Colin Blunstone">Colin Blunstone</a>'s album <i><a href="/wiki/Ennismore" title="Ennismore">Ennismore</a></i>, which was produced by <a href="/wiki/Chris_White_(musician)" title="Chris White (musician)">Chris White</a>. Ballard also wrote the hit single "I Don't Believe in Miracles", which featured on that album. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Songwriting">Songwriting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russ_Ballard&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Songwriting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ballard left Argent in 1974 and pursued a solo and songwriting career. He wrote such hits as <a href="/wiki/Three_Dog_Night" title="Three Dog Night">Three Dog Night</a>'s "Liar"<sup id="cite_ref-amg_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-amg-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (originally recorded by Argent), <a href="/wiki/Hot_Chocolate_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hot Chocolate (band)">Hot Chocolate</a>'s 1977 <a href="/wiki/List_of_number-one_singles_from_the_1970s_(UK)" class="mw-redirect" title="List of number-one singles from the 1970s (UK)">UK chart topper</a> "<a href="/wiki/So_You_Win_Again" title="So You Win Again">So You Win Again</a>",<sup id="cite_ref-amg_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-amg-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-500_Number_One_Hits_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-500_Number_One_Hits-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Rainbow_(English_band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rainbow (English band)">Rainbow</a>'s 1979 hit "<a href="/wiki/Since_You_Been_Gone" title="Since You Been Gone">Since You Been Gone</a>". <a href="/wiki/Head_East" title="Head East">Head East</a> had also recorded the song in 1978 for its self-titled album, and before that it was included in Ballard's 1976 solo album <i>Winning</i>. Ballard also wrote Rainbow's 1981 song "<a href="/wiki/I_Surrender_(Rainbow_song)" title="I Surrender (Rainbow song)">I Surrender</a>", which charted at number 3 in the UK. </p><p>Ballard also wrote and performed on <a href="/wiki/Roger_Daltrey" title="Roger Daltrey">Roger Daltrey</a>'s first two solo albums, <i><a href="/wiki/Daltrey_(album)" title="Daltrey (album)">Daltrey</a></i> (1973) and <i><a href="/wiki/Ride_a_Rock_Horse" title="Ride a Rock Horse">Ride a Rock Horse</a></i> (1975). Daltrey recorded some other Russ Ballard originals for his <i><a href="/wiki/McVicar_(Roger_Daltrey_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="McVicar (Roger Daltrey album)">McVicar</a></i> soundtrack, and his albums <i><a href="/wiki/Under_a_Raging_Moon_(album)" title="Under a Raging Moon (album)">Under a Raging Moon</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Can%27t_Wait_to_See_the_Movie" title="Can't Wait to See the Movie">Can't Wait to See the Movie</a></i>. Ballard undertook a tour with Roger Daltrey in 1985, playing guitar and singing one of his own songs. </p><p>British pop band <a href="/wiki/Hello_(band)" title="Hello (band)">Hello</a> <a href="/wiki/Sound_recording_and_reproduction" title="Sound recording and reproduction">recorded</a> Ballard's "<a href="/wiki/New_York_Groove" title="New York Groove">New York Groove</a>" in 1975, reaching No. 7 in Germany and No. 9 in the UK.<sup id="cite_ref-British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "New York Groove" would also be recorded three years later by <a href="/wiki/Ace_Frehley" title="Ace Frehley">Ace Frehley</a>, who turned the tune into a <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">stateside</a> hit. </p><p>Ballard also wrote the No. 17, 1981 hit for <a href="/wiki/Santana_(band)" title="Santana (band)">Santana</a>, called "<a href="/wiki/Winning_(Russ_Ballard_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Winning (Russ Ballard song)">Winning</a>", which appeared on their album entitled <i><a href="/wiki/Zebop!" title="Zebop!">Zebop!</a></i> and had previously been released by Ballard himself on his second solo album. To promote the <i>Winning</i> album he toured Europe and the US in October and November 1976, working with the John Stanley Media Management Company and a four-piece band, performing at large theatre venues in Europe and medium-sized clubs such as <a href="/wiki/The_Bottom_Line_(venue)" title="The Bottom Line (venue)">The Bottom Line</a> in New York and the <a href="/wiki/Whisky_a_Go_Go" title="Whisky a Go Go">Whisky a Go Go</a> in Los Angeles. </p><p>Ballard wrote and produced "<a href="/wiki/You_Can_Do_Magic_(song)" title="You Can Do Magic (song)">You Can Do Magic</a>" for the group <a href="/wiki/America_(band)" title="America (band)">America</a> on its 1982 album <i><a href="/wiki/View_from_the_Ground" title="View from the Ground">View from the Ground</a></i>. The single climbed to No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 1982, and helped resurrect the band's career. The following year, America brought in Ballard to produce their follow-up album, <i><a href="/wiki/Your_Move_(America_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Your Move (America album)">Your Move</a></i>. One of its tracks, "<a href="/wiki/The_Border_(America_song)" title="The Border (America song)">The Border</a>", which was co-written by Ballard with <a href="/wiki/Dewey_Bunnell" title="Dewey Bunnell">Dewey Bunnell</a>, reached No. 33 on the Billboard Hot 100. </p><p>Ballard wrote <a href="/wiki/ABBA" title="ABBA">ABBA</a> singer <a href="/wiki/Anni-Frid_Lyngstad" title="Anni-Frid Lyngstad">Anni-Frid Lyngstad</a>'s 1982 solo hit: "<a href="/wiki/I_Know_There%27s_Something_Going_On" title="I Know There's Something Going On">I Know There's Something Going On</a>" (which was produced by <a href="/wiki/Phil_Collins" title="Phil Collins">Phil Collins</a>, and also featured Collins on drums). The track reached No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. He also penned "<a href="/wiki/Can%27t_Shake_Loose" title="Can't Shake Loose">Can't Shake Loose</a>" for fellow ABBA former member <a href="/wiki/Agnetha_F%C3%A4ltskog" title="Agnetha Fältskog">Agnetha Fältskog</a>, which peaked at No. 29 in the same listings. </p><p>Ballard wrote "<a href="/wiki/No_More_the_Fool" title="No More the Fool">No More the Fool</a>" recorded by Elkie Brooks, aka British Queen of Blues. It reached number five in the UK charts in 1987.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Returning to a harder rock vein, Ballard wrote "I Did It For Love," which became the last <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">Billboard Hot 100</a> hit for <a href="/wiki/Night_Ranger" title="Night Ranger">Night Ranger</a>, appearing on their 1988 <i><a href="/wiki/Man_in_Motion_(Night_Ranger_album)" title="Man in Motion (Night Ranger album)">Man in Motion</a></i> album. In 1991 the song he co-wrote with <a href="/wiki/John_Waite" title="John Waite">John Waite</a> and Jonathan Cain, "So This Is Eden", appeared on <a href="/wiki/Bad_English" title="Bad English">Bad English</a>'s album, <i><a href="/wiki/Backlash_(Bad_English_album)" title="Backlash (Bad English album)">Backlash</a></i>. </p><p>Ballard has also written and produced for <a href="/wiki/Elkie_Brooks" title="Elkie Brooks">Elkie Brooks</a>, and in 2005 acting as a <a href="/wiki/Talent_scout" class="mw-redirect" title="Talent scout">talent scout</a>, he "discovered" <a href="/wiki/Lauren_Harris" title="Lauren Harris">Lauren Harris</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-PureGrainAudio_10_November_20082_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PureGrainAudio_10_November_20082-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Live_Metal_1_August_20082_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Live_Metal_1_August_20082-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Solo_recordings">Solo recordings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russ_Ballard&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Solo recordings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ritchie_Blackmore%27s_Rainbow_headlining_the_Stone_Free_2017_Festival_at_the_O2_(34537902594).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Ritchie_Blackmore%27s_Rainbow_headlining_the_Stone_Free_2017_Festival_at_the_O2_%2834537902594%29.jpg/190px-Ritchie_Blackmore%27s_Rainbow_headlining_the_Stone_Free_2017_Festival_at_the_O2_%2834537902594%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="190" height="261" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Ritchie_Blackmore%27s_Rainbow_headlining_the_Stone_Free_2017_Festival_at_the_O2_%2834537902594%29.jpg/285px-Ritchie_Blackmore%27s_Rainbow_headlining_the_Stone_Free_2017_Festival_at_the_O2_%2834537902594%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Ritchie_Blackmore%27s_Rainbow_headlining_the_Stone_Free_2017_Festival_at_the_O2_%2834537902594%29.jpg/380px-Ritchie_Blackmore%27s_Rainbow_headlining_the_Stone_Free_2017_Festival_at_the_O2_%2834537902594%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2721" data-file-height="3736" /></a><figcaption>Ballard performing in 2017</figcaption></figure> <p>As a solo artist, Ballard charted once on the US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a> <a href="/wiki/Record_chart" title="Record chart">chart</a>, when "On the Rebound" reached No. 58 in 1980.<sup id="cite_ref-amg_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-amg-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The song was featured on his solo album for Epic, entitled <i>Barnet Dogs</i>, which reached number 187 on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">Billboard 200</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> English rock band <a href="/wiki/Uriah_Heep_(band)" title="Uriah Heep (band)">Uriah Heep</a> covered "On the Rebound" in 1982 on their album <i><a href="/wiki/Abominog" title="Abominog">Abominog</a></i>. </p><p>Another notable solo hit, "Voices" – from his second self-titled album (1984) – was featured in the <i><a href="/wiki/Miami_Vice" title="Miami Vice">Miami Vice</a></i> episode "<a href="/wiki/Calderone%27s_Demise_(Miami_Vice)" class="mw-redirect" title="Calderone's Demise (Miami Vice)">Calderone's Return: Part 2 – Calderone's Demise</a>", which aired on 26 October 1984. The song was a brief hit on rock <a href="/wiki/Radio_broadcasting" title="Radio broadcasting">radio stations</a>, peaking at No. 15 on the <a href="/wiki/Hot_Mainstream_Rock_Tracks" class="mw-redirect" title="Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks">Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks</a> chart. However, "Voices" stalled below the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 110. Another song from the same album, "In the Night" was featured in the episode "<a href="/wiki/Calderone%27s_Return_Pt._1_(Miami_Vice)" class="mw-redirect" title="Calderone's Return Pt. 1 (Miami Vice)">Calderone's Return: Part 1 – The Hit List</a>". The show also featured "Your Time Is Gonna Come" by Ballard later in its run. </p><p>"The Fire Still Burns", the title track of his 1985 album matched the placement of the previous year's "Voices", peaking at No. 15 on the <a href="/wiki/Hot_Mainstream_Rock_Tracks" class="mw-redirect" title="Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks">Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks</a> chart.<sup id="cite_ref-amg_chart_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-amg_chart-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ballard_and_Kiss">Ballard and Kiss</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russ_Ballard&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Ballard and Kiss"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In addition to <a href="/wiki/KISS_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="KISS (band)">Kiss</a> covering "<a href="/wiki/God_Gave_Rock_and_Roll_to_You" title="God Gave Rock and Roll to You">God Gave Rock and Roll to You</a>", retitled as "<a href="/wiki/God_Gave_Rock_%27n%27_Roll_to_You_II" class="mw-redirect" title="God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II">God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II</a>":<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Kiss drummer <a href="/wiki/Peter_Criss" title="Peter Criss">Peter Criss</a> recorded Ballard's "Let Me Rock You" and "Some Kinda Hurricane" on his 1982 <i><a href="/wiki/Let_Me_Rock_You" title="Let Me Rock You">Let Me Rock You</a></i> album.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Kiss guitarist <a href="/wiki/Ace_Frehley" title="Ace Frehley">Ace Frehley</a> covered "<a href="/wiki/New_York_Groove" title="New York Groove">New York Groove</a>" on his <a href="/wiki/Ace_Frehley_(album)" title="Ace Frehley (album)">self-titled solo album</a> in 1978.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Frehley's version reached No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and has been a regular staple of Kiss live performances, during tours in which Frehley has taken part.</li> <li>During his non-Kiss years, Frehley also recorded a cover of the Ballard song "Into the Night", for his 1987 <i><a href="/wiki/Frehley%27s_Comet_(album)" title="Frehley's Comet (album)">Frehley's Comet</a></i> album.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ballard_songs_recorded_by_other_acts">Ballard songs recorded by other acts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russ_Ballard&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Ballard songs recorded by other acts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Can%27t_Shake_Loose" title="Can't Shake Loose">Can't Shake Loose</a>", recorded by <a href="/wiki/Agnetha_F%C3%A4ltskog" title="Agnetha Fältskog">Agnetha Fältskog</a>.</li> <li>"Cast The Spirit", recorded by <a href="/wiki/America_(band)" title="America (band)">America</a> (1983)</li> <li>"Can't We Talk It Over", recorded by <a href="/wiki/Leslie_McKeown" class="mw-redirect" title="Leslie McKeown">Leslie McKeown</a> (1981/1982)</li> <li>"Cuckoo" (As "Are You Cuckoo?"), recorded by <a href="/wiki/Bay_City_Rollers" title="Bay City Rollers">Bay City Rollers</a>.</li> <li>"Dancer", recorded by <a href="/wiki/Rare_Earth_(band)" title="Rare Earth (band)">Rare Earth</a> (<i>A Brand New World</i> - 2008)</li> <li>"Dream On", recorded by <a href="/wiki/King_Kobra" title="King Kobra">King Kobra</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Thrill_of_a_Lifetime_(album)" title="Thrill of a Lifetime (album)">Thrill of a Lifetime</a></i> - 1986).</li> <li>"Feels Like the Real Thing", recorded by Stormbringer (<i>Stormbringer</i> - 1983).</li> <li>"First Heartbreak", recorded by Ian Lloyd (<i>Love Stealer</i> - 1979).</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Free_Me_(Roger_Daltrey_song)" title="Free Me (Roger Daltrey song)">Free Me</a>", recorded by <a href="/wiki/Roger_Daltrey" title="Roger Daltrey">Roger Daltrey</a> (Soundtrack album of <i><a href="/wiki/McVicar_(album)" title="McVicar (album)">McVicar</a></i> – 1980).</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/God_Gave_Rock_%27n%27_Roll_to_You" class="mw-redirect" title="God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You">God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You</a>", recorded by <a href="/wiki/Argent_(band)" title="Argent (band)">Argent</a>, <a href="/wiki/Petra_(band)" title="Petra (band)">Petra</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Kiss_(band)" title="Kiss (band)">Kiss</a>.</li> <li>"Heartbreaker", recorded by <a href="/wiki/Olivia_Newton-John" title="Olivia Newton-John">Olivia Newton-John</a> (‘’Let Me Be There (Non-American Pressing)’’ - 1973).</li> <li>"Hearts of Fire", recorded by <a href="/wiki/Roger_Daltrey" title="Roger Daltrey">Roger Daltrey</a> (on his album <i><a href="/wiki/Can%27t_Wait_to_See_the_Movie" title="Can't Wait to See the Movie">Can't Wait to See the Movie</a></i>).</li> <li>"I Did It For Love", recorded by <a href="/wiki/Night_Ranger" title="Night Ranger">Night Ranger</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Man_in_Motion_(Night_Ranger_album)" title="Man in Motion (Night Ranger album)">Man In Motion</a></i> - 1988).</li> <li>"I Don't Believe in Miracles", recorded by <a href="/wiki/Colin_Blunstone" title="Colin Blunstone">Colin Blunstone</a>.</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Know_There%27s_Something_Going_On" title="I Know There's Something Going On">I Know There's Something Going On</a>", recorded by <a href="/wiki/Anni-Frid_Lyngstad" title="Anni-Frid Lyngstad">Frida</a>.</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Surrender_(Rainbow_song)" title="I Surrender (Rainbow song)">I Surrender</a>", recorded by <a href="/wiki/Head_East" title="Head East">Head East</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rainbow_(English_band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rainbow (English band)">Rainbow</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cherie_Currie" title="Cherie Currie">Cherie &</a> <a href="/wiki/Marie_Currie" title="Marie Currie">Marie Currie</a>, <a href="/wiki/At_Vance" title="At Vance">At Vance</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stratovarius" title="Stratovarius">Stratovarius</a> and <a href="/wiki/Praying_Mantis_(band)" title="Praying Mantis (band)">Praying Mantis</a>.</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Will_Be_There_(EP)" class="mw-redirect" title="I Will Be There (EP)">I Will Be There</a>", recorded by <a href="/wiki/Gogmagog_(band)" title="Gogmagog (band)">Gogmagog</a>.</li> <li>"I'm Confessing", recorded by <a href="/wiki/Alan_Longmuir" title="Alan Longmuir">Alan Longmuir</a> (Single A-side, 1977).</li> <li>"I'm the One Who Loves You", recorded by <a href="/wiki/A_II_Z" title="A II Z">A II Z</a> (Single A-side, 1981).</li> <li>"Into the Night", recorded by <a href="/wiki/Frehley%27s_Comet" title="Frehley's Comet">Frehley's Comet</a>. (<i><a href="/wiki/Frehley%27s_Comet_(album)" title="Frehley's Comet (album)">Frehley's Comet</a></i> - 1987)</li> <li>"Is Anybody There", recorded by <a href="/wiki/E._F._Band" title="E. F. Band">E. F. Band</a> (<i>Deep Cut</i> – 1982).</li> <li>"Is My Love In Vain", recorded by <a href="/wiki/Nick_Simper%27s_Fandango" class="mw-redirect" title="Nick Simper's Fandango">Nick Simper's Fandango</a> (<i>Future Times</i> - 1980).</li> <li>"Jody", recorded by <a href="/wiki/America_(band)" title="America (band)">America</a>.</li> <li>"Juliet", recorded by <a href="/wiki/Girl_(band)" title="Girl (band)">Girl</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Killing_Time_(Girl_album)" title="Killing Time (Girl album)">Killing Time</a></i> – 1997).</li> <li>"Just a Dream Away", recorded by <a href="/wiki/Roger_Daltrey" title="Roger Daltrey">Roger Daltrey</a> (Soundtrack album of <i><a href="/wiki/McVicar_(album)" title="McVicar (album)">McVicar</a></i> – 1980).</li> <li>"Just Another Day", recorded by <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_(band)" title="Phoenix (band)">Phoenix</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nick_Simper%27s_Fandango" class="mw-redirect" title="Nick Simper's Fandango">Nick Simper's Fandango</a>(<i>Slipstreaming</i> - 1979).</li> <li>"Let It Rock", recorded by <a href="/wiki/Hello_(band)" title="Hello (band)">Hello</a> (1977).</li> <li>"Let Me Rock You", recorded by <a href="/wiki/Peter_Criss" title="Peter Criss">Peter Criss</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Let_Me_Rock_You" title="Let Me Rock You">Let Me Rock You</a></i> - 1982).</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Liar_(Russ_Ballard_song)" title="Liar (Russ Ballard song)">Liar</a>", recorded by <a href="/wiki/Argent_(band)" title="Argent (band)">Argent</a>, <a href="/wiki/Three_Dog_Night" title="Three Dog Night">Three Dog Night</a>, <a href="/wiki/Graham_Bonnet" title="Graham Bonnet">Graham Bonnet</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rickey_Medlocke" title="Rickey Medlocke">Rick Medlocke</a> & <a href="/wiki/Blackfoot_(band)" title="Blackfoot (band)">Blackfoot</a>.</li> <li>"Livin' in Suspicion", recorded by the <a href="/wiki/Graham_Bonnet" title="Graham Bonnet">Graham Bonnet</a> Band (<i>Meanwhile, Back in the Garage</i> – 2018)</li> <li>"Lost City", recorded by <a href="/wiki/The_Shadows" title="The Shadows">The Shadows</a> (<i>Sound of the Shadows</i> – 1965)</li> <li>"Love Is a Game", recorded by <a href="/wiki/Girl_(band)" title="Girl (band)">Girl</a> and <a href="/wiki/E._F._Band" title="E. F. Band">E. F. Band</a>.</li> <li>"My Time Is Gonna Come", recorded by <a href="/wiki/Roger_Daltrey" title="Roger Daltrey">Roger Daltrey</a> (Soundtrack album of <i>McVicar</i> – 1980).</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/New_York_Groove" title="New York Groove">New York Groove</a>", recorded by <a href="/wiki/Hello_(band)" title="Hello (band)">Hello</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ace_Frehley" title="Ace Frehley">Ace Frehley</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Sweet" title="The Sweet">Sweet</a>.</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/No_More_the_Fool" title="No More the Fool">No More the Fool</a>", recorded by <a href="/wiki/Elkie_Brooks" title="Elkie Brooks">Elkie Brooks</a>.</li> <li>"Nowhere to Run", recorded by <a href="/wiki/Santana_(band)" title="Santana (band)">Santana</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/On_the_Rebound_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="On the Rebound (song)">On the Rebound</a>", recorded by <a href="/wiki/Uriah_Heep_(band)" title="Uriah Heep (band)">Uriah Heep</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Abominog" title="Abominog">Abominog</a></i> – 1982).</li> <li>"Panic Attack", recorded by Bert Heerink (<i>Better Yet</i> – 2009).</li> <li>"Prove It", recorded by <a href="/wiki/Rare_Earth_(band)" title="Rare Earth (band)">Rare Earth</a> (<i>A Brand New World</i> - 2008)</li> <li>"Riding with the Angels", recorded by <a href="/wiki/Samson_(band)" title="Samson (band)">Samson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Heretic_(band)" title="Heretic (band)">Heretic</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Dickinson" title="Bruce Dickinson">Bruce Dickinson</a>.</li> <li>"S.O.S.", recorded by <a href="/wiki/Graham_Bonnet" title="Graham Bonnet">Graham Bonnet</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Line-Up_(Graham_Bonnet_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Line-Up (Graham Bonnet album)">Line-Up</a></i> - 1981).</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Since_You_Been_Gone" title="Since You Been Gone">Since You Been Gone</a>", recorded by <a href="/wiki/Clout_(band)" title="Clout (band)">Clout</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cherie_Currie" title="Cherie Currie">Cherie &</a> <a href="/wiki/Marie_Currie" title="Marie Currie">Marie Currie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Head_East" title="Head East">Head East</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rainbow_(English_band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rainbow (English band)">Rainbow</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alcatrazz" title="Alcatrazz">Alcatrazz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Impellitteri" title="Impellitteri">Impellitteri</a>, <a href="/wiki/Crash_Kelly" class="mw-redirect" title="Crash Kelly">Crash Kelly</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Brian_May" title="Brian May">Brian May</a>.</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/So_You_Win_Again" title="So You Win Again">So You Win Again</a>", recorded by <a href="/wiki/Hot_Chocolate_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hot Chocolate (band)">Hot Chocolate</a> and South African band Copperfield.</li> <li>"Some Kinda Hurricane", recorded by <a href="/wiki/Peter_Criss" title="Peter Criss">Peter Criss</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Let_Me_Rock_You" title="Let Me Rock You">Let Me Rock You</a></i> - 1982).</li> <li>"Someday We'll Be Together", recorded by <a href="/wiki/The_Pointer_Sisters" title="The Pointer Sisters">The Pointer Sisters</a> (1981)</li> <li>"Star Studded Sham", recorded by <a href="/wiki/Hello_(band)" title="Hello (band)">Hello</a> (1976)</li> <li>"The Border", recorded by <a href="/wiki/America_(band)" title="America (band)">America (band)</a> (1983)</li> <li>"The Mirror Lies", recorded by Graham Bonnet (<i>My Kingdom Come</i> double single - 2015)</li> <li>"Tonight", recorded by <a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Blade" title="Tokyo Blade">Tokyo Blade</a> (<i>Tokyo Blade</i> - 1983)</li> <li>"Voices", recorded by <a href="/wiki/Karen_Kamon" title="Karen Kamon">Karen Kamon</a> (1987)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Winning_(Russ_Ballard_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Winning (Russ Ballard song)">Winning</a>", recorded by <a href="/wiki/Nona_Hendryx" title="Nona Hendryx">Nona Hendryx</a> and later <a href="/wiki/Santana_(band)" title="Santana (band)">Santana</a>.</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Can_Do_Magic_(song)" title="You Can Do Magic (song)">You Can Do Magic</a>", recorded by <a href="/wiki/America_(band)" title="America (band)">America</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Solo_discography">Solo discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russ_Ballard&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Solo discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Studio_albums">Studio albums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russ_Ballard&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Studio albums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Year </th> <th scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:225px;">Album details </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2">Peak chart positions </th> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="col" style="width:3.5em;font-size:75%"><a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a><br /> </th> <th scope="col" style="width:3.5em;font-size:75%"><a href="/wiki/Kent_Music_Report" title="Kent Music Report">AUS</a><br /><sup id="cite_ref-aus_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aus-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>1974 </td> <td align="left"><i><b>Russ Ballard</b></i> <ul><li>Released: September 1974</li> <li>Label: <a href="/wiki/Epic_Records" title="Epic Records">Epic</a></li> <li>Format: <a href="/wiki/LP_album" class="mw-redirect" title="LP album">LP</a></li></ul> </td> <td>–</td> <td>– </td> <td align="left"> <ul><li>Includes "<a href="/wiki/I_Don%27t_Believe_in_Miracles" class="mw-redirect" title="I Don't Believe in Miracles">I Don't Believe in Miracles</a>"</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>1976 </td> <td align="left"><i><b>Winning</b></i> <ul><li>Released: 1976</li> <li>Labels: <a href="/wiki/Epic_Records" title="Epic Records">Epic</a></li> <li>Format: LP, CD</li></ul> </td> <td>–</td> <td>– </td> <td align="left"> <ul><li>Includes "<a href="/wiki/Winning_(song)" title="Winning (song)">Winning</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Since_You_Been_Gone" title="Since You Been Gone">Since You Been Gone</a>", and "Just a Dream Away"</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>1978 </td> <td align="left"><i><b>At the Third Stroke</b></i> <ul><li>Released: 1978</li> <li>Label: <a href="/wiki/Epic_Records" title="Epic Records">Epic</a></li> <li>Format: <a href="/wiki/LP_album" class="mw-redirect" title="LP album">LP</a></li></ul> </td> <td>–</td> <td>– </td> <td align="left"> <ul><li>Includes "Treat Her Right"</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>1980 </td> <td align="left"><i><b>Barnet Dogs</b></i> <ul><li>Released: 1980</li> <li>Labels: <a href="/wiki/Epic_Records" title="Epic Records">Epic</a></li> <li>Format: LP, CD</li></ul> </td> <td>187</td> <td>– </td> <td align="left"> <ul><li>Includes "On the Rebound" and "Riding with the Angels"</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>1981 </td> <td align="left"><i><b>Into the Fire</b></i> <ul><li>Released: 1981</li> <li>Label: <a href="/wiki/Epic_Records" title="Epic Records">Epic</a></li> <li>Format: <a href="/wiki/LP_album" class="mw-redirect" title="LP album">LP</a></li></ul> </td> <td>–</td> <td>– </td> <td align="left"> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>1984 </td> <td align="left"><i><b>Russ Ballard</b></i> <ul><li>Released: 1984</li> <li>Labels: <a href="/wiki/EMI_Records" title="EMI Records">EMI</a></li> <li>Format: LP, CD</li></ul> </td> <td>147</td> <td>70 </td> <td align="left"> <ul><li>Includes "Voices" and "In the Night"</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>1985 </td> <td align="left"><i><b>The Fire Still Burns</b></i> <ul><li>Released: 1985</li> <li>Label: <a href="/wiki/EMI_Records" title="EMI Records">EMI</a></li> <li>Format: <a href="/wiki/LP_album" class="mw-redirect" title="LP album">LP</a></li></ul> </td> <td>166</td> <td>– </td> <td align="left"> <ul><li>Includes "The Fire Still Burns" and "Dream On"</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>1993 </td> <td align="left"><i><b>The Seer</b></i> <ul><li>Released: 1993</li> <li>Labels: Intercord</li> <li>Format: LP, CD</li></ul> </td> <td>–</td> <td>– </td> <td align="left"> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>2006 </td> <td align="left"><i><b>Book of Love</b></i><sup id="cite_ref-amg_chart_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-amg_chart-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ul><li>Released: 20 October 2006</li> <li>Labels: Phoenix Music Group</li></ul> <p>Format: CD </p> </td> <td>–</td> <td>– </td> <td align="left"> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>2015 </td> <td align="left"><i><b>It's Good to Be Here</b></i><sup id="cite_ref-amg_chart_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-amg_chart-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ul><li>Released: 27 March 2015</li> <li>Labels: UMU Music Group</li> <li>Format: Download</li> <li>Label: <a href="/wiki/BMG_Rights_Management" title="BMG Rights Management">BMG Rights Management</a></li> <li>Format: CD, LP, digital</li></ul> </td> <td>–</td> <td>– </td> <td align="left"> <ul><li>First available in 2015 only as digital download via UMU Music Group, Ballard worked on the tracks over many years before its release.</li> <li>After signing a contract with BMG Rights Management UK Ltd, the album is available as CD, LP, digital</li> <li>First single (available on major streaming services since 9 December 2019) is "Kicking' the Can"</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table><p><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Live_albums">Live albums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russ_Ballard&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Live albums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>Book of Love Tour Live 2007</i> (CD) (10 April 2020), Russell Ballard Ltd.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Singles">Singles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russ_Ballard&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Singles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>All songs written by Ballard. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th><b>Year</b> </th> <th><b>A-Side</b> </th> <th><b>Length</b> </th> <th><b>B-Side</b> </th> <th><b>Length</b> </th> <th><b>Other</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td>1974</td> <td>"Fly Away"</td> <td>3:20 </td> <td>"Danger Zone - Part II"</td> <td>3:06</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1975</td> <td>"Loose Women"</td> <td>2:27 </td> <td>"Danger Zone—Part 1"</td> <td>2:38</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1976</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Since_You_Been_Gone" title="Since You Been Gone">Since You Been Gone</a>"</td> <td>2:50 </td> <td>"Venus (Shine Your Light)"</td> <td>4:41</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1976</td> <td>"The Russ Ballard Story Part 1"</td> <td>7:50 </td> <td>"The Russ Ballard Story Part 2"</td> <td>7:41</td> <td>US only, promo, <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.45cat.com/record/as232">[1]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1977</td> <td>"Some Kinda Hurricane"</td> <td>3:27 </td> <td>"You Can Do Voodoo"</td> <td>3:32</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1978</td> <td>"Dancer"</td> <td>4:02 </td> <td>"Treat Her Right"</td> <td>2:29</td> <td>New Zealand only </td></tr> <tr> <td>1978</td> <td>"Treat Her Right"</td> <td>2:55 </td> <td>"What Does It Take"</td> <td>3:09</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1978</td> <td>"I'm a Scorpio"</td> <td>3:38 </td> <td>"Expressway to Your Heart"</td> <td>2:53</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1980</td> <td>"Rene Didn't Do It"</td> <td>3:20 </td> <td>"Feels Like the Real Thing"</td> <td>3:58</td> <td>Australia only </td></tr> <tr> <td>1980</td> <td>"On the Rebound"</td> <td>3:28 </td> <td>"Riding with the Angels"</td> <td>4:06</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1981</td> <td>"Rock & Roll Lover"</td> <td>3:31 </td> <td>"Breakdown"</td> <td>3:16</td> <td>US only </td></tr> <tr> <td>1981</td> <td>"Here Comes the Hurt"</td> <td>3:56 </td> <td>"Breakdown"</td> <td>3:16</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1981</td> <td>"I Will Be There"</td> <td>3:57 </td> <td>"Madman"</td> <td>5:04</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1984</td> <td>"Two Silhouettes"</td> <td>4:17 </td> <td>"Living Without You"</td> <td>4:24</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1984</td> <td>"I Can't Hear You No More"</td> <td>4:09 </td> <td>"The Last Time"</td> <td>5:25</td> <td>Germany only </td></tr> <tr> <td>1985</td> <td>"Voices"</td> <td>5:33 </td> <td>"Living Without You"</td> <td>4:24</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1985</td> <td>"The Fire Still Burns"</td> <td>4:12 </td> <td>"Hold On"</td> <td>4:17</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1985</td> <td>"Dream On"</td> <td>4:15 </td> <td>"The Omen"</td> <td>4:27</td> <td>Germany only </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Charting_singles">Charting singles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russ_Ballard&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Charting singles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>"On the Rebound" (1980) - No. 58 on <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>"Voices" (1984) - No. 110 on <i>Billboard</i> Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles / No. 15 Top Tracks (Mainstream Rock Tracks)<sup id="cite_ref-billboard1_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-billboard1-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>"The Fire Still Burns" (1985) - No. 105 on <i>Billboard</i> Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles / No. 15 Top Rock Tracks (Mainstream Rock Tracks)<sup id="cite_ref-billboard1_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-billboard1-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Portrait">Portrait</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russ_Ballard&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Portrait"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1984, Mary Turner produced a 15-minute portrait of Russ Ballard as a record with the title "A Portrait Of An Artist By Mary Turner".<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Timeline">Timeline</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russ_Ballard&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Timeline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div 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