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Russ Ballard | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 3, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: EMI
• ASIN: B00001ZU8O
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #360,545 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. I Can't Hear You No More

2. In The Night

3. Two Silhouettes

4. Voices

5. A Woman Like You

6. Day To Day

7. Playing With Fire

8. The Last Time

9. Once A Rebel

10. The Omen

11. Hey Bernadette

12. Searching

13. Time

14. Your Time Is Gonna Come

15. Dream On

16. The Fire Still Burns

Editorial Reviews

Collection of the Argent vocalist's best solo recordings. 16 tracks, including 'I Can't Hear You No More' and 'In The Night'. 1999 release.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 2 great albums on one cd!, August 10, 2010

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Joy Andis "Adastria" (Seattle, WA, and London area, UK) - See all my reviews

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It is great to have "Russ Ballard" and "The Fire Still Burns" on one cd. Many people think that Russ's best work is on these two albums. While i may dissagree with that (Russ has realeased 2 more stunning albums since), it IS true that here is a fantastic body of work, by an artist who many people don't know by name, but all know his work.

When I 1st heard "Voices" I was in Southern California, and I remember that while I wasn't too fond of much of the music coming out of the 80's, this song really stood out, is seems to resonate with me, and of course now many people I talk to say exactly that too.
This is an excellent colelection of songs by a very prolific artist, certainly a great choice when looking for great music.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Blinded By Brilliance, March 19, 2010

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S. Mehaffey "icomearoundnow" (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
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The mad scientist of pop music, it's hard to put into words the genius of his melodies, his grasp of conjunt/disjunct undercurrent, his composition of verses that could almost be choruses, and then topping himself. This CD contains two of his albums, "Russ Ballard" which came out in 1982, and "Fire Still Burns", which came out in '84. I prefer "Russ Ballard;" 'I Can't Hear You No More', a lush arrangement, great groove, and extremely clever layers of hooks. 'Voices,' he already senses how talking would work in hit songs, it's the second hit rap song in history (his 'New York Groove' being the first). 'The Last Time,' a moody introspective rocker (about a powerful moment actually) with a gorgeous keyboard riff that sounds dead indentical to "Who's Crying Now" (I have a hard time believing Russ copping from anyone..not that I blame Journey). "Fire Still Burns" is just a notch down in consistency, and uses a drum machine, which works for 'Dream On' and 'Hey Bernadette'(which I think Foreigner got a hold of), two spectacular dream weavers, but sounds way out of date on others. Beautiful tapestries of all that is important to and in pop, while leaving the listener elevated and seriously wanting more.

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4.0 out of 5 stars VOICE OF THE 80'S, April 28, 2008

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Jose E. Quintero Sanchez "NEKRODETH" (MEXICO) - See all my reviews
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I BOUGHT THIS CD BECAUSE I LIKE ME RUSS BALLARD IN RAINBOW ONE OF THE BEST GROUPS IN THE HISTORY, AND WHEN A LISTEN TO HIM I LIKE IN "A WOMAN LIKE YOU", "TWO SILHOUETTES", "IN THE NIGHT" OR "HEY BERNADETTE". I RECOMEND YOU