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(Soul Of The Heart) 18 tracks (63:40) including all lyrics I can say in all honesty......more

Michael Ballew: No Pain (CD)

(Soul Of The Heart) 18 tracks (63:40) including all lyrics

I can say in all honesty... this is truly home grown music from the Heart of Texas, performed with the same musicians I work with night after night. It's so easy in this digital age for musicians to record their own CD. Good friends sitting in a circle, pouring their hearts out and having a party in the zero pressure atmosphere of my Hill Country home on the shores of Lake LBJ is exactly what I did with this collction of Texas music from me and my old friends. 'No Pain' is a compilation of 18 new and old songs I've written the years with the exception of one Honky Tonk standard written by my song writing hero, the late great Harlan Howard. The concept for this album is an idea I've been kicking around for some years now and I hope you have as much fun listening and dancing around as we had bringing it to you. - Michael Ballew -

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Ballew, Michael - No Pain (CD) CD 1
01The Whiskey's FineMichael Ballew
02No PainMichael Ballew
03Every Time I Hold YouMichael Ballew
04Copano BayMichael Ballew
05Pick Me Up On Your Way DownMichael Ballew
06No One Loves Me Like YouMichael Ballew
07Some Kind Of AngelMichael Ballew
08I'm Leavin' These Honky TonksMichael Ballew
09Cowboy And The PreacherMichael Ballew
10Loving YouMichael Ballew
11That's My BoyMichael Ballew
12Women Love LoveMichael Ballew
13Red-Headed WomenMichael Ballew
14The Back Of My HandMichael Ballew
15I'll Ride The River With YouMichael Ballew
16My Sweet AngelMichael Ballew
17I Can't Drive HomeMichael Ballew
18Hard-Headed WomanMichael Ballew
MICHAEL BALLEW   Daddy Don't Live In Heaven  In 1980 I took a trip to Los Angeles... more
"Michael Ballew"

MICHAEL BALLEW  

Daddy Don't Live In Heaven 

In 1980 I took a trip to Los Angeles to show several of my songs to a friend of mine, John English. At the time John was working for Val Garay who owned a state of the art studio, Record One in Sherman Oaks, and was at the peak of his career after producing and winning awards from the latest Kim Carnes 'Betty Davis Eyes' albumJohn liked the song Bob Moulds and I wrote Daddy Don't Live In Heavenso much, he suggested we cut it along with several other songs I wrote to see if he could find a record deal for me. The sessions came out great and every major label we went to wanted to sign me on the power of this one song. We settled on Liberty Records, the newly revived label of the past, that was now under the EMI America umbrella.

Liberty was so sure they had a hit and potential star on their hands, they gave us a handsome budget to complete an album. Although six of my original compositions are on this album, the top dogs at the label thought it best for John to take a trip to Nashville to collect the remainder of the material. They wanted the emphasis on dance music instead of lyrical content so we proceeded with what we felt was the most danceable, commercial songs he could find.

Just about the time Liberty released Daddy Kenny Rogers sued Liberty Records and won 13 million dollars in back royalties. We fought with them tooth and nail, but it became clear they just didn't have enough money or resources left to properly promote all the singles they were releasing. Of course they were concentrating on their established artists, but even without adequate promotion, Daddy Don't Live In Heaven advanced onto the charts. Liberty then quickly released a tune John and I wrote Pretending Fool and with no promotion at all, climbed faster and further on the charts than the first single.

Of interest is the fact that when John English was shopping for songs in Nashville, the publisher for Lionel Richie gave the song Oh No to him and told us we could record it because he didn't think Lionel was going to release it. Oh No was scheduled to be my third single. It later went on to be a huge pop hit for Lionel. Such is life!


Despite the warm reception my records received from disc jockeys and fans, Liberty released me from my contract along with almost all the Liberty roster at the time, about 25 total artists – so the album was never issued and started gathering dust in the tape graveyard.

I was never sure what I thought of the Nashville songs, or my vocal approach to this album. I was singing my heart out trying to drive the band along thinking "I'll get to sing these again for real after the band gets their parts", but John and Val thought the first takes were great, so all the vocals are the originals. Now, as I listen to the album after all these years, I like it. As a matter of fact, it sound somewhat '90s line dance. Very high energy!

So boys and girls – put on your dancing shoes!

The musicians backing me up on these songs basically consist of the then Kim Carnes Band. They had absolutely no concept of country music, but they could sure rock the hell out of it. A good rock band playing country music. Sound familiar!

I hope, you enjoy it. We sure had fun making it and I'm glad after all these years it has been digitally revived and found a new home with Bear Family Records. - MICHAEL BALLEW

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Tracklist
Ballew, Michael - No Pain (CD) CD 1
01 The Whiskey's Fine
02 No Pain
03 Every Time I Hold You
04 Copano Bay
05 Pick Me Up On Your Way Down
06 No One Loves Me Like You
07 Some Kind Of Angel
08 I'm Leavin' These Honky Tonks
09 Cowboy And The Preacher
10 Loving You
11 That's My Boy
12 Women Love Love
13 Red-Headed Women
14 The Back Of My Hand
15 I'll Ride The River With You
16 My Sweet Angel
17 I Can't Drive Home
18 Hard-Headed Woman