The Ballads (Doro album)
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The Ballads is a compilation of songs released by the German hard rock
singer Doro Pesch
and by her former band Warlock
with the label Vertigo Records
. The compilation was published after the singer had left the label in 1996, ending a ten years long collaboration.
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
singer Doro Pesch
Doro (musician)
Dorothee Pesch , popularly known as Doro Pesch or Doro, is a female rock vocalist, formerly of the German heavy metal band Warlock ....
and by her former band Warlock
Warlock (band)
Warlock was a German heavy metal band, assembled in 1982. The band gained some commercial success in the mid 1980s. By the end of the decade, singer Doro Pesch was the sole original member who remained in the band, and thus proceeded to form Doro, a band that was essentially a continuation of...
with the label Vertigo Records
Vertigo Records
Vertigo Records today is a UK-based record label operated by Universal Music UK.-History:Vertigo Records was the name Philips Records chose in the late 1960s for its record sub-label to counter the progressive labels of its rivals EMI with Harvest Records and Decca Records with Deram...
. The compilation was published after the singer had left the label in 1996, ending a ten years long collaboration.
Track listing
- "In Freiheit Stirbt Mein Herz" - 3:50 (from the album Machine II MachineMachine II MachineMachine II Machine is the fifth album of the German female hard rock singer Doro Pesch. The album was released in March 1995 and mixed by Kevin Shirley and Greg Smith...
) - "You Got Me Singing" - 4:43 (B-side of the single "In Freiheit Stirbt Mein Herz")
- "Children of the Night" - 4:15 (B-side of the single "Bad Blood")
- "Fall for Me Again" - 3:20 (from the album True at HeartTrue at HeartTrue at Heart is the third solo album of the German female hard rock singer Doro Pesch. It was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee and released in August 1991....
) - "A Whiter Shade of PaleA Whiter Shade of Pale"A Whiter Shade of Pale" is the debut song by the British band Procol Harum, released 12 May 1967. The single reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on 8 June 1967, and stayed there for six weeks. Without much promotion, it reached #5 on the US charts, as well...
" - 3:49 (from the album Force MajeureForce Majeure (Doro album)Force Majeure is the first solo album of the German female hard rock singer Doro Pesch. The album was released in February 1989.-Overview:...
) - "Last Day of My Life" - 4:24 (from the album Angels Never DieAngels Never DieAngels Never Die is the fourth solo album of the German female hard rock singer Doro Pesch. The album was released in February 1993 and was produced by Jack Ponti and Vic Pepe. The two producers had worked with Alice Cooper on the hit single "Hey Stoopid" and had produced minor glam metal bands...
) - "Für Immer" - 4:12 (from the album Triumph and AgonyTriumph and AgonyTriumph and Agony is the fourth album by German heavy metal band Warlock, released on 5 September 1987.The album was the follow-up to the 1986 band's first successful album out of Europe, True as Steel....
) - "I'll Make It on My Own" - 4:06 (from the album True at Heart)
- "Enough for You" - 3:44 (from the album Angels Never Die)
- "I'll Be Holding On" - 5:22 (from the album DoroDoro (album)Doro is the second solo album of the German female hard rock singer Doro Pesch. The album was released in May 1990.-Overview:Doro’s second album is more a solo effort than a band production...
) - "So Alone Together" - 5:40 (from the album Angels Never Die)
- "Light in the Window" - 4:24 (from the album Machine II Machine)
- "Alles Ist Gut" - 3:29 (from the album Angels Never Die)