Ball (Widespread Panic album)
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{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
Name = Ball |
Type = Studio album |
Artist = [[Widespread Panic]] |
Cover = WidespreadPanicBall.jpg |
Released = April 15, 2003 |
Recorded = |
Genre = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[southern rock]]|
Length = 73:21 |
Label = Widespread Records</br>[[Sanctuary Records]] |
Producer = [[John Keane (record producer)|John Keane]]</br>[[Widespread Panic]] |
Reviews = *[[Allmusic]] {{rating-5|4.5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wk9fs35wa3rg~T1 link]
*''[[Rolling Stone]]'' {{rating-5|3}} [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/widespreadpanic/albums/album/285495/review/5945566/ball link]|
Last album = ''[[Live in the Classic City]]''<br />(2002) |
This album = ''Ball''<br />(2003) |
Next album = ''[[Night of Joy]]''<br />(2004) |
}}
'''''Ball''''' is the eighth [[studio album]] released by the [[Athens, GA]] based band [[Widespread Panic]]. It was released on April 15, 2003 and it was the band's first studio album with [[George McConnell]] on lead [[guitar]]. McConnell joined the band in 2002 after the death of founding member [[Michael Houser]].
This process of recording the album departed from the band's usual methodology. Widespread Panic's previous studio albums had been comprised mostly of road-tested songs already familiar to the band's fans. Ball, however, included 12 never-before-heard songs written specifically for the album, along with one song, Time Waits, previously performed only by singer/guitarist [[John Bell (musician)|John Bell]] in solo appearances. It was also the first Widespread Panic album which did not feature at least one [[cover song]].
The album reached a peak position of #61 on the [[Billboard 200]] chart.
==Track listing==
#"Fishing" (Widespread Panic) – 4:58
#"Thin Air (Smells Like Mississippi)" (Widespread Panic) – 5:13
#"Tortured Artist" (Widespread Panic) – 5:16
#"Papa Johnny Road" (Widespread Panic) – 4:57
#"Sparks Fly" (Widespread Panic) – 2:26
#"Counting Train Cars" (Widespread Panic) – 2:53
#"Don't Wanna Lose You" (Widespread Panic) – 4:56
#"Longer Look" (Widespread Panic) – 4:02
#"Meeting of the Waters" (Widespread Panic) – 6:01
#"Nebulous" (Widespread Panic) – 8:13
#"Monstrosity" (Widespread Panic) – 4:20
#"Time Waits" (Widespread Panic) – 3:56
#"Travelin' Man" ([[Michael Houser|Houser]]) – 16:10
== Credits ==
'''Widespread Panic'''
*[[John Bell (musician)|John Bell]] - [[Guitar]], [[Vocals]]
*[[John Hermann]] - [[Keyboard instrument|Keyboards]], Vocals
*Todd Nance - [[drum kit|Drums]], Vocals
*Domingo S. Ortiz - [[Percussion instrument|Percussion]]
*[[Dave Schools]] - [[bass guitar|Bass]], Vocals
*[[George McConnell]] - Guitar, Vocals
'''Production'''
*[[John Keane (record producer)|John Keane]] - Production, Mixing, Recording
*Billy Field - Assistant
*Danny Michael Hilley - Engineer
*Ted Jansen - Mastering
==External links==
*[http://widespreadpanic.com/ Widespread Panic website]
*[http://everydaycompanion.com Everyday Companion]
*[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:rqf4zff3ehak All Music entry]
[[Category:2003 albums]]
[[Category:Widespread Panic albums]]