| B.A.L.L. Four: Hardball | ||||
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| Released | 1990 | |||
| Recorded | November 1989 | |||
| Studio | Noise New York (New York City, NY) | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 41:19 | |||
| Label | Shimmy Disc | |||
| Producer | Kramer | |||
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B.A.L.L. Four: Hardball is the fourth and final studio album by B.A.L.L., released in 1990 by Shimmy Disc. [2]
All tracks are written by B.A.L.L..
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hardball" | 3:57 |
| 2. | "She's Always Driving" | 3:33 |
| 3. | "Timmy the Toad, Man" | 4:15 |
| 4. | "Mary Jane" | 2:42 |
| 5. | "The Road to Heaven" | 6:04 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ball Four Prelude" | 2:41 |
| 2. | "Ball One" | 3:11 |
| 3. | "Ball Two" | 3:00 |
| 4. | "Ball Three" | 4:41 |
| 5. | "Ball Four" | 1:42 |
| 6. | "R.I.P." | 5:31 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Caveman" | 3:45 | |
| 13. | "Bastard Baby Boy" | 1:49 | |
| 14. | "Always" (John Lennon cover) | John Lennon | 1:45 |
| 15. | "Billy and the Comets" | 1:46 | |
| 16. | "Fuck the Law" | 1:57 | |
| 17. | "The French" | 1:39 | |
| 18. | "I Can Never Say" (The Pretty Things cover) | Phil May, Dick Taylor, Brian Pendleton, John Stax, Vivian Prince | 4:36 |
| 19. | "The Wildest Thing" | 1:13 |
Adapted from the B.A.L.L. Four: Hardball liner notes. [3]
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| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| United States | 1990 | Shimmy Disc | CD, CS, LP | shimmy 030 |
| Netherlands | CD, LP | SDE 9018 |
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