Ballads (Earl Klugh album)

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Ballads
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Compilation album by
Earl Klugh
Released1993 (1993)
Genre Crossover jazz, Jazz pop, Instrumental Pop, Guitar Jazz
Length46:48
Label Manhattan Records
Earl Klugh chronology
A Time for Love
(1992)		Ballads
(1993)		Guitar Magic
(1996)
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Ballads is a compilation album by Earl Klugh released in 1993. [2] [3]

Track listing

  1. "This Time" - 3:40
  2. "Waltz for Debby" - 4:55
  3. "If You're Still in Love With Me" - 2:37
  4. "The April Fools" - 3:43
  5. "Rayna" - 5:12
  6. "Natural Thing" - 2:54
  7. "Waiting for Cathy" - 2:48
  8. "Julie" - 4:31
  9. "Nature Boy" - 3:37
  10. "Dream Come True" - 3:35
  11. "The Shadow of Your Smile" - 5:07
  12. "Christina" - 4:09

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References

  1. ↑ allmusic.com Review
  2. ↑ Wynn, Ron. "Album Review". allmusic.com . Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  3. ↑ Bradley, Jeff (17 December 1993). "Reissues star Klugh, Coltrane". Denver Post . Denver, Colorado, USA. p. 24. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
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