When the World Falls Down

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When The World Falls Down
When The World Falls Down, Balance of Power cover.jpg
Studio album by
Balance of Power
Released1997
RecordedPOD Studios, 1997
Genre Power metal
Length67:16
Label Pony Canyon (Japan)
Point Records (Europe)
Producer Lionel Hicks, Paul Curtis
Balance of Power chronology
When The World Falls Down
(1997)		 Book of Secrets
(1998)

When The World Falls Down is the first album by English heavy metal band Balance of Power. Released in 1997, it was the group's only album to feature Tony Ritchie as the lead vocalist.

Contents

Production and recording

The album was produced by band members Lionel Hicks and Paul Curtis. It was recorded at POD Studios in London, England. In 1997, it was released in Japan on Pony Canyon Records. Later, it was released in Europe on Point Music.

The album cover, designed by Crusoe, features the Lincoln Memorial with the Balance of Power logo on the base.

A music video directed by Martin Talbot was produced for the track "Against the Odds", and the track would later be featured on the band's compilation album Heathenology . [1]

Track listing

  1. "96.11.28;14:00" – 0:48
  2. "Against the Odds" – 5:08
  3. "Overnight Sensation" – 4:31
  4. "Can't Close the Book" – 5:06
  5. "Hide Your Heart" – 5:43
  6. "Balance of Power" – 6:10
  7. "Don't Wait Until Tomorrow" – 5:26
  8. "Something For Your Head" – 5:56
  9. "When Love Is on Your Side" – 7:00
  10. "The Real Thing (Carry on Dreaming)" – 6:36
  11. "These Are the Days" – 5:07
  12. "Summer's Over" – 5:10
  13. "If Ever" (Japan Bonus Track) – 4:35

Personnel

Band members

Additional contributions

Production and recording

References

  1. ↑ "Balance of Power - Against the Odds". YouTube. 3 August 1997. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
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