"Holding Back the Years" is a song by the English #soul and pop band #SimplyRed, released as the third single from their debut studio album, #PictureBook (1985). In 1986, the #ballad reached number one on the US #Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the #UKSinglesChart. "Holding Back the Years" had initially been released in the UK the year before, reaching number 51.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR7zKA7tPS8

"Hands to Heaven" is a #ballad by English new wave band #Breathe, taken from their debut studio album, #AllThatJazz (1987). The song released as their fifth UK single on 20 October 1987 by #AAndMRecords and as the band's second single in the US the following year. It was written by group members David Glasper and Marcus Lillington, and produced by #BobSargeant. The B-side features an instrumental track "Life and Times".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgYT7Bskkdk

"Never a Time" is the fifth track from English rock band #Genesis's 14th studio album, #WeCantDance (1991). This song, a #ballad, was released as the fifth single from the album, and peaked at No. 4 on the US #Billboard #HotAdultContemporaryTracks chart, No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100, and No. 9 in Canada.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-QrqVKwb4U

Ein Griff in meine #PlattenSammlung. Lass Dich verzaubern von Sarah Vaughan aka Tawanda begleitet am Klavier von Scott Bradlee (Postmodern Jukebox).

Pure Imagination
(Film-Musik aus "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory")
https://youtu.be/SnWniHScWtY

Wenn nach der schönsten Rock-Ballade gefragt wird, höre ich in meinem Freundeskreis häufig 'Heaven' von Gotthard. Dabei ist der Titel hier von Giant mindestens so schön. Und weniger ausgelutscht: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB_TpS6LbvY #music #ballad #kuschelrock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB_TpS6LbvY

The Battle Royal of Kittipup

How a kingdom was rescued from the clutches of a fierce dragon
https://medium.com/@weareji/the-battle-royal-of-kittipup-eb3f7cd2f246?sk=95c0045368b01019e9cf08c3a9702cf1
My ballad in light verse
#poetry #storytelling #dragons #bravery #heroism #ballad #verse #narrative

"Still" is a 1979 song by the #soulMusic group the #Commodores. It was released as a #single on #MotownRecords with "Such a Woman" as the #Bside. The song appears on their 1979 hit album #MidnightMagic. This was their last No. 1 hit in the United States. #CashBox said it was a "tender, lilting #ballad" with "a soft, building piano figure" and "expressive, plaintive lead vocal." #Billboard praised the " poignant lyric and slow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIWJtPR_BEg

"Where Do Broken Hearts Go" is a song recorded by American singer #WhitneyHouston for her second studio album, Whitney (1987). It was released as the fourth single from the album on February 15, 1988 to #contemporaryHitRadio in the United States. The song was written by #FrankWildhorn and #ChuckJackson and produced by #NaradaMichaelWalden. A pop #ballad set in the key of D major, the record is about someone seeking for a former lover to return after a breakup.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa3tfVjGCQ8

"The Air That I Breathe" is a #ballad written by the British-Gibraltarian singer-songwriter #AlbertHammond and the English songwriter #MikeHazlewood. It was initially recorded by Hammond on his debut album, #ItNeverRainsInSouthernCalifornia (1972). After being covered by #PhilEverly in 1973, it was a major hit for #theHollies in early 1974, reaching number two in the #UKSinglesChart. It was the Hollies' last major hit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRQ6exyRLog

"Can't We Try" is a 1987 #duet performed by #DanHill and #VondaShepard. The #ballad was Billboard's No. 1 #AdultContemporary Song of the Year for 1987. "Can't We Try" was released as a single from Dan Hill's 1987 self-titled album. The song reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and also on #CashBox, making it Dan Hill's second-biggest hit behind "#SometimesWhenWeTouch", which hit No. 3 back in 1978, and was Vonda Shepard's only Top 10 Pop hit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPcU7TYIgLM

#BALLAD FOR YOU #MUSIC #NEWS #GLORYJESUS https://audiomack.com/jackandgod/song/you-deluxe

"Lonely Days" is a #ballad written and performed by the #BeeGees. It appeared on their album #2YearsOn, and was released as a single, becoming their first Top Five hit in the US, peaking at number three in the #Billboard #Hot100 and reaching number one in the #Cashbox and #RecordWorld charts. #BarryGibb later re-recorded the song with country quartet #LittleBigTown for his 2021 album #Greenfields.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7KQ0xUfFjA

"Always Tomorrow" is a song by Cuban American singer and songwriter #GloriaEstefan, released worldwide on October 12, 1992 as the first single by #EpicRecords from her compilation album, #GreatestHits (1992). The song is written by Estefan and produced by her husband #EmilioEstefanJr, Jorge Casas and Clay Ostwald. It is a guitar-driven acoustic #ballad about starting over in the wake of #tragedy or #disaster. While on tour.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6dhw1IpCt8

"Mirrors" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter #JustinTimberlake for his third studio album, #The2020Experience (2013). First conceived in 2009, the track was inspired by his relationship with #JessicaBiel and the marriage of his grandparents. It is an eight-minute-long mid-tempo #progressiveSoul and #RAndB #ballad. Timberlake wrote and produced the song with #Timbaland and #JeromeJRocHarmon, with additional writing from #JamesFauntleroy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuZE_IRwLNI

Am 14. März veröffentlichte die japanische Popkünstlerin AiNA THE END ihren neuen, selbst geschriebenen und komponierten Song „Peerless Flowers“, der zudem als Titellied für den Film „Mononoke the Movie: Chapter 2 – Hinezumi“ ausgewählt wurde. #AiNATHEEND #PeerlessFlowers #MononokeMovie #AnimeMusic #JPop #Ballad #Soundtrack #NewRelease

https://sumikai.com/musik-news/aina-the-ends-neue-single-peerless-flowers-ab-sofort-erhaltlich-353370/

Hello! This is another amazing cover of one of my fave songs of all time. This musician's slowed down, ballad style cover is absolutely BEAUTIFUL! He truly does the song much justice.

Take a listen!

(A-ha) "Take On Me" cover by #busker David Hayden.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=M8KqSZG6ByQ

Remember: In a world that tries to break you down, you are still powerful. You matter. You shape destiny.

https://open.spotify.com/intl-it/track/0zZIhusR7bAyQzRaDWhEO8?si=524f3e64fdfe41a7

"Never a Time" is the fifth track from English rock band #Genesis's 14th studio album, #WeCantDance (1991). This song, a #ballad, was released as the fifth single from the album, and peaked at No. 4 on the US #Billboard #HotAdultContemporaryTracks chart, No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100, and No. 9 in Canada.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U91S1PFNmt4

Newly released - a murder ballad I wrote a couple of years ago featuring my good friend Shannon Hynes on vocals.
I knew a young Welsh lass from the valleys and an old Highlander could make some great ‘mountain music’ together.
Please give it a spin on spotify/all platforms

https://music.apple.com/gb/album/i-wish-he-would-die-and-make-me-a-widow-feat/1801024823