The Best Rock Ballads... Ever! is a compilation album released by EMI in early 2007. It contains what it considers to be the best rock ballads recorded by international artists.
| The Best Rock Ballads... Ever! | ||||
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| Compilation album by Various Artists | ||||
| Released | March 5, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | feeling peaceful | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | more than 240 min | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Various Artists chronology | ||||
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Track listing edit
CD 1 edit
- Extreme - "More Than Words" (1991)
- Marillion - "Kayleigh" (1985)
- Soundgarden - "Black Hole Sun" (1994)
- Mr. Big - "Wild World" (1993)
- Whitesnake - "Is This Love?" (1987)
- ZZ Top - "Rough Boy" (1985)
- Richard Marx - "Right Here Waiting" (1989)
- Alannah Myles - "Black Velvet" (1989)
- Cutting Crew - "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" (1986)
- Status Quo - "In the Army Now" (1986)
- Crowded House - "Weather with You" (1992)
- Roxy Music - "Avalon" (1982)
- Sinéad O'Connor - "Nothing Compares 2 U" (1990)
- Skunk Anansie - "Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)" (1997)
CD 2 edit
- Coldplay - "The Scientist" (2002)
- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds & Kylie Minogue - "Where the Wild Roses Grow" (1995)
- Simple Minds - "Don’t You (Forget About Me)" (1985)
- Lenny Kravitz - "I Belong to You" (1998)
- Billy Idol - "Sweet Sixteen" (1986)
- Depeche Mode - "In Your Room" (1994)
- The Music - "Turn Out the Lights" (2002)
- Soul Asylum - "Runaway Train" (1993)
- David Bowie - "Heroes" (1977)
- The Cure - "Lullaby" [single mix] (1989)
- The Waterboys - "When Ye Go Away" (1988)
- Lou Reed - "Perfect Day" (1972)
- Archive - "Again" (2002)
CD 3 edit
- Santana - "Europa (Earth’s Cry Heaven’s Smile)" (1976)
- Meat Loaf - "I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)" (1993)
- Rainbow - "Street of Dreams" (1983)
- Saxon - "Broken Heroes" [live] (1985)
- Scorpions - "Still Loving You" (1984)
- Judas Priest - "Before the Dawn" (1978)
- Cinderella - "Dead Man’s Road" (1990)
- Poison - "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" (1988)
- Europe - "Carrie" (1987)
- Temple of the Dog - "Call Me a Dog" (1991)
- Living Colour - "Nothingness" (1993)
- Faith No More - "Ashes to Ashes" (1997)
- Toto - "Anna" (1988)
CD 4 edit
- The Animals – "The House of the Rising Sun" (1964)
- Gary Moore, featuring Phil Lynott - "Parisienne Walkways" (1979)
- Joe Cocker - With a Little Help from My Friends" (1968)
- Deep Purple - "Child in Time" [single edit] (1970)
- Free - "Be My Friend" (1970)
- Rush - "Closer to the Heart" (1977)
- Genesis - "The Carpet Crawlers" (1974)
- Steppenwolf - "Suicide" (1969)
- Joe Satriani - "I Believe" (1989)
- Jethro Tull - "Skating Away on the Thin Ice of the New Day" (1974)
- Héroes del Silencio - "Avalancha" (1995)
- Kiss - "Hard Luck Woman" (1976)