Ball (Widespread Panic album)

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Ball
Ball cover
Studio album by Widespread Panic
Released April 15, 2003
Genre Rock
Length 73:21
Label Widespread Records
Sanctuary Records
Producer John Keane
Widespread Panic
Professional reviews
Widespread Panic chronology
Live in the Classic City
(2002)		 Ball
(2003)		 Night of Joy
(2004)

Ball is the eighth studio album released by the Athens, GA based band Widespread Panic. It was released on April 15, 2003 and it was the band's first studio album with George McConnell on lead guitar. McConnell joined the band in 2002 after the death of founding member Michael Houser.

This album was a departure from the band's usual methodology. Widespread Panic's previous studio albums had been comprised mostly of road-tested songs already familiar to the band's fans. Ball, however, included 12 new, never-before-heard songs and one song, Time Waits, previously performed only by singer/guitarist John Bell in solo appearances. It was also the first Widespread Panic album which did not feature at least one cover song.

The album reached a peak position of #61 on the Billboard 200 chart.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Fishing" (Widespread Panic) – 4:58
  2. "Thin Air (Smells Like Mississippi)" (Widespread Panic) – 5:13
  3. "Tortured Artist" (Widespread Panic) – 5:16
  4. "Papa Johnny Road" (Widespread Panic) – 4:57
  5. "Sparks Fly" (Widespread Panic) – 2:26
  6. "Counting Train Cars" (Widespread Panic) – 2:53
  7. "Don't Wanna Lose You" (Widespread Panic) – 4:56
  8. "Longer Look" (Widespread Panic) – 4:02
  9. "Meeting of the Waters" (Widespread Panic) – 6:01
  10. "Nebulous" (Widespread Panic) – 8:13
  11. "Monstrosity" (Widespread Panic) – 4:20
  12. "Time Waits" (Widespread Panic) – 3:56
  13. "Travelin' Man" (Houser) – 16:10

[edit] Credits

Widespread Panic

Production

  • John Keane - Production, Mixing, Recording
  • Billy Field - Assistant
  • Danny Michael Hilley - Engineer
  • Ted Jansen - Mastering

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