Balance and Control

Balance and Control

Photo by Bob Hobby.
Studio album by Scullion
Released 1980 (1980)
Recorded Keystone Studios, Dublin
Genre Folk
Length 35:01
Language English
Label WEA
Producer John Martyn
Scullion chronology
Scullion
(1979)		 Balance and Control
(1980)		 White Side of Night
(1983)
Singles from Balance and Control
  1. "Promo Single for Balance and Control"
    Released: 1980
  2. "Tension"
    Released: 1980
  3. "Eyelids Into Snow"
    Released: 1980
  4. "Back at Two"
    Released: 1981
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Hot Press [1]
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Balance and Control is the second studio album by Irish band Scullion. It was released in 1980 by WEA.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Sonny Condell except where noted. 

Side one
No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Jump"       3:11
2. "Coffee Talk"       3:21
3. "Fear"   Philip King King, Greg Boland 2:30
4. "Avoid My Eyes"       3:04
5. "Eyelids Into Snow"       5:11
Total length:
 17:17
Side two
No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Tension"       2:57
2. "18"   King King, Condell 5:41
3. "Back At Two"   n/a Boland 3:19
4. "Circumstances"       2:49
5. "Yellow Train"       2:58
Total length:
 17:44

Personnel

Additional personnel

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
Ireland 1980 WEA stereo LP K 58205

References

  1. ^ Hot Press review
Scullion
Sonny Condell · Philip King · Robbie Overson
Greg Boland · Freddie White · Jimmy O'Brien-Moran · Robbie Brennan
Studio albums
Scullion (1979) · Balance and Control (1980) · White Side of Night (1983) · Spin (1985)
Extended plays
Compilations
Ghosts and Heroes (1992) · Eyelids Into Snow - A Collection (2001)
Videos
Appearances (various artists)
Live for Ireland (1987) · Bringing It All Back Home - Guinness Tour 92 (1992) · Donal Lunny's Definitive.. Lisdoonvarna (2003)
Singles
"Peelo" / "John the Baptist" · "The Cat She Went a Hunting" / "Flight of the Pretenders" · "The Fruitsmelling Shop" / "Down in the City" · "Tension" / "Yellow Train" · "Eyelids Into Snow" / "Fear" · "Back at Two" / "Jump" · "Evil" / "Avoid My Eyes" · "Streetwatching" / "The Actor" · "White Side of Night" / "The Knife Edge" · "Dangerous Game" / "Driving" · "R.S.A." / "Fear" · "Carol" / "Sparks" · "Oasis" / "Irish Melody" · "Make a Move" / "Radio Song" · "Cooler at the Edge" / "Dixie" · "Ghosts and Heroes" / "Betty and Bogie"
Related articles
Members · Discography