| Balls | ||||
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| Studio album by Sparks | ||||
| Released | 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 - 2000 | |||
| Genre | Rock Dance Music Synthpop |
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| Length | 44:36 | |||
| Label | Recognition Records Oglio Records Strange Ways Records |
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| Producer | Ron Mael, Russell Mael | |||
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| Allmusic | [1] |
Balls is the eighteenth album by Sparks released in 2000.
"It's a Knockoff" was recorded for the movie Knock Off, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, directed by the acclaimed Hong Kong based producer/director Tsui Hark[2] (who had appeared on his own tribute song by the band on the album Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins). It is featured over the closing credits.
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Balls was not a success in terms of chart performance and failed to match the performance of Gratuitous Sax and Senseless Violins. It did not chart in Germany, UK or US. The album was packaged in a translucent jewel case that came in 4 colours (red, yellow, green, and blue) with a reflective die-cut silver slipcase.
"More Than A Sex Machine", "The Calm Before The Storm" and "The Angels" were released as singles but did not pick up any significant sales or radio play.
In 2008, Sparks' own record label Lil' Beethoven Records reissued the album in a digipak sleeve, featuring different sleeve-art and with two bonus tracks; "The Calm Before the Opera" and "The Calm Before the Storm (Full Length Instrumental)".
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Balls" | 4:24 |
| 2. | "More Than a Sex Machine" | 5:04 |
| 3. | "Scheherazade" | 4:29 |
| 4. | "Aeroflot" | 4:28 |
| 5. | "The Calm Before the Storm" | 4:03 |
| 6. | "How to Get Your Ass Kicked" | 4:19 |
| 7. | "Bullet Train" | 4:20 |
| 8. | "It's a Knockoff" | 3:42 |
| 9. | "Irreplaceable" | 5:06 |
| 10. | "It's Educational" | 4:02 |
| 11. | "The Angels" | 4:48 |
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