Released April 15, 2003 Ball
(2003) Night of Joy
(2004) Release date 15 April 2003 Label Sanctuary Records | Length 73:27 Artist Widespread Panic Producer John Keane Genres Rock music, Southern rock | |
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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.
Contents
This process of recording the album departed from the band's usual methodology. Widespread Panic's previous studio albums had included mostly songs already familiar to the band's fans. Ball, however, included 12 never-before-heard songs written specifically for the album, along with 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.
Track listing
All songs by Widespread Panic unless otherwise noted.
Personnel
Widespread Panic
Production
Songs
1Fishing4:58
2Thin Air (Smells Like Mississippi)5:14
3Tortured Artist5:16