B.A.L.L. Four: Hardball

B.A.L.L. Four: Hardball
Studio album by B.A.L.L.
Released	1990 (1990)
Recorded	November 1989 (1989-11)
Studio	Noise New York (New York City, NY)
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	41:19
Label	Shimmy Disc
Producer	Kramer
B.A.L.L. chronology
Trouble Doll (1989) B.A.L.L. Four: Hardball (1990)

Professional ratings

Review scores
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Allmusic	[1]

B.A.L.L. Four: Hardball is the fourth and final studio album by B.A.L.L., released in 1990 by Shimmy Disc.[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by B.A.L.L.

Side one – Hardball

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hardball"	3:57
2.	"She's Always Driving"	3:33
3.	"Timmy the Toad, Man"	4:15
4.	"Mary Jane"	2:42
5.	"The Road to Heaven"	6:04

Side two – B.A.L.L. Four

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ball Four Prelude"	2:41
2.	"Ball One"	3:11
3.	"Ball Two"	3:00
4.	"Ball Three"	4:41
5.	"Ball Four"	1:42
6.	"R.I.P."	5:31

CD edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Caveman"		3:45
13.	"Bastard Baby Boy"		1:49
14.	"Always" (John Lennon cover)	John Lennon	1:45
15.	"Billy and the Comets"		1:46
16.	"Fuck the Law"		1:57
17.	"The French"		1:39
18.	"I Can Never Say" (The Pretty Things cover)	Phil May, Dick Taylor, Brian Pendleton, John Stax, Vivian Prince	4:36
19.	"The Wildest Thing"		1:13

Personnel

Adapted from the B.A.L.L. Four: Hardball liner notes.[3]

B.A.L.L. Don Fleming – vocals, guitar Kramer – bass guitar, organ, production, engineering Jay Spiegel – drums

Production and additional personnel Dave Larr – art direction Michael Macioce – photography

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1990	Shimmy Disc	CD, CS, LP	shimmy 030
Netherlands			CD, LP	SDE 9018

References

1. Ankeny, Jason. "B.A.L.L.: Hardball > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
2. Kenny, Glenn (2007). "B.A.L.L." Trouser Press. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
3. B.A.L.L. Four: Hardball (booklet). B.A.L.L. New York City: Shimmy Disc. 1990.

External links

• Hardball / B.A.L.L. Four at Discogs (list of releases)