The World Is a Ball

The World is a Ball
Studio album by Martha and the Muffins
Released	May 1986 (1986-05)
Recorded	November 1984 – January 1986
Genre	Pop
Label	Current/RCA
Producer	David Lord Mark Gane Martha Johnson
Martha and the Muffins chronology
Mystery Walk (1984) The World is a Ball (1986) Far Away in Time (1987)

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The World is a Ball is a 1986 album by M + M.[2] The album was recorded in Canada and in Bath, England.[2]

The album's only notable single was "Song in My Head". Due to the album's poor chart performance, the band retired for several years, not releasing a new album until 1992's Modern Lullaby.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mark Gane and Martha Johnson

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The World Is a Ball"	4:16
2.	"I Watch I Wait"	3:44
3.	"Watching the Boys Fall Down"	4:00
4.	"Only You"	4:40
5.	"By the Waters of Babylon"	5:07
6.	"Song in My Head"	4:34
7.	"Don't Jump the Gun"	4:24
8.	"Stuck on the Grid"	4:10
9.	"Someone Else's Shoes"	4:20
10.	"As a Matter of Fact"	4:00

Personnel

• Martha Johnson - guitar, keyboards, vocals
• Mark Gane - guitar, keyboards, vocals
• Eluriel Tinker - bass
• Yogi Horton - drums
• Michael Sloski - drums
• Dick Smith - percussion
• Paul Ridout - programming
• Tony Levin, Jerry Marotta, Shawne Jackson, Colina Phillips, Ruby Turner - background vocals

References

1. Badgley, Aaron. "Martha and the Muffins: The World is a Ball" at AllMusic. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
2. Richler, Daniel (October 1985). "M+M The World Is a Ball". Canadian Musician: 30–.