Renowned rock singer Russ Ballard is thrilled to announce the release of his upcoming double album “Songs From The Warehouse / The Hits Rewired”, out on April 18th, 2025, via Frontiers Music Srl.
The new single and official video, “Resurrection”, are available today.
This release is a real treat for all rock fans: the first CD contains new songs, which show once again that the inspiration never left Russ, while the second CD includes brand new recordings of famous hits either penned or performed by him during the years.
Watch the official video for “Resurrection” below.
Russ Ballard expresses his excitement for the release: “It’s a buzz releasing a new album. What started as my ‘Lockdown-tapes’ during the pandemic became an album! During lockdown, my studio was a life saver for me, and I found new ways of writing and recording. The result gives the listeners a good insight into this time – have a listen”!
Talking about the new single, “Resurrection”, he says: “A last minute addition to the album. Roly, who wrote the song together with me, said that ‘Resurrection’ would be a cool song title. That simple. It turned out to be too good to miss it on the album. A true rocker”.
Russ Ballard is simply one of the most renowned and gifted songwriters in pop and rock music. His music career started when he was only 14 years old and he wrote a tune, which was recorded by The Shadows, appearing on their album “The Sound of the Shadows” in 1964.
During the 70’s and 80’s, his songs ruled the airwaves and the list of hits is pretty much endless. From “Since You Been Gone” (Rainbow), “God Gave Rock‘n’Roll to You” (Argent and Kiss), “So You Win Again” (Hot Chocolate), “New York Groove” (Hello and Ace Frehley), “You Can Do Magic” (America), “Winning” (Santana) or “I Don’t Believe in Miracles” (Colin Blunstone) – just to name a few – everyone who needed a great song knew that with Russ Ballard they could not go wrong.
Numerous records/artists were also produced by him, like Roger Daltrey, America, Elkie Brooks, Skindred or Sada Vidoo. In 1974, he started a solo career (after his stint with the band Argent in early 70’s), which had its highest momentum with the “S/t” album in 1984 (which included the hit single “Voices”) and the follow up “The Fire Still Burns”.
Since then, Russ released 10 studio albums and is still writing and producing hits. Three songs of his 1984 and 1985 album were featured in the TV-show “Miami Vice” and were extensively played on dancefloors around Europe.
Pre-order & pre-save “Songs From The Warehouse / The Hits Rewired” here.
Tracklist:
CD1:
1. Resurrection
2. Courageous
3. Journey Man
4. The One Who Breathes Me
5. The Wild
6. Charlatan
7. Soul Music
8. Sleepwalking
9. Last Man Standing
10. Make Believe World
11. The Family Way
12. Fearless
13. The Last Amen
CD2:
1. Since You’ve Been Gone
2. Winning
3. God Gave Rock and Roll to You
4. Voices
5. New York Groove
6. You Can Do Magic
7. Liar
8. I Know There’s Something Going On
9. I Surrender
10. No More the Fool
11. So You Win Again
12. Free Me
13. On the Rebound
Weblinks:
russballardmusic.com
www.facebook.com/RussBallardMusicOfficial
