Roger Ballard

Roger Ballard (born in Kentwood, Louisiana[1]) is an American country music singer-songwriter. His first single was "A Cheap Imitation of You" on the Swamp Pop label in 1990.[2]

Roger Ballard
BornKentwood, Louisiana
GenresCountry
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Years active1993
LabelsSwamp Pop, Atlantic

Ballard was signed to Atlantic Records, who released his debut album, A Little Piece of Heaven, on September 21, 1993.[3] His single "Two Steps in the Right Direction" peaked at number 68 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1] Larry Flick of Billboard called the song "a western swing therapy session."[4]

Ballard is now the Emcee of Dolly Parton's Stampede in Pigeon Forge,TN hosting hundreds of shows a year

A Little Piece of Heaven (1993)

A Little Piece of Heaven
Studio album by
Roger Ballard
ReleasedSeptember 21, 1993 (1993-09-21)
GenreCountry
Length33:59
LabelAtlantic
ProducerDon Goodman
Bob Montgomery

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."That's the Bad Thing About a Memory"Tom Collins, James Dean Hicks, Jerry Laseter3:23
2."A Little Piece of Heaven"Skip Ewing, Don Sampson, Michael White3:17
3."Way Beyond the Blue"Randy Albright, Mark D. Sanders, Lisa Silver4:44
4."Prove Me Wrong"Vince Gill, Don Schlitz3:05
5."Home of the Blues"Kerry Kurt Phillips2:28
6."Two Steps in the Right Direction"Don Goodman, A. J. Masters2:37
7."You Can't Get There from Here"Roger Murrah, Keith Stegall, James Talley3:38
8."Go On and Cry"Jerry Foster, Roger LaVoie, Johnny Morris3:01
9."Slow Movin' Storm"Goodman, Jerry Hawkins, Masters3:11
10."Dark Side of Love"Dennis Linde4:35
Total length:33:59

Singles

Year Single Peak positions
US Country
[5]
1990 "A Cheap Imitation of You"
1993 "A Little Piece of Heaven"
"Two Steps in the Right Direction" 68
"You Can't Get There from Here"[6]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year Video Director
1993 "A Little Piece of Heaven" Marc Ball

References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 39. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
  2. "Reviews" (PDF). Billboard: 73. December 16, 1989.
  3. "Little Piece of Heaven – Roger Ballard". AllMusic. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
  4. Flick, Larry (August 14, 1993). "Single Reviews". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
  5. "Roger Ballard Album & Song Chart History – Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
  6. "Reviews" (PDF). Billboard: 77. November 11, 1993.


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