Ballroom Streets is a 1978 double album released by Melanie. The album is essentially a live album but recorded in the studio with a small audience. It mixed new recordings of old songs with some new songs. When first issued on CD in 1989, it did not contain "Holding Out", "Any Guy", "Groundhog Day" and "Friends and Company". There was a rare promotional only 12-inch single with the songs "Cyclone (Candles in the Rain)" and "Running After Love" [Tomato TOM 12D-0004] distributed at the time of the album's release.

Track listing

All songs written by Melanie Safka except where noted. "Running After Love" – 4:24 "Holdin' Out" – 3:15 "Cyclone / Candles in the Rain" – 7:18 "Beautiful Sadness" – 5:43 "Do You Believe" – 3:52 "Nickel Song" – 3:03 "Any Guy" – 3:08 "What Have They Done to My Song Ma" – 4:17 "I Believe" – 3:49 "Poet" – 3:50 "Save Me" – 6:53 "Together Alone" – 3:26 "Ruby Tuesday" (Keith Richards, Mick Jagger) – 6:36 "Buckle Down" – 3:14 "Miranda" (Phil Ochs) – 3:46 "Brand New Key" – 3:38 "Groundhog Day" – 4:01 "Friends and Company" – 6:50

Ballroom Streets

Melanie - acoustic guitar, vocals

Sal DiTroia - acoustic guitar

Tony Battaglia – guitar, slide guitar, bass

Luis Cabaza – keyboards

Robbie Georgia – dobro, rhythm guitar, backing vocals

Stan Kipper – drums, backing vocals

Bob Leone – bass

John Tegthoff - organ, backing vocals

Mary McCaffrey – vocals

The Persuasions – backing vocals

T.C. – backing vocals

Technical

Peter Schekeryk – producer

Michael Laskow, Paul Kaminsky – engineer

Benno Friedman - cover photography

Gregg Lamping - tech engineer

Charts

References

1978 albums

Melanie (singer) albums

Tomato Records albums

Ballroom Streets