Burning the Ballroom Down


Burning the Ballroom Down is the fourth album by American country rock group the Amazing Rhythm Aces, released in 1978 on the ABC label. It reached No. 28 on the US country chart and No. 166 on the Billboard albums chart.. The cover art is a book illustration by Danish artist Kay Nielsen titled "The Lovers Perish in Fire".
In 2000, Burning the Ballroom Down was reissued by the Special Products Division of Sony Music in the USA on a two-for-one CD which also contains the group's third album Toucan Do It Too.

Track listing

  1. "Burning the Ballroom Down" – 5:20
  2. "A Jackass Gets His Oats" – 4:53
  3. "Ashes of Love" – 3:03
  4. "All That I Had Left " – 3:32
  5. "I Pity the Mother and the Father " – 2:07
  6. "Della's Long Brown Hair" – 3:13
  7. "Out of Control" – 3:53
  8. "Red to Blue " – 5:18
  9. "The Spirit Walk" – 6:01

Personnel

  • Russell Smith – lead and backing vocals, guitars, percussion
  • Barry "Byrd" Burton – guitars, backing vocals, mandolin
  • Billy Earheart – organ
  • James B. Hooker – piano, backing vocals
  • Jeff Davis – bass, backing vocals
  • Butch McDade – drums, backing vocals, percussion