Ballads

Tracklist

A1	Chelsea Bridge	3:35
A2	Love Is Here To Stay	3:22
A3	It Happens To Be Me	3:21
A4	All Too Soon	4:45
A5	Willow Weep For Me	4:37
B1	Come Rain Or Come Shine	4:20
B2	Prelude To A Kiss	4:45
B3	Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me	4:43
B4	My Greatest Mistake	3:35
B5	There Is No Greater Love	3:41
C1	Blue Moon	5:05
C2	What Am I Here For	3:57
C3	We'll Be Together Again	4:31
C4	Early Autumn	4:49
C5	Until Tonight	4:09
D1	Teach Me Tonight	4:05
D2	My Funny Valentine	3:24
D3	You're Mine, You!	3:08
D4	Love's Away	3:20
D5	Sophisticated Lady	3:04

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Polydor Incorporated
• Licensed Through – Polydor Incorporated
• Mastered At – Masterdisk

Credits

• Art Direction – Katharine Smith
• Bass – Chet Amsterdam (tracks: C1 to C5), Ray Brown (tracks: D1 to D4), Wendell Marshall (tracks: B1 to B4)
• Clarinet – Jimmy Hamilton (tracks: B1 to B4), Tony Scott (tracks: A1 to A5)
• Drums – Jo Jones (tracks: D1 to D4), Louis Bellson (tracks: A1 to B5), Osie Johnson (tracks: C1 to C5)
• Illustration [Cover Art] – Scott Gillis
• Liner Notes – Bob Blumenthal
• Mastered By – Gilbert Kong
• Orchestrated By – Ralph Burns (tracks: A1 to C5)
• Piano – Billy Strayhorn (tracks: A1 to A5), Hank Jones (tracks: C1 to C5), Teddy Wilson (tracks: B1 to B4, D1 to D4)
• Producer [Original] – Norman Granz
• Producer [Reissue Prepared] – Robert Hurwitz
• Tenor Saxophone – Ben Webster

Notes

Gatefold Picture Sleeve. Silver/ Black labels.
NOTE:LINER NOTES CREDIT BOB LUDWIG AS MASTERING ENGINEER HOWEVER MATRIX INFO SUGGESTS GILBERT KONG AND I CREDITED ACCORDING TO MATRIX.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A Etched): VE-2-2530 AM-CSI G.K
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Etched): VE-2-2530 BM-CS G.K
• Matrix / Runout (Side C Etched): VE-2-2530 CM-CS G.K
• Matrix / Runout (Side D Etched): VE-2-2530 DM-CSI G.K.
• Matrix / Runout (Side A Stamped): MASTERDISK
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Stamped): MASTERDISK
• Matrix / Runout (Side C Stamped): MASTERDISK
• Matrix / Runout (Side D Stamped): MASTERDISK

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
VE-2-2530	Ben Webster	Ballads ‎(2xLP, RE, Promo, Comp, Gat)	Verve Records	VE-2-2530	US	1978
772180	Ben Webster	Ballads ‎(2xLP, Comp, RE, DMM)	WaxTime	772180	Europe	2017
424 526-1	Ben Webster	Ballads ‎(LP, Comp)	Polydor	424 526-1	Spain	1988
833 550=1	Ben Webster	Ballads ‎(2xLP, Comp, RE, Gat)	Verve Records	833 550=1	US	Unknown
EJA-038	Ben Webster	Ballads ‎(CD, Comp)	Essential Jazz Albums	EJA-038	Europe	2009

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