''Balls'' is the third major-label album of

country music Country (also called country and western) is a popular music, music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and American southwest, the Southwest. First produced in the 1920s, country music is p ...

singer

Elizabeth Cook Elizabeth Cook (born July 18, 1972) is an American country music singer and radio host. She has made over 400 appearances on the Grand Ole Opry since her debut on March 17, 2000, despite not being a member. Cook, "the daughter of a hillbilly s ...

. It was released May 1, 2007, on 31 Tigers Records. The album includes the single "Sometimes It Takes Balls to Be a Woman", which did not chart. The title track was however nominated for Song of the Year at the 2007 Americana Music Awards.

Track listing

All songs written by Elizabeth Cook except where noted. #"Times Are Tough in Rock 'N Roll" - 2:05 #"Don't Go Borrowing Trouble" - 2:46 #"Sometimes It Takes Balls to Be a Woman" (Cook,

Melinda Schneider Melinda Schneider (born Melinda-Jane Bean; 7 October 1971) is an Australian country music singer. She has been performing since she was three and sang with her mother, yodelling country artist Mary Schneider, on the album ''The Magic of Yodell ...

) - 3:17 #"Rest Your Weary Mind" (Cook,

) - 3:19 #"He Got No Heart" - 2:11 #"Mama's Prayers" - 3:11 #" Sunday Morning" (

John Cale John Davies Cale (born 9 March 1942) is a Welsh musician, composer, and record producer who was a founding member of the American rock band the Velvet Underground. Over his six-decade career, Cale has worked in various styles across rock, dr ...

Lou Reed Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942October 27, 2013) was an American musician and songwriter. He was the guitarist, singer, and principal songwriter for the rock band the Velvet Underground and had a solo career that spanned five decades. Althoug ...

) - 3:12 #"What Do I Do" - 2:39 #"Down Girl" - 3:11 #"Gonna Be" (Cook, Tim Carroll) - 2:03 #"Always Tomorrow" - 5:02

Personnel

* Bobby Bare Jr. - background vocals on "Rest Your Weary Mind" * Richard Bennett -

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* Tim Carroll - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, juice harp * Matt Combs -

fiddle A fiddle is a Bow (music), bowed String instrument, string musical instrument, most often a violin or a bass. It is a colloquial term for the violin, used by players in all genres, including European classical music, classical music. Althou ...

mandolin A mandolin (, ; literally "small mandola") is a Chordophone, stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally Plucked string instrument, plucked with a plectrum, pick. It most commonly has four Course (music), courses of doubled St ...

- lead vocals *

Rodney Crowell Rodney Crowell (born August 7, 1950) is an American musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music. Crowell has had five number one singles on Hot Country Songs, all from his 1988 album '' Diamonds & Dirt''. ...

- acoustic guitar, background vocals * Greg Davis -

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Nanci Griffith Nanci Caroline Griffith (July 6, 1953 – August 13, 2021) was an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. She often appeared on the PBS music program ''Austin City Limits'', starting in 1985 during season 10. In 1990, Griffith appeared on th ...

- background vocals * Tim Lauer -

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piano A piano is a keyboard instrument that produces sound when its keys are depressed, activating an Action (music), action mechanism where hammers strike String (music), strings. Modern pianos have a row of 88 black and white keys, tuned to a c ...

* Alison Prestwood -

bass guitar The bass guitar (), also known as the electric bass guitar, electric bass, or simply the bass, is the lowest-pitched member of the guitar family. It is similar in appearance and construction to an Electric guitar, electric but with a longer nec ...

* Maria Ramirez - background vocals * Michael Rhodes - bass guitar * Harry Stinson -

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* Kenny Vaughan - electric guitar

Chart performance

External links

2007 albums Elizabeth Cook albums Albums produced by Rodney Crowell {{2000s-country-album-stub