''Essential Ballads'' is a compilation album by

Jeff Scott Soto Jeff Scott Soto (born November 4, 1965) is an American rock singer of Puerto Rican descent. He is best known for being the vocalist on Yngwie Malmsteen's first two albums, and (briefly) the lead vocalist for Journey in 2006–2007. Soto also ...

. It consists ballads from Soto's solo albums. A cover of "

Send Her My Love "Send Her My Love" is a 1983 song by the American rock band Journey. Released in September of that year as the fourth single from their album ''Frontiers'', this Cain/Perry-penned ballad went to number 23 on the U.S. pop charts in November of ...

" by

Journey Journey or journeying may refer to: * Travel, the movement of people between distant geographical locations ** Day's journey, a measurement of distance ** Road trip, a long-distance journey on the road Animals * Journey (horse), a thoroughbred ra ...

was recorded only for this CD. The cd also contains 3 bonus tracks*

Track listing

#"If This Is the End" - 4:41 #"As I Do 2 U" - 4:14 #"Holding On" - 5:24 #"Send Her My Love" - 4:23 #"Lonely Shade of Blue" - 5:26 #"This Ain't the Love" - 5:17 #"Dont' Wanna Say Goodbye" - 4:21 #"4U" - 4:13 #"Still Be Loving U" - 3:38 #"Till the End of Time" - 5:16 #"Sacred Eyes" - 3:23 #"By Your Side" - 4:25 #"Beginning 2 End" - 5:28 #"Through It All"* - 3:23 #"Last Mistake"* - 4:11 #"Another Try"* - 3:12

Personnel

- Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Arranger, Keyboards, Vocals, Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Drum Loop *Executive Producer: Richard Mace for JSS Promotions Ltd *George Bernhardt Bass, Guitar, Drum Programming *Jamie Borger - Drums, Musician *Jamie Brown - Musician *Göran Elmquist - Guitar, Keyboards, Programming *Joey Fingers - Percussion *Neil Goldberg - Guitar *Alex Llorens - Guitar * Marcus Nand - Guitar *Alex Papa - Drums *Ricky Phillips - Bass, Guitar, Background Vocals *

Gary Schutt Gary Schutt (born 1967) is an American rock musician who rose to prominence in Los Angeles during the 1990s while working with Jeff Scott Soto and Takara. In 1994, he moved to Florida and joined Signal Zero, later launching his solo career in ...

- Bass Guitar *Howie Simon - Acoustic Guitar, Guitar, Soloist *

Glen Sobel Glen Sobel is an American drummer who has performed and recorded in many different genres. Mainly known for being the drummer for Alice Cooper since 2011, Sobel has worked with other musicians/groups, including Mötley Crüe, Hollywood Vampire ...

Drums, Musician *Jody Whitesides Musician, Guitar (12 String Acoustic) *Peter de Wint Engineer 2006 compilation albums Jeff Scott Soto albums Frontiers Records compilation albums {{2006-rock-album-stub