Ballad of Youth

"Ballad of Youth"
Single by Richie Sambora
from the album Stranger in This Town
Released	August 19, 1991[1]
Genre	Rock
Length	3:52
Label	Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Richie Sambora Tom Marolda
Richie Sambora singles chronology
"Ballad of Youth" (1991) "One Light Burning" (1991)

"Ballad of Youth" is a song by American rock singer/guitarist Richie Sambora, released as the first single from his first solo album Stranger in This Town in 1991. The song reached number 63 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number 59 in the UK.^[2] The single featured a music video.^[3]

Track listing

12-inch single (UK) (MERX350 – fold-out poster sleeve)

1. "Ballad of Youth"
2. "Wind Cries Mary"
3. "Rest In Peace"

Charts

Chart performance for "Ballad of Youth"

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[4]	25
Canada Singles (RPM)	67
UK Singles (OCC)[5]	59
US Billboard Hot 100[6]	63
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[7]	13

References

1. "Richie Sambora – Ballad of Youth (1991, Vinyl)".
2. "Allmusic (Richie Sambora charts & awards) Billboard singles".
3. Vevo
4. "Richie Sambora – Ballad of Youth". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
5. "Richie Sambora: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
6. "Richie Sambora Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
7. "Richie Sambora Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2021.