Trouble Doll (The Disappointing 3rd LP)

Trouble Doll (The Disappointing 3rd LP)
Studio album and Live album by B.A.L.L.
Released	1989
Recorded	Noise New York, NYC December 6, 1988 at CBGB
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	68:47
Label	Shimmy Disc
Producer	Kramer
B.A.L.L. chronology
Bird/Period (1989) Trouble Doll (The Disappointing 3rd LP) (1989) Hardball (1990)

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AllMusic	[1]

Trouble Doll (The Disappointing 3rd LP) is the third album by B.A.L.L., released in 1989 through Shimmy Disc. The first half is a studio album that contains new material, while the second half contain a live performance recorded at CBGB in New York City.^[2]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Don Fleming; all music is composed by B.A.L.L.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Should Brothers Kill?"	1:33
2.	"Never Meant to Say"	2:40
3.	"Trouble World"	2:17
4.	"Trouble Doll"	2:08
5.	"This Is War"	1:39
6.	"Little Tex in Trouble"	3:06
7.	"Trashman"	2:17
8.	"Trouble Momma"	3:05
9.	"I Could Always Be With You"	2:18
10.	"The Cracked Life of a Cracked Man"	2:45
11.	"Flowers Grow on the Wall"	2:20

CD bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Little Tex's Prelude"		1:46
13.	"Reagan's Bush Is on Fire"		3:45
14.	"Amazon"		2:34
15.	"Trouble Baby"		1:55
16.	"Tx-Five"		0:44
17.	"African Sunset"		2:45
18.	"Everywhere"		3:15
19.	"The French"		1:07
20.	"When Is a Man"		2:09
21.	"Bird"		2:36
22.	"Charm"		2:50
23.	"My T.V. Is Broke"		1:39
24.	"The King Will Never Die"		2:39
25.	"If I Breakdown"		2:02
26.	"It Don't Come Easy" (Ringo Starr cover)	Ringo Starr	1:52
27.	"Love Was the End"		2:29
28.	"Just Like The Last Time"		2:07
29.	"Buick McKane" (T. Rex cover)	Marc Bolan	2:23
30.	"Trouble Finale"		2:15

Personnel

Adapted from the Trouble Doll (The Disappointing 3rd LP) liner notes.^[3]

B.A.L.L.

• Don Fleming – vocals, guitar
• Kramer – bass guitar, organ, production
• Jay Spiegel – drums

Production and additional personnel

• Dave Rick – guitar (19–29)

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1989	Shimmy Disc	CS, LP	shimmy 022
Netherlands			CD, LP	SDE 8909

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "B.A.L.L.: Trouble Doll > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
2. Kenny, Glenn (2007). "B.A.L.L." Trouser Press. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
3. Trouble Doll (The Disappointing 3rd LP) (booklet). B.A.L.L. New York City: Shimmy Disc. 1989.

External links

• Trouble Doll (The Disappointing 3rd LP) at Discogs (list of releases)