Bird (B.A.L.L. album)

Bird is the second studio album by B.A.L.L., released in 1988 by Shimmy Disc.^[2]

Bird
Studio album by B.A.L.L.
Released	1988
Recorded	Noise New York (New York City, NY)
Genre	Alternative rock, Noise rock, Psychedelic rock
Label	Shimmy Disc
Producer	Kramer
B.A.L.L. chronology
Period (1987) Bird (1988) Bird/Period (1989)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Track listing

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

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"When Is a Man"		2:07
2.	"Bird"		2:43
3.	"If I Breakdown"		2:54
4.	"Charm"		2:44
5.	"Love Was the End"		2:25
6.	"Long Ago"		1:53
7.	"Burning Wood"		1:22
8.	"Buick McKane" (T. Rex cover)	Marc Bolan	2:34
9.	"Another Straight Line"		2:50
10.	"The Wildest Thing"

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"It Don't Come Easy" (Ringo Starr cover)	Richard Starkey
2.	"Spit Shine"		1:58
3.	"Just Like the Last Time"		2:10
4.	"Wah-Wah" (George Harrison cover)	George Harrison	1:04
5.	"Drink It On"		2:31
6.	"Shelter"
7.	"The Dylan Side"		2:57
8.	"Swim This Way"		1:53
9.	"Eye"		1:56
10.	"Bangladesh" (George Harrison cover)	George Harrison	1:42
11.	"Scene's Over"		2:11

Personnel

Adapted from the Bird liner notes.^[3]

B.A.L.L. Don Fleming – vocals, guitar Kramer – bass guitar, organ, production, engineering David Licht – drums Jay Spiegel – drums

Production and additional personnel Michael Macioce – photography Sheena – design

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1988	Shimmy Disc	LP	shimmy 014
Germany				SDE 8803

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "B.A.L.L.: Bird > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
2. Kenny, Glenn (2007). "B.A.L.L." Trouser Press. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
3. Bird (sleeve). B.A.L.L. New York City, New York: Shimmy Disc. 1988.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

• Bird at Discogs (list of releases)