The 100 best rock ballads of all time according to Top Music Channel
35. All By Myself (Eric Carmen)
«All by Myself» is a 1975 romantic ballad that was written, composed, and performed by Eric Carmen. The stanza is based on the second movement (Adagio sostenuto) of Sergei Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2. The chorus is reminiscent of the song «Let’s Pretend» that Carmen had recorded with the Raspberries in 1972.
♫ When I was young
I never needed anyone
And making love was just for fun
Those days are gone ♪
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34. Desperado (Eagles)
«Desperado» is a song by the American rock band The Eagles. The track was written by Glenn Frey and Don Henley and appeared on the 1973 album Desperado, as well as numerous compilation albums. It was ranked number 494 on Rolling Stone’s 2004 list of «The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time».
♫ Desperado
Oh, you ain’t getting no younger.
Your pain and your hunger,
they’re driving you home ♪
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33. Soldier of fortune (Deep purple)
«Soldier of Fortune» is a blues rock ballad written by Ritchie Blackmore and David Coverdale and originally released on Deep Purple’s 1974 album Stormbringer.
Although Deep Purple never released the song as a single and it never charted, it has developed a cult following over the years and has been covered by many artists and bands.
♫ But I feel I’m growing older
And the songs that I have sung
Echo in the distance
Like the sound
Of a windmill going round
Guess I’ll always be a soldier of fortune ♪
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32. Heaven (Bryan Adams)
«Heaven» is a power ballad performed by Canadian singer-songwriter and musician Bryan Adams, included on his fourth studio album Reckless (1984). The record company A&M Records published it on March 11, 1985 as the third single from the album.
Later it appeared on his compilation albums Hits On Fire (1988), So Far So Good (1993), Anthology (2005) and on the Bryan Adams ICON CD (2010). Adams and Jim Vallance were in charge of composing it, while Bob Clearmountain was in charge of producing it.
The first appearance of the theme was on the soundtrack of the film A Night in Heaven (1983). As part of its instrumentation it incorporates synthesizer rhythms, as well as drums and electric guitars.
♫ And love is all that I need
And I found it there in your heart
It isn’t too hard to see
We’re in heaven ♪
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31. Hard to Say I’m Sorry (Chicago)
«Hard to Say I’m Sorry» is a power ballad written by bassist Peter Cetera, who also sang the title track, and producer David Foster, for the group Chicago. It was released on May 17, 1982 as the lead single from the album Chicago 16.
On September 11, it reached number 1 for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100. It was the group’s second No. 1 single. It was their first top 50 hit since «No Tell Lover» in 1978 and spent twelve weeks in the top 5 of the Billboard Hot 100.
♫ Hold me now
It’s hard for me to say I’m sorry ♪
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