The 100 best rock ballads of all time according to Top Music Channel
85. A tale that wasn’t right (Helloween)
“A Tale That Wasn’t Right”, one of the most beautiful ballads heavy metal has produced, a melancholic story of heartbreak, betrayal and pain written by Michael Weikath.
♫ With my heart, with my soul
Some guys cry you’ve bought and sold ♪
Best rock ballads in history
84. More than words can say (Alias)
«More Than Words Can Say» (also known as «(I Need You Now) More Than Words Can Say» for promotional purposes) is a song by Canadian rock band Alias. It was released in September 1990 as the second single from their self-titled debut album. The power ballad became a No. 2 hit in the United States and reached No. 1 in Canada for four weeks.
♫ Here I am at six o’clock in the morning
Still thinking about you ♪
83. I need you (America)
«I Need You», released in 1972, is the second single by the band America from their self-titled debut album America. The song was written by Gerry Beckley.
♫ We used to laugh, we used to cry
We used to bow our heads then, wonder why
And now you’re gone, I guess I’ll carry on
And make the best of what you’ve left to me ♪
Best rock ballads in history
82. Amanda (Boston)
«Amanda» is a power ballad performed by the American hard rock band Boston, it was written and produced by the band’s guitarist Tom Scholz. The theme was released as the first single from the album Third Stage (1986), the band’s third album. It was also the first single officially released since 1978 and was also the first to be released by MCA Records.
♫ Babe, tomorrow is so far away
There’s something I just have to say ♪
81. Forever (Kiss)
«Forever» is a song by American rock band Kiss, included on their fifteenth studio album, Hot in the Shade (1989). Its composers, the group’s guitarist and vocalist Paul Stanley and Michael Bolton, met through guitarist Bruce Kulick, who had been a partner of the former in the rock band Blackjack, and began working on the song during some meetings in Los Angels.
♫ I never thought I’d lay my heart on the line
Everything about you is telling me this time ♪
