The Best Rock Ballads... Ever!

The Best Rock Ballads... Ever! is a compilation album released by EMI in early 2007. It contains what it considers to be the best rock ballads recorded by international artists.

CD 1

 * 1) Extreme - "More Than Words" (1991)
 * 2) Marillion - "Kayleigh" (1985)
 * 3) Soundgarden - "Black Hole Sun" (1994)
 * 4) Mr. Big - "Wild World" (1993)
 * 5) Whitesnake - "Is This Love?" (1987)
 * 6) ZZ Top - "Rough Boy" (1985)
 * 7) Richard Marx - "Right Here Waiting" (1989)
 * 8) Alannah Myles - "Black Velvet" (1989)
 * 9) Cutting Crew - "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" (1986)
 * 10) Status Quo - "In the Army Now" (1986)
 * 11) Crowded House - "Weather with You" (1992)
 * 12) Roxy Music - "Avalon" (1982)
 * 13) Sinéad O'Connor - "Nothing Compares 2 U" (1990)
 * 14) Skunk Anansie - "Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)" (1997)

CD 2

 * 1) Coldplay - "The Scientist" (2002)
 * 2) Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds & Kylie Minogue - "Where the Wild Roses Grow" (1995)
 * 3) Simple Minds - "Don’t You (Forget About Me)" (1985)
 * 4) Lenny Kravitz - "I Belong to You" (1998)
 * 5) Billy Idol - "Sweet Sixteen" (1986)
 * 6) Depeche Mode - "In Your Room" (1994)
 * 7) The Music - "Turn Out the Lights" (2002)
 * 8) Soul Asylum - "Runaway Train" (1993)
 * 9) David Bowie - "Heroes" (1977)
 * 10) The Cure - "Lullaby" [single mix] (1989)
 * 11) The Waterboys - "When Ye Go Away" (1988)
 * 12) Lou Reed - "Perfect Day" (1972)
 * 13) Archive - "Again" (2002)

CD 3

 * 1) Santana - "Europa (Earth’s Cry Heaven’s Smile)" (1976)
 * 2) Meat Loaf - "I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)" (1993)
 * 3) Rainbow - "Street of Dreams" (1983)
 * 4) Saxon - "Broken Heroes" [live] (1985)
 * 5) Scorpions - "Still Loving You" (1984)
 * 6) Judas Priest - "Before the Dawn" (1978)
 * 7) Cinderella - "Dead Man’s Road" (1990)
 * 8) Poison - "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" (1988)
 * 9) Europe - "Carrie" (1987)
 * 10) Temple of the Dog - "Call Me a Dog" (1991)
 * 11) Living Colour - "Nothingness" (1993)
 * 12) Faith No More - "Ashes to Ashes" (1997)
 * 13) Toto - "Anna" (1988)

CD 4

 * 1) The Animals – "The House of the Rising Sun" (1964)
 * 2) Gary Moore, featuring Phil Lynott - "Parisienne Walkways" (1979)
 * 3) Joe Cocker - With a Little Help from My Friends" (1968)
 * 4) Deep Purple - "Child in Time" [single edit] (1970)
 * 5) Free - "Be My Friend" (1970)
 * 6) Rush - "Closer to the Heart" (1977)
 * 7) Genesis - "The Carpet Crawlers" (1974)
 * 8) Steppenwolf - "Suicide" (1969)
 * 9) Joe Satriani - "I Believe" (1989)
 * 10) Jethro Tull - "Skating Away on the Thin Ice of the New Day" (1974)
 * 11) Héroes del Silencio - "Avalancha" (1995)
 * 12) Kiss - "Hard Luck Woman" (1976)