Balls to Picasso

Infobox Album |
Name = Balls to Picasso
Type = Album
Artist = Bruce Dickinson


Released = 1994
Recorded =
Genre = Heavy Metal
Length =
Label = Mercury Records (US original) Sanctuary Records (US re-release)
Producer = Shay Baby
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:36zsa9qgu23k link]
Last album = "Tattooed Millionaire"
1990
This album = "Balls to Picasso"
(1994)
Next album = "Skunkworks"
(1996)

"Balls to Picasso" is a heavy metal album released in 1994 and is the second effort in Bruce Dickinson's solo career. The ballad "Tears of the Dragon" stayed for many months on top the of charts in countries like Brazil where Dickinson has a large fanbase.Fact|date=June 2008

This record marked the beginning of Dickinson's collaborations with Roy Z, who would work on many of Dickinson's later albums including "Accident of Birth", "The Chemical Wedding" and "Tyranny of Souls". Stylistically it departs from "Tattooed Millionaire" but is still more traditional-sounding than the follow-up album "Skunkworks" released in 1996.Fact|date=June 2008 Later, Dickinson said that he and Roy Z were talked into making the album less heavy than it should have been [ [http://www.screamforme.com/interview.htm Untitled Document ] ] .

"Balls to Picasso" was also released in DVD-Audio 5.1 mix and DualDisc (CD/DVD-Audio 5.1 mix) versions.

Track listing

# "Cyclops" - 7:58
# "Hell No" - 5:11
# "Gods of War" - 5:02
# "1000 Points of Light" - 4:25
# "Laughing in the Hiding Bush" - 4:20
# "Change of Heart" - 4:58
# "Shoot All the Clowns" - 4:24 - #37 UK, #36 US
# "Fire" - 4:30
# "Sacred Cowboys" - 3:53
# "Tears of the Dragon" - 6:24 - #28 UK

All songs by Bruce Dickinson/Roy Z, except "Laughing in the Hiding Bush", by Bruce Dickinson/Roy Z/Austin Dickinson, "Fire", by Bruce Dickinson/Roy Z/Eddie Casillas and "Tears of the Dragon", by Bruce Dickinson.

Track listing for the 2005 Extended Edition (Bonus CD)

# "Fire Child"
# "Elvis Has Left the Building"
# "The Breeding House"
# "No Way Out...To Be Continued"
# "Tears of the Dragon (Acoustic Chillout)"
# "Winds of Change" (a different version to the track recorded during the "Tattooed Millionaire" sessions)
# "Spirit of Joy"
# "Over and Out"
# "Shoot All the Clowns (12" Extended Remix)"
# "Laughing in the Hiding Bush (live)"
# "The Post Alternative Seattle Fall Out (live)"
# "Shoot All the Clowns (7" Remix)
# "Tibet"
# "Tears of the Dragon (First Bit, Long Bit, Last Bit)"
# "Cadillac Gas Mask"
# "No Way Out...Continued"

Info

* "Laughing in the Hiding Bush" is dedicated to Bruce Dickinson's son. According to Bruce, when his son was a child he said he was "Laughing in the Hiding Bush" instead of "Hiding in the Laughing Bush". The "Laughing Bush" was a nickname for a bush in their home.Fact|date=June 2008

Credits

* Bruce Dickinson – vocals

Tribe of Gypsies

* Roy Z – Guitar
* Eddie Cassillas – Bass guitar
* David Ingraham – drums
* Doug Van Booven – percussion

Additional musicians

* Mario Aguilar ("Shoot all the Clowns")
* Dean Ortega ("Shoot all the Clowns")
* Dickie Fliszar – Drums ("Tears of the Dragon")

Credits

*Mastered by Greg Fulginiti & Andy Van Dette at Masterdisk

References