Balls (Elizabeth Cook album)
# Balls (Elizabeth Cook album)

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Balls is the third major-label album of country music singer Elizabeth Cook. It was released May 1, 2007, on 31 Tigers Records. The album includes the single "Sometimes It Takes Balls to Be a Woman", which did not chart. The title track was however nominated for Song of the Year at the 2007 Americana Music Awards.

## Track listing

All songs written by Elizabeth Cook except where noted.

* "Times Are Tough in Rock 'N Roll" - 2:05
* "Don't Go Borrowing Trouble" - 2:46
* "Sometimes It Takes Balls to Be a Woman" (Cook, Melinda Schneider) - 3:17
* "Rest Your Weary Mind" (Cook, Melinda Schneider) - 3:19
* "He Got No Heart" - 2:11
* "Mama's Prayers" - 3:11
* "Sunday Morning" (John Cale, Lou Reed) - 3:12
* "What Do I Do" - 2:39
* "Down Girl" - 3:11
* "Gonna Be" (Cook, Tim Carroll) - 2:03
* "Always Tomorrow" - 5:02

## Personnel

* Bobby Bare Jr. - background vocals on "Rest Your Weary Mind"
* Richard Bennett - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
* Tim Carroll - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, juice harp
* Matt Combs - fiddle, mandolin
* Elizabeth Cook - lead vocals
* Rodney Crowell - acoustic guitar, background vocals
* Greg Davis - banjo
* Nanci Griffith - background vocals
* Tim Lauer - organ, piano
* Alison Prestwood - bass guitar
* Maria Ramirez - background vocals
* Michael Rhodes - bass guitar
* Harry Stinson - drums
* Kenny Vaughan - electric guitar

## Chart performance

| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 72 |
