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"Ballad of Youth"
SinglebyRichie Sambora
from the album Stranger in This Town
ReleasedAugust 19, 1991[1]
GenreRock
Length3:52
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)
  • Richie Sambora
  • Tom Marolda
Richie Sambora singles chronology
"Ballad of Youth"
(1991) 		"One Light Burning"
(1991)

"Ballad of Youth" is a song by American rock singer/guitarist Richie Sambora, released as the first single from his first solo album Stranger in This Town in 1991. The song reached number 63 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number 59 in the UK.[2] The single featured a music video.[3]

Track listing[edit]

12-inch single (UK) (MERX350 – fold-out poster sleeve)

  1. "Ballad of Youth"
  2. "Wind Cries Mary"
  3. "Rest In Peace"

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for "Ballad of Youth"
Chart (1991) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 25
Canada Singles (RPM) 67
UK Singles (OCC)[5] 59
USBillboard Hot 100[6] 63
USMainstream Rock (Billboard)[7] 13

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Richie Sambora – Ballad of Youth (1991, Vinyl)".
  • ^ "Allmusic (Richie Sambora charts & awards) Billboard singles".
  • ^ Vevo
  • ^ "Richie Sambora – Ballad of Youth". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  • ^ "Richie Sambora: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  • ^ "Richie Sambora Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  • ^ "Richie Sambora Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2021.

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