The World Is a Ball

1986 studio album by Martha and the Muffins

The World is a Ball

Studio album by

Martha and the Muffins

Released

May 1986 (1986-05)

Recorded

November 1984 – January 1986

Genre

Pop

Label

Current/RCA

Producer

David Lord
Mark Gane
Martha Johnson

Martha and the Muffins chronology

Mystery Walk
(1984)

The World is a Ball
(1986)

Far Away in Time
(1987)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

The World is a Ball is a 1986 album by M + M.^[2] The album was recorded in Canada and in Bath, England.^[2]

The album's only notable single was "Song in My Head". Due to the album's poor chart performance, the band retired for several years, not releasing a new album until 1992's Modern Lullaby.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mark Gane and Martha Johnson

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The World Is a Ball"	4:16
2.	"I Watch I Wait"	3:44
3.	"Watching the Boys Fall Down"	4:00
4.	"Only You"	4:40
5.	"By the Waters of Babylon"	5:07
6.	"Song in My Head"	4:34
7.	"Don't Jump the Gun"	4:24
8.	"Stuck on the Grid"	4:10
9.	"Someone Else's Shoes"	4:20
10.	"As a Matter of Fact"	4:00

Personnel

Martha Johnson - guitar, keyboards, vocals
Mark Gane - guitar, keyboards, vocals
Eluriel Tinker - bass
Yogi Horton - drums
Michael Sloski - drums
Dick Smith - percussion
Paul Ridout - programming
Tony Levin, Jerry Marotta, Shawne Jackson, Colina Phillips, Ruby Turner - background vocals

References

^ Badgley, Aaron. "Martha and the Muffins: The World is a Ball" at AllMusic. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
^ ^a ^b Richler, Daniel (October 1985). "M+M The World Is a Ball". Canadian Musician: 30–.