''When the Bough Breaks'' is the second solo album from

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drummer Bill Ward. It was originally released on April 27, 1997, on Cleopatra Records.

Track listing

#"Hate" – 5:00 #"Children Killing Children" – 3:51 #"Growth" – 5:45 #"When I was a Child" – 4:54 #"Please Help Mommy (She's a Junkie)" – 6:40 #"Shine" – 5:06 #"Step Lightly (On the Grass)" – 5:59 #"Love & Innocence" – 1:00 #"Animals" – 6:32 #"Nighthawks Stars & Pines" – 6:45 #"Try Life" – 5:35 #"When the Bough Breaks" – 9:45 CD Cleopatra CL9981 (US 1997)

Musicians

* Bill Ward -

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

lyrics Lyrics are words that make up a song, usually consisting of verses and choruses. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist. The words to an extended musical composition such as an opera are, however, usually known as a "libretto" and their writer, a ...

, musical arrangements *Keith Lynch -

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

s *Paul Ill -

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gui ...

double bass The double bass (), also known simply as the bass () (or #Terminology, by other names), is the largest and lowest-pitched Bow (music), bowed (or plucked) string instrument in the modern orchestra, symphony orchestra (excluding unorthodox addit ...

synthesizer A synthesizer (also spelled synthesiser) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals. Synthesizers typically create sounds by generating waveforms through methods including subtractive synthesis, additive synthesis and ...

, tape loops *Ronnie Ciago -

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

Cover art and reprint issues

As originally released, this album featured cover art that had two roses on it. After it was released, Bill Ward (as with Ward One, his first solo album) stated on his website that the released cover art was not the correct one that was intended to be released. Additionally, the liner notes for the original printing had lyrics that were so small, most people needed a magnifying glass to read them. This was eventually corrected in 2000 when the version of the album with Bill on the cover from the 70's was released. The album was later on released in a special

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style of case, but this was later said to be released prematurely, and was withdrawn.

References

External links

When the Bough Breaks at Bill Ward's site
Bill Ward (musician) albums Black Sabbath 1997 albums Cleopatra Records albums {{1990s-hard-rock-album-stub