Favorite ballads that aren't '80s "power ballads"

[S2M]

In order for me to answer this question, I'll need an operational definition of 'Power Ballad', please.....

Any slow song that requires electricity to listen to.

Thank you, Don....I'm sure to have a few titles.....

[S2M]

Rain(acoustic) - Harem Sarem
Without a Moment's Notice - Adriangale
Ball & Chain/Paradise - Aldo Nova
So Savage the Heart - Babylon A.D.
Until the Last Goodbye- Bonfire
Goodnight Amanda - Bonfire
All I ever Needed - Bret Michaels
Love Don't Last Forever - Chrissy Steele
I Don't Wanna Be Your Friend - Desmond Child
I Love You - Climax Blues Band
Lucy - Commodores
Take A Look at Yourself - Coverdale/Page
Two Steps Behind(acoustic) - Def Leppard
Can't Keep Away From the Flame - Def Leppard
Long Long way to Go - Def Leppard
After the Love Has Gone - Earth, Wind, & Fire
Wasted Time - Emerald Rain
I Need to Fly - Emerald Rain
The Ultimate Gift - Enchant
More Than Anyone - Gavin Degraw
Man on the Corner - Genesis
Stay(acoustic) - Giant
Call to Your Heart - Giuffria
Do you Know What Love Is? - Guardian
All I Wanna Do is Make Love to You - Heart
What's Forever For? - House of Lords
Everytime I see Your Picture - I, Napoleon
Should Have Done You Right - Ignition
Way Back Home - Jaded Heart
Love Should Have Brought You Home - James Christian
As I Do 2 U - JSS
Dreams are Not Enough - Keel
In Your Arms - Little Caesar
Nobody Wins in this War - Mitch Malloy
Never Ending Nightmare - MSG
Anytime - MSG
This Night is Gonna Last Forever - MSG
Waiting in Vain - Annie Lennox
This Never Happened Before - Paul McCartney
Between you and Me - Perfect World(Kelly Hansen)
Don't Give Up - Petter Gabriel & Kate Bush
Something Happened on the Way to Heaven - Phil Collins
I wish it Would Rain Down - Phil Collins
Savage Heart - Pretty Maids
Fly Away - Pretty Maids
This Love - Pretty Maids
Anytime Anywhere - Pretty Maids
Walk Away - Pretty Maids
Know it Ain't Easy - Pretty Maids
If it Can't Be Love - Pretty Maids
A Love and a Fiction - Pretty Maids
Say the Word - Pretty Maids
How Does it Feel? - Pretty Maids
I'll Be There - Pretty Maids
Sound of A Breaking Heart - Prophet
Useless Alibis - Savannah
Once Upon a Time - Shadowking
Bad for Each Other - Shark Island
Living Without You - Shotgun Messiah
Let My Heart Do the Talkin' - Sic Vikki
All Night Long - Silent Rage
When You KNow - Sheryl Crow(?) Serendipity Soundtrack
Aim for the Heart - Southgang
If I had My Way - Steve Plunkett
When the Tables Turn - Steve Plunkett
Ribbons Undone - Tori Amos
Pretty Good Year - Tori Amos
Surrender - Trixter
You'll Always Have Me - Valentine
I Hate Kissing you Goodbye - Tuff
Get Me There - Tyketto
When Love is Gone - Unruly Child
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark - Y&T
Not Enough - Van Halen
Love is a Killer - Vixen
Irresistible - Harry Hess
Damage is Done - Von Groove
Back in Love Again - Von Groove
Spell I'm Under - Winger
When I Find Love - XYZ
Feels Like Rain - John Hiatt
Shouldn't I - Fury

[Ehwmatt]

A time and place - Mike and the Mechanics
Crazy - Poco
Suddenly - Cliff Richard & Olivia Newton John
Lady- Little River Band
Sara Smile - Hall & Oates
Longer - Dan Folgelberg
December Snow - The Moody Blues
(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away - Andy Gibb

You rock GB. I was gonna say Crazy Love by Poco (that's what you mean hjere right?, and had Lady, Sara Smile, Longer, and December Snow all on my long list.

[Melissa]

I'm amazed to see Southgang mentioned, I thought I was one of the only people on the face of the planet to even know who they were, lol. I thought the singer had a pretty good voice. Butch Walker was in this band too, for those who know who he is.

Yeah go ahead and make fun of the pics lol, it was the early 90's though, typical Metal Edge material, lol, but this is the song mentioned in a post here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ereFNzsa-s


Never knew there was a video for VH's "Not Enough", love that song and love Hagar...Debbie where are you? lol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbLjJfrTtNk

[S2M]

I'm amazed to see Southgang mentioned, I thought I was one of the only people on the face of the planet to even know who they were, lol. I thought the singer had a pretty good voice. Butch Walker was in this band too, for those who know who he is.

Yeah go ahead and make fun of the pics lol, it was the early 90's though, typical Metal Edge material, lol, but this is the song mentioned in a post here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ereFNzsa-s


Never knew there was a video for VH's "Not Enough", love that song and love Hagar...Debbie where are you? lol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbLjJfrTtNk

He later joined Marvelous 3.....blech!

[twinklestar]

Nick Drake:

River Man:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9HRo-9mqrQ

Pink Moon:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE0ODrma ... re=related

Place To Be:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IUqN9oz ... re=related

[BobbyinTN]

Okay, this is one of my FAVORITE all time ballads and definitely not in the "power ballad" category. I love this song.


LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO ME by Boz Skaggs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNDH1deRxX4

[mikemarrs]

bette midler-the rose
bob seger-we've got tonight
paul davis-cool night
joe cocker,jennifer warnes-up where we belong
james ingram-just once
commodores-oh no
phil collins-against all odds
kenny loggins-forever
reba mccentire-the heart won't lie
garth brooks-shameless
dan fogelberg-longer
lionel richie-my love

[RocknRoll]

I gotta go with one of my all-time favorites. It was definitely a different time. You had to love the 60's

Lay Lady Lay - Bob Dylan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfF0uHekcc8

[RPM]

"Love is all around" by Wet Wet Wet

love to dance with the wife to this one!


Ray

[lovemonkey]

'92 Where you goin now-Damn Yankees!