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Balance and Control
Photo by Bob Hobby.
Studio album by Scullion
Released	1980 (1980)
Recorded	Keystone Studios, Dublin
Genre	Folk
Length	35:01
Language	English
Label	WEA
Producer	John Martyn
Scullion chronology
Scullion (1979) Balance and Control (1980) White Side of Night (1983)
Singles from Balance and Control
"Promo Single for Balance and Control" Released: 1980 "Tension" Released: 1980 "Eyelids Into Snow" Released: 1980 "Back at Two" Released: 1981

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Balance and Control is the second studio album by Irish band Scullion. It was released in 1980 by WEA. The album was produced by John Martyn.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sonny Condell except where noted.

Side one

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Jump"			3:11
2.	"Coffee Talk"			3:21
3.	"Fear"	Philip King	King, Greg Boland	2:30
4.	"Avoid My Eyes"			3:04
5.	"Eyelids Into Snow"			5:11
Total length:				17:17

Side two

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Tension"			2:57
2.	"18"	King	King, Condell	5:41
3.	"Back At Two"	n/a	Boland	3:19
4.	"Circumstances"			2:49
5.	"Yellow Train"			2:58
Total length:				17:44

Personnel

• Philip King – vocals
• Sonny Condell – vocals, guitar
• Greg Boland – acoustic and electric guitar

Additional personnel

• Tommy Moore – bass
• Jolyon Jackson – Fender Rhodes, polymoog
• Andrew Boland – polymoog
• Paul McAteer – drums

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Ireland	1980	WEA	stereo LP	K 58205