Gonna Ball Explained

Gonna Ball is the second studio album by American rockabilly band Stray Cats, first released in the UK by Arista Records in November 1981.^{[1] [2]} The album was produced by the band and Hein Hoven. It went silver in the UK.^[3]

Five of the album's tracks ("Baby Blue Eyes", "Little Miss Prissy", "You Don't Believe Me", "Rev It Up and Go" and "Lonely Summer Nights") were later included on the band's first American album, Built for Speed (1982). Only "You Don't Believe Me" charted in the UK, reaching #57.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Brian Setzer; except where indicated

1. "Baby Blue Eyes" (Johnny Burnette, Paul Burlison)
2. "Little Miss Prissy"
3. "Wasn't That Good" (Wynonie Harris)
4. "Cryin' Shame"
5. "(She'll Stay Just) One More Day" (Slim Jim Phantom, Lee Rocker)
6. "What's Goin' Down (Cross That Bridge)"
7. "You Don't Believe Me" (Setzer, Lee Rocker)
8. "Gonna Ball" (Allen Bunn)
9. "Wicked Whisky"
10. "Rev It Up and Go"
11. "Lonely Summer Nights"
12. "Crazy Mixed-Up Kid"

Personnel

Stray Cats

• Brian Setzer - guitar, vocals
• Lee Rocker - bass, vocals
• Slim Jim Phantom - drums, vocals

Additional personnel

• John Locke - keyboards
• Steve Poncar - saxophone
• Ian Stewart - keyboards
• Brian McDonald - harmonica
• Lee Allen - tenor saxophone
• Gavin Cochrane - photography

Charts

Chart (1981)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4]	61
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)	48

Notes and References

1. Web site: Stray Cats - Gonna Ball. Discogs. 1981 .
2. Web site: Gonna Ball - Stray Cats | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic. AllMusic.
3. Web site: Stray Cats: Gonna Ball. British Phonographic Industry. August 10, 2023.
4. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 297.