Ball and Chain

~ Recording by Social Distortion

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Ball And Chain (LP Version)5:40Social DistortionBall And ChainSocial DistortionSingle
  • US1990-03-27
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)
1.6Ball and Chain5:44Social DistortionSocial DistortionSocial DistortionAlbum
  • US1990-03-27
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)EK 46055
1.6Ball and Chain5:44Social DistortionSocial Distortion (DADC pressing)Social DistortionAlbum
  • US1990-03-27
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)EK 46055
1.6Ball and Chain5:43Social DistortionSocial DistortionSocial DistortionAlbum
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)E 46055
1.6Ball and Chain5:44Social DistortionSocial DistortionSocial DistortionAlbum
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)466812 2
1.6Ball and Chain5:44Social DistortionSocial DistortionSocial DistortionAlbum
  • US1997-10-07
1.6Ball and Chain5:44Social DistortionSocial DistortionSocial DistortionAlbum
  • JP1997-10-22
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)ESCA 7675
1.5Ball and Chain5:45Social DistortionWhatever: The ’90s Pop & Culture BoxVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2005-07-26
Rhino (reissue label)R2 79716
1.6Ball and Chain5:44Social DistortionOriginal Album ClassicsSocial DistortionAlbum + Compilation
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)88691901762
1.19Ball and Chain5:44Social Distortion21 Sweet 90s Hits!Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2014-06-10
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
1.54Ball and Chain5:43Social Distortion90 Sweet 90s Hits!Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
1.6Ball and Chain5:43Social DistortionSocial Distortion (25th anniversary remaster)Social DistortionAlbum
  • US2015-04-18
Brookvale RecordsBRK-251
1.2Ball and Chain (album version)5:44Social DistortionBall and ChainSocial DistortionSingle
  • -2020-03-06
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
1.6Ball and Chain5:43Social DistortionSocial DistortionSocial DistortionAlbumEpic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)

Relationships

recording engineer, producer and mixer:Dave Jerden
bass guitar and background vocals:John Maurer (US punk rock bassist)
drums (drum set):Christopher Reece (US drummer for Social Distortion/The Lewd)
guitar:Dennis Danell
Mike Ness
lead vocals:Mike Ness
recorded at:Track Record Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
edits:Ball & Chain (edit)
recording of:Ball and Chain

Ball and Chain

lyricist and composer:Mike Ness