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{{Infobox album
| name       = Ballads & Blues 1982–1994
| type       = [[Compilation album]]
| artist     = [[Gary Moore]]
| cover      = Ballads&BluesCover.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = 14 November 1994 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/brit-certified/|title=Brit certifications for Gary Moore}}</ref>
| recorded   = 1982–1994
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Blues rock]], [[hard rock]]
| length     = 70:59
| label      = [[Charisma Records|Charisma]]
| producer   = Gary Moore, James Barton, [[Peter Collins (record producer)|Peter Collins]], [[Jeff Glixman]], [[Steve Levine]], [[Mike Stone (record producer)|Mike Stone]], Ian Taylor
| prev_title = [[Bruce-Baker-Moore#Around the Next Dream|Around the Next Dream]]
| prev_year  = 1994
| next_title = [[Blues for Greeny]]
| next_year  = 1995
}}
'''''Ballads & Blues 1982–1994''''' is a compilation [[album]] by Northern Irish rock guitarist, singer and songwriter [[Gary Moore]]. Released in 1994, the album encompasses the softer, romantic ballads and blues songs Moore had recorded since 1982. It contains three previously unreleased tracks; of these, the song "One Day" is actually an outtake from the album ''[[BBM (band)#Around the Next Dream|Around the Next Dream]]'', recorded by supergroup [[BBM (band)|BBM]], of which Moore was a member.
{{Album reviews
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}} <ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r218636|first=Eduardo|last=Rivadavia}}</ref>
}}
==Track listing==
{{tracklist
| all_writing     = [[Gary Moore]], except where noted
| title1          = Always Gonna Love You
| note1           = from ''[[Corridors of Power (album)|Corridors of Power]]'', 1982
| writer1         =
| length1         = 3:54
| title2          = [[Still Got the Blues (For You)]]
| note2           = single version, from ''[[Still Got the Blues]]'', 1990
| writer2         =
| length2         = 4:10
| title3          = Empty Rooms
| note3           = from ''[[Run for Cover (Gary Moore album)|Run for Cover]]'', 1985
| writer3         = Moore, [[Neil Carter (musician)|Neil Carter]]
| length3         = 4:15
| title4          = [[Parisienne Walkways]]
| note4           = live; from ''[[Blues Alive]]'', 1993
| writer4         = Moore, [[Phil Lynott]]
| length4         = 6:47
| title5          = One Day
| note5           = previously unreleased
| writer5         =
| length5         = 4:00
| title6          = Separate Ways
| note6           = from ''[[After Hours (Gary Moore album)|After Hours]]'', 1992
| writer6         =
| length6         = 4:54
| title7          = Story of the Blues
| note7           = from ''After Hours'', 1992
| writer7         =
| length7         = 6:39
| title8          = Crying in the Shadows
| note8           = B-side to "[[Over the Hills and Far Away (Gary Moore song)|Over the Hills and Far Away]]" single, 1986
| writer8         =
| length8         = 5:00
| title9          = With Love (Remember)
| note9           = previously unreleased
| writer9         =
| length9         = 7:05
| title10         = Midnight Blues
| note10          = from ''Still Got the Blues'', 1990
| writer10        =
| length10        = 4:58
| title11         = Falling in Love with You
| note11          = single version, from ''Corridors of Power'', 1982
| writer11        =
| length11        = 4:05
| title12         = Jumpin' at Shadows
| note12          = from ''After Hours'', 1992
| writer12        = [[Duster Bennett]]
| length12        = 4:21
| title13         = Blues for Narada
| note13          = instrumental; previously unreleased
| writer13        =
| length13        = 7:40
| title14         = Johnny Boy
| note14          = from ''[[Wild Frontier]]'', 1987
| writer14        =
| length14        = 3:11
}}
==Sales and certifications==
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''Ballads & Blues 1982–1994''}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Finland|artist=Gary Moore|title=Ballads & Blues 1982–1994|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1994|certyear=1999|salesamount=31,093|access-date=July 15, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|artist=Gary Moore|title=Ballads & Blues|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1994|certyear=1994|access-date=July 19, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|artist=Gary Moore|title=Ballads & Blues|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1994|certyear=1995|certref=<ref>{{cite book |last=Salaverrie |first=Fernando |date=September 2005 |url=http://www.mediafire.com/file/vqzno2c0fe48zam/Spanish_Certifications_for_1991-1995.pdf/file |title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 |language=es |edition=1st |location=Madrid |publisher=[[Sociedad General de Autores y Editores|Fundación Autor/SGAE]] |page=938|isbn=84-8048-639-2 |access-date=19 July 2022}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|artist=Gary Moore|title=Ballads & Blues|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1994|certyear=1999|access-date=July 19, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Gary Moore|title=Ballads and Blues|award=Gold|id=699-3510-2|type=album|relyear=1994|certyear=1995|access-date=July 19, 2022}}
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==References==
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[[Category:Gary Moore compilation albums]]
[[Category:1994 compilation albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by James Barton (producer)]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Jeff Glixman]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Peter Collins (record producer)]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Steve Levine]]
[[Category:Charisma Records compilation albums]]
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