Speed Ballads is the second album by the band Republica. Released in 1998, the album was the follow-up to Republica's self-titled debut album. Release Speed Ballads reached #37 on the UK Album Charts. The album never received release in the United States. On 22 April 2023 - Record Store Day - the album will be released on vinyl for the first time, with a run of 1,000 copies. Singles The album spawned only one single, "From Rush Hour With Love." It achieved modest success, peaking at number 20 on the UK Singles chart, but spending only three weeks on the chart. The follow-up single, "Try Everything," received only limited release, due to the bankruptcy and closure of Deconstruction Records, the group's label. Critical reception The album was met with mixed reviews from contemporary music critics. AllMusic's Jason Damas felt that the album "exhibits some remarkable growth" over its predecessor, calling the album "far more diverse" and highlighting "Try Everything," "From Rush Hour with Love," and "Fading of the Man" as choice cuts. Track listing B-Sides There are known to be five B-sides from the Speed Ballads era. "World Ends in the Morning" (from the "From Rush Hour with Love" CD single) "Clone My Soul" (from the "From Rush Hour with Love" CD single) "House Special" (from the "From Rush Hour with Love" 7" Vinyl single) "Ready to Go" [Live from Cardiff] (From the "Try Everything" CD promo single) "Drop Dead Gorgeous" [Live from Cardiff] (From the "Try Everything" CD promo single) Personnel Republica Saffron - vocals Tim Dorney - keyboards, programming, mixing Jonny Male - guitars, backing vocals with: Pete Riley - drums Technical Ian Stanley - producer Andy Gray - producer, mixing Clive Langer - producer, mixing Alan Winstanley - producer, mixing Ian Broudie - producer Bob Kraushaar - mixing Gary Langan - mixing Ross Cullum - mixing Cenzo Townshend - mixing Brian Pugsley - additional engineering Jon Astley - mastering Mike Diver - photography, manipulation Big Active Ltd. - design References External links Speed Ballads at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed) 1998 albums Albums produced by Alan Winstanley Albums produced by Clive Langer Albums produced by Ian Broudie Albums produced by Ian Stanley Republica albums Bertelsmann Music Group albums