Balance - Breaking Away

[lonnyjaw]

I miss this song.I haven't heard this song in ages! Brings back the memories.

[lennyd1313]

Go Peppy Go!!!!!!!!1 Lovin the Barnabye sound!!!!

[Doobie1975]

I never knew that the singer of Balance was also one of the original members of Blues Magoos (60s psychedelic rock band), very interesting info

[Doobie1975]

Great song, definitely an underrated early 80s power pop classic

[wila4u2]

now i feel.....old

[theonlymoo5e]

I have Balance & In For The Count on vinyl - personally I thought they were ahead of their time

[kidintown1]

Just in case you think I'm foolin'

Don't chase its only proving

That I should leave

And so I'll be breaking away

Great words, dude!!

[kidintown1]

hey, this is music!!! By the way, I'm breaking away!!

[hollies65]

Nicked from Rocky Burnette's "Tired Of Toein The Line"!

[SOULTRAINJAMES]

I agree with everyone, flashback song, an under-rated song...a memory of 1981 and a certain person....she turned me on to this, the kings "the beAt goes on/switchin' to glide", tarney spencer "no time to lose"...and a group named kyakk, KUDOS! aALL PLAYING ON 102.3...WBAB LONG ISLAND. BOB BUCKMAN....LONG LIVE!!!!!!!! & GOODTIMES OF COMMACK.

[superioreighties]

excellent song !

[pondmaker]

Awesome song!

[drproctor13]

An extremely catchy tune that brings back memories from high school.

[DaveWollenberg]

Balance hit #22 in Billboard, 9-26-81. God bless ya, for postin' it. Thanx!

[shyman99]

One of the best produced songs of the 80's and one of the most underrated. If these guys would have gotten out of the studio long enough to promote it on shows like Solid Gold and American Bandstand, it would have been a much bigger hit.

[ROBERTVANJOVI]

MARAVIYOSO

[mikethekhotmailcom]

Thank you for posting!!! I've been looking for this song for 30 years. It was there one minute and gone the next.

[tsfanoh10]

Just spent a couple hours going through all my cassettes from the 70s and 80s, found this song on one of them and can't believe it's here on You Tube! I just love hidden gems such as this. Radio ruled in the late 70s/early 80s, and the music did, too. Love it!

[dawnpatrol82]

Yes! Great! Have this Album.

[theseether]

Love this!

[Jannghi]

Wow, haven't heard this in years!!

[73MarkIV]

Great tune- takes me back to my first year in college, and getting ready to move back east(to college) Thank you for bringing back all of those wonderful memories of great times! Great post as well!

[bucky468]

"American Dream" from this album is really good.

[ROBERTVANJOVI]

bien!!

[garymuzik]

Thanks for posting this. I remember our cheerleaders did a dance routine to this song at a pep rally in high school!

[krull121]

I just love hearing stuff that I haven't heard since 7th grade!

[20131k98]

cant believe i found it,i remember this song in 1981-82...its great. 

[dawnpatrol82]

i just put this LP on the turntable,yes i have it on LP record. :)

[kstate4]

Love this song!

[lovesclassiccars]

I remember hearing this song when I was in high school and haven't heard it since anywhere until seeing this video clip.

[DaveWollenberg]

Hit #22 in Billboard. 1 hit wonder in the top 40. God bless! Incidentally, whatever happened to the posts from ralph1998? They suddenly seemed to have vanished. What's goin' on with that!

[cfmagal]

Great song from the debut album by BALANCE, a pop rock group from New York city fronted by singer Peppy Castro. This song was their most noteworthy hit,in 1981.

[DeepSouthWrestling1]

@cfmagal : "Peppy Castro"!?!?!?! They should'a been bigger on the strength of that name alone!!

[gooneybird47]

@DeepSouthWrestling1 I play percussion in Barnaby Bye & we've added this tune to the set for this summers shows.