| Balin | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Marty Balin |
| Cover: | BalinAlbum.jpg |
| Released: | May 11, 1981 |
| Recorded: | December 1980 – March 1981 |
| Studio: | The Village Recorder (Los Angeles, California); The Record Plant and White Rabbit Studios (Sausalito, California). |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Label: | EMI America |
| Producer: | John Hug |
| Next Title: | Lucky |
| Next Year: | 1983 |
Balin is Marty Balin's 1981 debut solo album. Two top-40 singles were released, "Hearts" (a U.S. #8 hit, and also his biggest as a solo artist) and "Atlanta Lady (Something About Your Love)" (U.S. #27). The album rose to #35 on the Billboard charts.
Balin was released by American Beat on CD in 2008 and by EMI in 2009. Both editions featured the shorter, single version of "Hearts" rather than the longer album version.
In March 2013 BGO reissued the album along with the follow-up release Lucky on one CD. Mastered by Andrew Thompson the BGO edition is the only CD version that features the full-length album version of "Hearts".
In 2020, A&M alongside Universal Music Japan re-released the title as a part of the AOR Light Mellow 1000 series.
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | "Hearts" | US Pop | 8 |
| US AC | 9 | ||
| US Rock | 20 | ||
| "Atlanta Lady (Something About Your Love)" | US Pop | 27 | |
| US AC | 11 | ||