| Ballad Essentials | |
| Type: | compilation |
| Artist: | Susannah McCorkle |
| Cover: | Ballad Essentials.jpg |
| Released: | 2002 |
| Genre: | Vocal jazz, traditional pop |
| Label: | Concord Jazz |
| Prev Title: | The Beginning 1975 |
| Prev Year: | 2002 |
Ballad Essentials is an album by Susannah McCorkle, released in 2002.
Music critic Ronnie D. Lankford of Allmusic praised the album and wrote "For those less familiar with the great vocalist's work, Ballad Essentials serves as an excellent primer. For fans, the album gathers a dozen similarly toned pieces, or an hour's worth of music, in one place. A fine collection."