Although Quote by Olly Murs

If I have the chance, I would like to write an emotional, sad ballad.

— Jeongyeon

I want to keep the same kinda vibe where we've got the dance element and hip-hop. I'm going to be singing a lot more,…

— Stefflon Don

Not that I needed to make a dance record, but it dawned on me that I tend to write a lot of acoustic ballads…

— Uncle Kracker

I think that ballads are always something where I can really become one with the audiance.

— Namie Amuro

I get to work a lot of times in nightclubs and large theaters, so I wanted to make music that is fun to perform…

— Alaska

I would love to make an album full of ballads. For a listener, I want to have variety on there.

— Kristin Chenoweth

I think ballads transcend better into my work when I remix something.

— Cedric Gervais

I kept writing all these ballads; they're me speaking about life. But how am I gonna do the live show I wanna do if…

— Laura Bell Bundy

Oh, I'm a ballad queen for sure... I don't dig dance stuff very much but I seem to hit the charts with it. Go…

— Phyllis Hyman

I have always been attracted to songs that make me want to dance.

— Chris Lane

When I started writing material, I realised you could take a ballad like Usher's 'Nice and Slow,' sing the same melody over a garage…

— Craig David

There's music to dance to and make love to, music to cry to. I'm starting from scratch, coming fresh. But my sound still embodies…

— El DeBarge