Ballad and Track

Ballad

Ballad noun - A short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment.

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Track and ballad are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Track" instead a noun "Ballad".

Nearby Words: balladry, ballade

Track noun - A mark or series of marks left on a surface by something that has passed along it.

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Ballad and track are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ballad" instead a noun "Track".

Nearby Words: trace, tracing, tracked, tracking, tracker

old	old ballad	old track
mellow	mellow ballad	mellow track
full	full ballad	full track
long	long ballad	long track
Other adjectives: short, complete, original, simple, real, vocal, dark, famous, epic, earlier, acoustic, upbeat.

Similarly, Steve Vai always places a ballad as track number seven, and Word of God says it's intentional.

Source: Idiosyncratic Album Theming
Peter Gabriel's song "Darkness" alternates between an intense industrial track and a soothing ballad.

Source: Mood Whiplash / Music
On their debut album, Showbiz, the hard rock title track is instantly followed by the soft love ballad "Unintended," and then by the hard rock track "Uno."

Source: Mood Whiplash / Music

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