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title: "When the Bough Breaks by Bill Ward"
type: "MusicAlbum"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/album/78784dad-af4f-3491-8348-19a4f3741167"
artist: "Bill Ward"
year: 1997
label: "Purple Pyramid"
---

# When the Bough Breaks

**When the Bough Breaks** is an album by Bill Ward, released in 1997 on Purple Pyramid.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Title | When the Bough Breaks |
| Artist | Bill Ward |
| Type | Album |
| Year | 1997 |
| Label | Purple Pyramid |
| Catalog number | CLP 9981-2 |
| Tracks | 12 |
| Place in discography | 2 of 3 |

## Tracklist

| # | Track | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Hate | 5:01 |
| 2 | Children Killing Children | 3:52 |
| 3 | Growth | 5:45 |
| 4 | When I Was a Child | 4:54 |
| 5 | Please Help Mommy | 6:41 |
| 6 | Shine | 5:06 |
| 7 | Step Lightly | 6:00 |
| 8 | Love and Innocence | 1:00 |
| 9 | Animals | 6:32 |
| 10 | Nighthawks Stars & Pines | 6:46 |
| 11 | Try Life | 5:36 |
| 12 | When the Bough Breaks | 9:46 |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal)

## In the discography

- Previous release: [Ward One: Along the Way (1990)](https://themetalnet.com/album/feff2a83-eebf-33fe-84db-fdb0e5475bd9)
- Next release: [Accountable Beasts (2015)](https://themetalnet.com/album/6c4ca669-f2b9-4c89-a257-7f1702e1cd3a)

## Artist

- [Bill Ward](https://themetalnet.com/band/bill-ward)

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