8 Ball Aitken

 Eightball Aitken, *08-06-1981 Brisbane, QLD, AUS
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
2004 [1 day] Achemix Studio, Brisbane, QLD, AUS – 8 Ball Aitken (Producer: 8 Ball Aitken)
001 REFUGEE 8BALL 002  8BALL 006?
002 ALL ALONE 8BALL 002  
003 YES, I'M WORRIED BABY 8BALL 002  
004 I'M A MAN 8BALL 002 
005 WALLS HAVE EARS 8BALL 002  8BALL 006?
006 ALL THE MONEY 8BALL 002 
007 CROSSROAD CHILD 8BALL 002  
008 SHOOT YOU DOWN 8BALL 002  
009 GYPSY MAN 8BALL 002 
010 BURNING UP INSIDE 8BALL 002  
011 SUN GO DOWN 8BALL 002  
012 THAT FEELING 8BALL 002  
013 CHEETAH 8BALL 002 
2006 Woolloongabba, Brisbane, QLD, AUS – 8 Ball Aitken (Producer: 8 Ball Aitken, Bird Jensen,  Marly Luske)
014 COWBOY
015 SAGAS AND DRAMAS
016 HEAVEN IS IN MY BED
017 BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD
018 I BELIEVE YOU CAN
019 YOU'RE OUT OF THE GAME
020 YOUR POISON
021 LUCKY CHARMS
022 WORK SMARTER
023 YOUNG GIRL 8BALL 006?
024 ARE YOU ASHAMED
025 FLAMIN' THONGS 
Tracks above issued on album Odd Ball In
2008 Rancom Street Studios, Botany Bay, Sydney, NSW, AUS – 8 Ball Aitken (8 Ball Aitken [vcl/gt/ harmonica. Harmonica/ mandolin/ banjo], Michel Rose [steel], Tony Mitchell [bass], ; John Watson [drums], Garth Porter [organ/ bck vcl]. Producer: Garth Porter)
026 CYCLONE COUNTRY
027 COWBOY MOVIE
028 THE PARTY
029 HANDS ON TOP OF THE WHEEL
030 BLACK SWAMP CREEK 8BALL 006?
031 OUTBACK BOOTY CALL 8BALL 006? 8BALL 009
032 HEADS OR TAILS 8BALL 006?
033 YELLOW MOON 8BALL 006? 8BALL 009
034 RIVERSIDE
035 GUITAR MAN
036 ROCKY ROAD
037 THE OTHER SIDE
Tracks above issued on album Rebel with A Cause
2010 Enrec Recording Studio, 5 Egret Pl, Calala NSW, AUS – 8 Ball Aitken (8 Ball Aitken [vcl/gt/ banjo/ bass, drums/ percussion/ harmonica]. Producer: 8 Ball Aitken)
038 ROGUE PONY 8BALL 004
039 HIT THE ROAD 8BALL 004 8BALL 006? 
040 DEEP NORTH TOWN 8BALL 004 
041 WE ARE THE CIRCUS 8BALL 004 
042 NOBODY LOOKS UGLY AFTER MIDNIGHT 8BALL 004 
043 RUN WITH THE PACK 8BALL 004 
044 PITBULL IS OFF THE CHAIN 8BALL 004 8BALL 006?
045 GOOD TIME MUSIC 8BALL 004 8BALL 006?
046 CHOCOLATE, JACK DANIELS AND LSD 8BALL 004 
047 HONK STOMP SPOOKY SWAMP COUNTRY ROCK BLUES 8BALL 004
048 WHEREVER I LAY MY HAT 8BALL 004  
Fall 2011 [live] Tamworth, NSW, AUS – 8 Ball Aitken (8 Ball Aitken [vcl/gt/ dobro/ harmonica/foot percussion/ stomp])
04801 CROCODILE SONG (YELLOW MOON) 8BALL 005
04802 CYCLONE COUNTRY 8BALL 005
04803 CHOCOLATE, JACK DANIELS, AND LSD 8BALL 005 
04804 NOBODY LOOKS UGLY AFTER MIDNIGHT 8BALL 005 8BALL 006? 
04805 ROGUE PONY 8BALL 005 8BALL 006?
04806 WALLS HAVE EARS 8BALL 005 
04807 TAKE THIS HAMMER 8BALL 005 8BALL 006?
04808 BLACK SWAMP CREEK 8BALL 005
04809 HANDS ON TOP OF THE WHEEL 8BALL 005 
04810 RUN WITH THE PACK 8BALL 005
04811 PITBULL IS OFF THE CHAIN 8BALL 005
04812 GOOD TIME MUSIC 8BALL 005 
04813 TOOT TOOT 8BALL 005
04814 OUTBACK BOOTY CALL 8BALL 005 
04815 HIT THE ROAD 8BALL 005 
2013 2729 Audio, Nashville, TN/Pacific International Music, Eli Waters, QLD, AUS – 8 Ball Aitken (8 Ball Aitken [vcl/gt/dobro/ harmonica], George Jackson [banjo], Micheal Flanders [steel/mandolin/bass/ac gt], Andy Hubbard [drums/percussion], Tammy Rogers King [fiddle], Peter Keys [keyboards/Hammon B3/Wurlitzer], Chris Tuttle [Hammond B3/piano/  accordion])
049 I'M GOING TO JAIL [SHE'S GOING TO MEXICO, I'M GOING TO JAIL*] 8BALL 008  8BALL 009*
050 LOVE THE WAY SHE ROLLS 8BALL 008  
051 MY TANK'S ON EMPTY 8BALL 008  
052 HILLBILLY DISCO 8BALL 008  
053 UNDERNEATH THE STARS 8BALL 008 8BALL 009
054 MILE IN MY SHOES 8BALL 008 8BALL 009 
055 DESTROYING THE WORLD 8BALL 008  
056 A GIG IS A GIG 8BALL 008 
057  CATFISH WISH 8BALL 008  
058 POLITICS OF A ONE MAN BAND 8BALL 008 
059 HOBO MILLIONAIRE 8BALL 008  
060 OLD HICKORY 8BALL 008  
2014 Nashville, TN – 8 Ball Aitken
061 SHUT THE FRONT DOOR 8BALL 009
062 WITNESS PROTECTION 8BALL 009
063 GIRL IN A MILLION 8BALL 009
064 SLEEPY 8BALL 009
065 DON'T GIVE UP YOUR NIGHT JOB
066 MONKEY IN A SUIT AND A TIE 8BALL 009
067 USED CAR SALES WOMAN
068 SEVEN BUCKS AN HOUR IN A CHICKEN SUIT 8BALL 009
069  SKYDIVE 8BALL 009
070 YOU'RE NOT ALONE
071 LOVE YOU AND STAY
072 BROKEN HILL
Tracks above issued on album The New Normal
2015 Yellow Dog Studio, Wimblerley, TX – 8 Ball Aitken
073 APPLE TREE 8BALL 010  
074 LINDY LOO 8BALL 010  
075 SIX STRINGER 8BALL 010  
076 IRON HORSE 8BALL 010  
077 HIGH WATER 8BALL 010 
078 SUGAR IN MY COFFEE 8BALL 010  
079 DROP ON BY 8BALL 010  
080 MAMA’S COOKIN’ 8BALL 010  
081 SAY YOU LOVE ME 8BALL 010  
082 SWEET AS YOU 8BALL 010 
083 DRUNK AND STONED 8BALL 010 
084 LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND 8BALL 010
All traclks also issued as instrumentals on album Swamp Dog Instrumental
2019 Yellow Dog Studio, Wimblerley, TX – 8 Ball Aitken (8 Ball Aitken [vcl/gt], Glenn Fukunaga [bass], JJ Johnson [drums / percussion], Mojo Webb [harmonica], David Percefull [Hammond B3], Buddy Leach [sax/Fender Rhodes], Guthrie Kennard, J. Meridian [bck vcl]. Producer: 8 Ball Aitken and David Percefull)
085 TREMOLO RAIN 8BALL 011  
086 WEEK MAN 8BALL 011  
087 MURDERER’S BAR 8BALL 011  
088 THIRTY-NINE 8BALL 011  
089 MY SEXY GUITAR 8BALL 011  
090 LIVING ON THE RIVER 8BALL 011 
091 KNOCKING ON YOUR DOOR 8BALL 011 
092 THE BED THAT YOU MADE 8BALL 011  
093 MY DARLING 8BALL 011  
094 CHERRY 8BALL 011  
095 CHOCOLATE, JACK DANIELS, AND LSD 8BALL 011  
096 L.O.V.E 8BALL 011  
097 COLD SHOWER 8BALL 011 
2021 Red Rocker Studio, Nashville, TN / TreeHouse Studio, Ridgetop, TN – 8 Ball Aitken (8 Ball Aitken [vcl/gt/ bass/ harmonica], Tim Carter [banjo], Tom Hambridge [drums/percussion], Dillion James Aitken [piano/ organ/ bck vcl], Michael Caruana [claves], Buddy Leach [sax/ bells /bck vcl], Alice Wallace, Josue Vilches, Taya Chani [bck vcl]. Producer: 8 Ball Aitken)
098 ICE CREAM MAN 8BALL 012  
099 WHAT GOES UP 8BALL 012  
100 PEACE, LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING 8BALL 012  
101 BOOMERANG 8BALL 012  
102 FLAMES OF LOVE 8BALL 012  
103 LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME 8BALL 012  
104 HARD TIMES AND STRUGGLE 8BALL 012  
105 MOTHER NATURE’S MAD 8BALL 012  
106 SOLITAIRE 8BALL 012  
107 WEIGHT OF THE WORLD 8BALL 012
2022 Red Rocker Studio, Nashville, TN/ Glass House Mountains, QLD, AUS  - 8 Ball Airken, *with Taya Chani (8 Ball Aitken [vcl/ gt/ bass/ percussion], Dillion James Aitken [piano/Hammond B3], Michael Caruana [keyboards], Buddy Leach [sax/keyboards/ triangle/bck vcl], Taya Chani,  Alice Wallace [bck vcl] + Tim Carter [mandolin], Warren Scott [bass], Pepper Jane [bck vcl]. Producer: 8 Ball Aitken) [overdub sessions:  The Tree House, Nashville, TN: Tom Habridge [drums/percussion]
108 THE ONE WHO LOVES YOU 8BALL 014  
109 BETTER THAN YOU FOUND ME 8BALL 014  
110 LEAVE TOO SOON 8BALL 014  
111 NEVER GIVING UP ON YOU 8BALL 014  
112 THE WOMAN I LOVE 8BALL 014  
113 WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER 8BALL 014  
114 RIGHTEOUS LOVING 8BALL 014  
115 MAKE A CHANGE 8BALL 014 
116 EMPATHY 8BALL 014  
117 BETTER FOR IT ALL 8BALL 014  
118 SINGING ON A SUNNY DAY 8BALL 014 
119 WHEN WILL IT END? 8BALL 014
Poss. from sessions above: 
120 ICE CREAM MAN'S BACK 8BALL 015 
121 WADING THROUGH MUDDY WATER 8BALL 015 
122 JUST FOR YOU 8BALL 015  
123 ONLY GUIDING LIGHT* 8BALL 015  
124 LONELY LONG 8BALL 015 
125 WHY IT HURTS 8BALL 015  
126 THE FRIENDS WE MAKE 8BALL 015 
127 GOOD LOVE GOES BAD 8BALL 015  
128 DEAD MAN'S WORLD 8BALL 015  
129 MISSING YOU 8BALL 015  
130 WAY TOO LONG 8BALL 015  
131 RISE UP SINGING 8BALL 015  
2025 Glass House Mountains, QLD, AUS  - 8 Ball Airken  with Taya Chani 
132 CHANGED YOUR MIND 8BALL 016 
133 WAITING ON BETTER DAYS 8BALL 016  
134 NIGHTBIRD 8BALL 016  
135 KEEP BELIEVING 8BALL 016  
136 MISS YOU THE MOST 8BALL 016  
137 TAKE MY TIME 8BALL 016  
138 ALRIGHT ALL NIGHT 8BALL 016  
139 ON MY WAY 8BALL 016  
140 IF WALLS COULD TALK 8BALL 016  
141 WALKING TO THE RIVER 8BALL 016  
142 LIMBO 8BALL 016 
143 HUNGRY FOR LOVE 8BALL 016  
2026 poss. Glass House Mountains, QLD, AUS  - 8 Ball Airken with Taya Chani 
144 MOVING ON digital single [rel. May 17]
+ more unknown tracks for 2026 album



ALBUMS 
Phoenix Movement [AUS] 8BALL 002 Behind The 8 Ball:  Refugee;  All Alone;  Yes, I'm Worried Baby;  I'm A Man;  Walls Have Ears;  All The Money;  Crossroad Child;  Shoot You Down;  Gypsy Man; Burning Up Inside;  Sun Go Down;  That Feeling;  Cheetah – 04
Phoenix Movement [AUS] no # Odd Ball In:  Cowboy;  Sagas and Dramas;  Heaven Is In My Bed;  By The Side Of The Road;  I Believe You Can;  You're Out Of The Game;  Your Poison;  Lucky Charms;  Work Smarter;  Young Girl;  Are You Ashamed;  Flamin' Thongs – 06
Phoenix Movement [AUS] no # Rebel With a Cause:  Cyclone Country;  Cowboy Movie;  The Party;  Hands On Top of the Wheel;  Black Swamp Creek;  Outback Booty Call;  Heads or Tails;  Yellow Moon;  Riverside;  Guitar Man;  Rocky Road;  The Other Side – 10-05-08
Phoenix Movement [AUS] 8BALL 004 The Tamworth Tapes: Rogue Pony; Hit The Road; Deep North Town; We Are The Circus; Nobody Looks Ugly After Midnight; Run With The Pack; Pitbull Is Off The Chain; Good Time Music; Chocolate, Jack Daniels And LSD; Honk Stomp Spooky Swamp Country Rock Blues; Wherever I Lay My Hat – 18-02-11
Phoenix Movement [AUS] 8BALL 005 Alive In Tamworth: Crocodile Song (Yellow Moon); Cyclone Country; Chocolate, Jack Daniels, And LSD; Nobody Looks Ugly After Midnight; Rogue Pony; Walls Have Ears; Take This Hammer; Black Swamp Creek; Hands On Top Of The Wheel; Run With The Pack; Pitbull Is Off The Chain; Good Time Music; Toot Toot; Outback Booty Call; Hit The Road – 20-01-12
Phoenix Movement [AUS] 8BALL 006? A Blue Shade Of Blue: Yellow Moon; Black Swamp Creek; Heads Or Tails; Rogue Pony (Live); Nobody Looks Ugly After Midnight (Live); Take The Hammer (Live); Pitbull Is Off The Chain; Good Time Music;Hit The Road; Refugee; Walls Have Ears; Young Girl;  Outback Booty Call – 13 (sampler)
Phoenix Movement [AUS] 8BALL 008 Southern Hemisphere:  I'm Going to Jail;  Love the Way She Rolls;  My Tank's On Empty;  Hillbilly Disco;  Underneath the Stars;  Mile in My Shoes;  Destroying the World;  A Gig Is a Gig;  Catfish Wish;  Politics of a One Man Band; Hobo Millionaire;  Old Hickory – 06-12-13
Phoenix Movement [AUS] ? The New Normal:  Shut The Front Door;  Witness Protection;  Girl in a Million;  Sleepy;  Don't Give Up Your Night Job; Monkey in a Suit and a Tie;  Used Car Sales Woman;  Seven Bucks an Hour in a Chicken Suit;  Skydive;  You're Not Alone;  Love You and Stay;  Broken Hill – 13-02-15
Red Rocker [AUS] 8BALL 009 8 Ball Aidken:  She's Going to Mexico, I'm Going to Jail;  Seven Bucks an Hour in a Chicken Suit;  Shut the Front Door;  Girl in a Million;  Sleepy;  Monkey in a Suit and a Tie;  Skydive;  Witness Protection;  Underneath the Stars;  Mile in My Shoes;  Yellow Moon;  Outback Booty Call- 26-02-16 (sampler)
Red Rocker [AUS] 8BALL 010 Swamp Blues:  Apple Tree;  Lindy Loo;  Six Stringer;  Iron Horse;  High Water;  Sugar In My Coffee;  Drop on By;  Mama’s Cookin’;  Say You Love Me;  Sweet As You;  Drunk And Stoned;  Love Makes the World Go Round – 18-01-18 (instrumental versions issued on digital album Swamb Blues Instrumental on 19-01-18)
Red Rocker [AUS] 8BALL 011 Swamp Blues 2:  Tremolo Rain;  Week Man;  Murderer’s Bar;  Thirty-Nine;  My Sexy Guitar;  Living On The River;  Knocking On Your Door;  The Bed That You Made;  My Darling;  Cherry;  Chocolate, Jack Daniels, And LSD;  L.O.V.E;  Cold Shower – 24-04-20
Red Rocker [AUS] 8BALL 012 Ice Cream Man:  Ice Cream Man;  What Goes Up;  Peace, Love And Understanding;  Boomerang;  Flames Of Love;  Love Me or Leave Me;  Hard Times And Struggle;  Mother Nature’s Mad;  Solitaire;  Weight Of The World – 23-04-21
Red Rocker [AUS] 8BALL 014 Heart and Soul:  The One Who Loves You;  Better Than You Found Me;  Leave Too Soon;  Never Giving Up on You;  The Woman I Love;  We Are All in This Together;  Righteous Loving;  Make a Change;  Empathy;  Better For It All;  Singing on a Sunny Day;  When Will It End? – 18-03-22
Red Rocker [AUS] 8BALL 015 Ice Cream Man 2:  Ice Cream Man's Back; Wading Through Muddy Water; Just For You;  Only Guiding Light (w. Taya Chani);  Lonely Long;  Why It Hurts;  The Friends We Make;  Good Love Goes Bad;  Dead Man's World;  Missing You;  Way Too Long;  Rise Up Singing – 17-11-23
Red Rocker [AUS] 8BALL 016 Nightbird: Changed Your Mind;  Waiting On Better Days;  Nightbird;  Keep Believing;  Miss You The Most;  Take My Time;  Alright All Night;  On My Way;  If Walls Could Talk;  Walking To The River;  Limbo;  Hungry For Love – 14-07-25 w. Taya Chani
Unknown album with Taya Chani (2026, still unissued)