Mark Ham
Vocals, guitar
BALCONY · MARK HAM & DALE NELSON
No More
Cartoons
Two songwriters.
A shared chapter.
Before Casper, there was Balcony—the duo Mark Ham formed with Dale Nelson. Together, they wrote songs, brought musicians into the studio, and created No More Cartoons.
AN EARLIER CHAPTER
The music we made together.
Balcony brought together Mark on vocals and guitar and Dale on vocals and bass. Their songwriting partnership became a full studio project, with guest musicians contributing lead guitar, saxophone, drums, and keyboards.
Recorded in Denver, Colorado, No More Cartoons is part of Mark Henry Ham’s original-music catalog—and a record of the collaboration between two friends.
BALCONY
Mark Ham.
Dale Nelson.
The original sleeve credits Mark Ham with vocals and guitar, and Dale Nelson with vocals and bass. This page preserves the album’s track order and songwriting credits as printed in the booklet.
View the original booklet (PDF) ↗THE SONGS
No More Cartoons.
All twelve tracks.
Songwriting credits
from the original album sleeve.
- 01No More CartoonsNelson/HamFind on Spotify ↗
- 02Law DegreeHam/TudorFind on Spotify ↗
- 03We Are AliveHam/NelsonFind on Spotify ↗
- 04Peace of MindNelsonFind on Spotify ↗
- 05Can’t Come AroundNelson/HamFind on Spotify ↗
- 06Rich and PoorHam/NelsonFind on Spotify ↗
- 07We Will Always RememberNelson/HamFind on Spotify ↗
- 08Cage I’m In All DayHamFind on Spotify ↗
- 09Second HelpingHam/NelsonFind on Spotify ↗
- 10Where You StandNelson/HamFind on Spotify ↗
- 11Politics of LifeNelsonFind on Spotify ↗
- 12The SeaHam/NelsonFind on Spotify ↗
“Find on Spotify” searches for each song using Mark Henry Ham, Balcony, and the song title. These are search links, rather than direct playback links. Credits reproduce the surnames and ordering printed on the original sleeve. Ham is Mark Ham; Nelson is Dale Nelson. “Law Degree” is credited to Ham/Tudor.
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE RECORD
The duo. The players.
Original album performance credits.
Dale Nelson
Vocals, bass
Ernie Martinez
Lead guitar
Charles McNeal
Saxophone
Chris Stongle
Drums
Bill Stephens
Keyboards
Todd Renick
Lead guitar fill on “No More Cartoons”
FROM THE STUDIO TO THE SLEEVE
Production & artwork
- Produced by
- Balcony
- Recorded at
- Free Reelin’ Sound, Denver, Colorado
- Engineered by
- Scott Renick
- Mastered at
- Wind Over The Earth, Boulder, Colorado
- Cover art
- James Nelson
- Photography
- Sam Ketcham
WITH LOVE & GRATITUDE
More than a recording.
The original liner notes thank the families, friends, and musicians who supported the project. Mark thanks Lorrie, their children, his parents and brothers, the players, and his friend Dale. Dale thanks his children, parents, sisters, the musicians, engineer Scott, and Mark.
The album is dedicated to the memory of David Deines and the birth of McKinzie Jane Ham. The booklet remembers David as a talented baritone who sang The Messiah with them, and notes that McKinzie was born during the creation of the project.
FROM THE ARCHIVE
Open the original sleeve.
Explore the original artwork, photograph, track list, credits, personal acknowledgments, and printed lyrics for “The Sea” in the scanned booklet.
The booklet is an archival scan; its printed contact details are historical. Please use Mark’s current contact information for inquiries.
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