The Ballads were an American vocal group formed in 1961 in Oakland. Band members included Nathaniel Romerson, Jon Foster, Rico Thompson, and Leslie LaPalmer^[1] The band had one hit single in 1968, entitled "God Bless Our Love". This song reached #65 on the Billboard pop singles charts^[2] and #8 on the R&B Singles charts.^[3] This song was picked by WDIA program director Bill Thomas as a "Biggest Leftfield Happening" in Billboard's programming aids.^[4] The B side of this record was the song "My Baby Knows How to Love Her Man." This record was released on Venture Records #615.^[2]

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Nathaniel "Nate" Romerson (born on October 26, 1937) died on April 22, 2013, at the age of 75.^[5][6] He started the group in 1961, and he was also one of the background singers.