. . . . "Speed Ballads"@en . . . "Speed Ballads is the second album by the band Republica. Released in 1998, Speed Ballads was the follow-up to Republica's self-titled debut album. Speed Ballads reached #37 in the UK Album Charts. There were tentative plans to release the album in the United States in January 1999 but these plans were cancelled."@en . . . . . .