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| '''''Bad Company''''' is the ] debut studio album by ] band ]. | '''''Bad Company''''' is the ] debut studio album by ] band ]. | ||
| The album was recorded at ] with ] in November 1973,<ref name="notes" /> and the first release of Led Zeppelin's Swan |
The album was recorded at ] with ] in November 1973,<ref name="notes" /> and the first release of Led Zeppelin's ].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://ultimateclassicrock.com/swan-song-records-history/|title= The History of Swan Song Records|last1= Reiff|first1= Corbin|date= 7 May, 2014|website= ultimateclassicrock.com|publisher= |accessdate=21 June, 2014}}</ref> | ||
| The album reached the top of the ] charts.<ref name="AMC">{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=bad-company-p3607/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}} |title=Bad Company – Billboard Albums |work=] |publisher=] |accessdate=24 November 2010 }}</ref> Since then, the album was certified five times platinum by the RIAA, and became the 46th best selling album of the 1970s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=bad%20company&artist=&format=&perPage=50|title=''Bad Company'' RIAA certification|publisher=www.riaa.com}}</ref> The album spent 25 weeks in the ], entering at No. 10 and reaching its highest position of No. 3 in the second week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=37717|title=UK chart history – Bad Company ''Bad Company''|publisher=www.chartstats.com|accessdate=9 September 2011|archiveurl=http://archive.is/el3v|archivedate=24 July 2012}}</ref> '']'' magazine listed the album at No. 40 among the "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time".<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Johnson | first1 = Howard | title = ] | chapter = Bad Company 'Bad Company'| volume = 222 | publisher = Spotlight Publications Ltd. | date = 21 January 1989 | location = London, UK | accessdate = 22 October 2011}}</ref> | The album reached the top of the ] charts.<ref name="AMC">{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=bad-company-p3607/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}} |title=Bad Company – Billboard Albums |work=] |publisher=] |accessdate=24 November 2010 }}</ref> Since then, the album was certified five times platinum by the RIAA, and became the 46th best selling album of the 1970s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=bad%20company&artist=&format=&perPage=50|title=''Bad Company'' RIAA certification|publisher=www.riaa.com}}</ref> The album spent 25 weeks in the ], entering at No. 10 and reaching its highest position of No. 3 in the second week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=37717|title=UK chart history – Bad Company ''Bad Company''|publisher=www.chartstats.com|accessdate=9 September 2011|archiveurl=http://archive.is/el3v|archivedate=24 July 2012}}</ref> '']'' magazine listed the album at No. 40 among the "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time".<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Johnson | first1 = Howard | title = ] | chapter = Bad Company 'Bad Company'| volume = 222 | publisher = Spotlight Publications Ltd. | date = 21 January 1989 | location = London, UK | accessdate = 22 October 2011}}</ref> | ||
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For the 2002 film soundtrack album, see Bad Company (soundtrack).
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Bad Company is the eponymous debut studio album by hard rock band Bad Company.
The album was recorded at Headley Grange with Ronnie Lane's Mobile Studio in November 1973, and the first release of Led Zeppelin's Swan Song Records.
The album reached the top of the Billboard 200 charts. Since then, the album was certified five times platinum by the RIAA, and became the 46th best selling album of the 1970s. The album spent 25 weeks in the UK Albums Chart, entering at No. 10 and reaching its highest position of No. 3 in the second week. Kerrang! magazine listed the album at No. 40 among the "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time".
The singles "Can't Get Enough" and "Movin' On" peaked at No. 5 and No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively. "Rock Steady", "Bad Company" and "Ready for Love" (the last originally recorded by guitarist Mick Ralphs during his tenure with Mott the Hoople on All the Young Dudes) are also "classic rock" radio staples.
In 2006 a limited edition CD of 24K Gold was released. It had taken over a year to find the original master tapes, then the analogue masters were put through proprietary A/D converter. A previous remaster was released in 1994.
Track listing
Side one
- "Can't Get Enough" (Mick Ralphs) – 4:16
- "Rock Steady" (Paul Rodgers) – 3:46
- "Ready for Love" (Ralphs) (Mott the Hoople cover) – 5:01
- "Don't Let Me Down" (Rodgers, Ralphs) – 4:22
Side two
- "Bad Company" (Rodgers, Simon Kirke) – 4:50
- "The Way I Choose" (Rodgers) – 5:05
- "Movin' On" (Ralphs) – 3:21
- "Seagull" (Rodgers, Ralphs) – 4:06
Omitted tracks
- "Superstar Woman" (Rodgers) – 5:04
- This was later re-recorded for the Paul Rodgers 1982 solo studio album Cut Loose.
Non-album tracks
- "Little Miss Fortune" (Rodgers) – 3:53
- Released as the b-side to the "Can't Get Enough" single.
- "Easy on My Soul" (Rodgers) – 4:11
- Re-recording of an old Free track from their 1973 studio album Heartbreaker, it was released as the b-side to the "Movin' On" single.
Personnel
Per sleeve notes
- Paul Rodgers – vocals, rhythm guitar on "Can't Get Enough", piano on "Bad Company" and "Don't Let Me Down", all instruments on "Seagull"
- Mick Ralphs– guitar, keyboards on "Ready for Love"
- Simon Kirke – drums
- Boz Burrell – bass
Additional Personnel
Per sleeve notes
- Sue Glover and Sunny Leslie – Backing vocals on "Don't Let Me Down".
- Mel Collins – saxophones
- Ron Fawcus – tape operator
- Hipgnosis – sleeve design, photography
- Ron Nevison – engineer, mixing
- Steve Hoffman – mastering
- Barry Diament – mastering
- Beverly Taddei – production co-ordination
- Bob Wynne – art direction
Charts
- Album
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada (RPM) | 7 |
| Norway (VG-lista) | 17 |
| UK (The Official Charts Company) | 3 |
| US Billboard 200 | 1 |
| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| New Zealand (RIANZ) | 27 |
- Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | "Can't Get Enough" | Pop Singles | 5 |
| 1975 | "Movin' On" | Pop Singles | 19 |
| Preceded byFulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder | Billboard 200 number-one album 28 September – 4 October 1974 |
Succeeded byEndless Summer by The Beach Boys |
References
- ^ Bad Company (Vinyl sleeve). Bad Company. Island Records. 1974. back cover.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - Baksi, Gautam. Album review Bad Company at AllMusic. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- Scoppa, Bud. "Album review Bad Company". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- Reiff, Corbin (7 May, 2014). "The History of Swan Song Records". ultimateclassicrock.com. Retrieved 21 June, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ "Bad Company – Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
- "Bad Company RIAA certification". www.riaa.com.
- "UK chart history – Bad Company Bad Company". www.chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- Johnson, Howard (21 January 1989). "Bad Company 'Bad Company'". Kerrang!. Vol. 222. London, UK: Spotlight Publications Ltd.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - "Bad Company – Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
- "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- Steffen Hung. "Bad Company – Bad Co". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- "1974-06-22 Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive". Official Charts. 22 June 1974. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- Steffen Hung. "Bad Company – Bad Co". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
External links
- Bad Company (Adobe Flash) at Radio3Net (streamed copy where licensed)
- Queen + Paul Rodgers cover of "Can't Get Enough" (live, official video) on YouTube
- Lyrics of covers by Queen + Paul Rodgers at Queen official website: "Can't Get Enough" (from Return of the Champions), "Seagull", "Bad Company" (from Live in Ukraine)