Bad Company is the debut studio album by British Hard rock supergroup Bad Company. The album was recorded at Headley Grange with Ronnie Lane's Mobile Studio in November 1973,[1] and it was the first album released on Led Zeppelin's Swan Song Records label.[2]
Reception and legacy[]
The album reached the top of the US Billboard 200.[3] Since then, the album has been certified five times platinum by the RIAA, and became the 46th best selling album of the 1970s.[4] 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.[5] Kerrang! magazine listed the album at No. 40 among the "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time".[6] The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[7]
The singles "Can't Get Enough" and "Movin' On" peaked at No. 5 and No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively.[8] "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.Template:Citation needed
Versions[]
In 2006 a limited edition CD of 24K gold was released. A previous remaster was released in 1994.Template:Citation needed
Track listing[]
| Side one | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Can't Get Enough" | Mick Ralphs | 4:17 |
| 2. | "Rock Steady" | Paul Rodgers | 3:47 |
| 3. | "Ready for Love" (Mott the Hoople cover) | Ralphs | 5:03 |
| 4. | "Don't Let Me Down" | Rodgers, Ralphs | 4:22 |
| Side two | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 5. | "Bad Company" | Rodgers, Simon Kirke | 4:51 |
| 6. | "The Way I Choose" | Rodgers | 5:06 |
| 7. | "Movin' On" | Ralphs | 3:24 |
| 8. | "Seagull" | Rodgers, Ralphs | 4:04 |
| 2015 Reissue Disc two | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Can't Get Enough (Take 8)" | Ralphs | 4:21 |
| 2. | "Little Miss Fortune (Demo Reel 1)" | Rodgers, Ralphs | 3:58 |
| 3. | "The Way I Choose (Demo Reel 1)" | Ralphs | 6:39 |
| 4. | "Bad Company (Session Reel 2)" | Rodgers, Kirke | 4:40 |
| 5. | "The Way I Choose (Version 1 Inc. False Start)" | Ralphs | 7:16 |
| 6. | "Easy on My Soul (Long Version)" | Rodgers | 6:15 |
| 7. | "Bad Company (Session Reel 8)" | Rodgers, Kirke | 5:33 |
| 8. | "Studio Chat / Dialogue" | 0:23 | |
| 9. | "Superstar Woman (Long Version)" | Rodgers | 6:11 |
| 10. | "Can't Get Enough (Single Edit)" | Ralphs | 3:30 |
| 11. | "Little Miss Fortune (B-Side of "Can't Get Enough")" | Rodgers, Ralphs | 3:51 |
| 12. | "Easy on My Soul (B-Side of "Movin' On")" | Rodgers | 4:41 |
| 13. | "Can't Get Enough (Hammond Version)" | Ralphs | 4:23 |
References[]
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namednotes - ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".Template:Dead link
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Template:Cite book
- ↑ Template:Cite book
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".