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	{{Short description\|1974 Bad Company album}}
	{{For\|the 2002 film soundtrack album\|Bad Company (soundtrack)}}		{{For\|the 2002 film soundtrack album\|Bad Company (soundtrack)}}
	{{EngvarB\|date=May 2014}}		{{EngvarB\|date=May 2014}}
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	\| cover = BadCompanyBadCompany.jpg		\| cover = BadCompanyBadCompany.jpg
	\| alt =		\| alt =
	\| released = 24 May 1974~~<ref>{{cite~~ ~~web\|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/685-824-2\|title=BPI}}</ref>~~		\| released = May 1974 (UK), June 26, 1974 (US)
	\| recorded = November 1973		\| recorded = November 1973
	\| venue =
	\| studio = ], ], England<ref name="notes">{{cite AV media notes \|title=Bad Company \|others=] \|year=1974 \|at=back cover \|type=Vinyl sleeve \|publisher=] }}</ref>		\| studio = ], ], England<ref name="notes">{{cite AV media notes \|title=Bad Company \|others=] \|year=1974 \|at=back cover \|type=Vinyl sleeve \|publisher=] }}</ref>
	\| genre = ~~{{flatlist\|~~		\| genre =
	* ]<ref>{{cite web~~\|last=Erlewine\|first=Stephen\|date=n.d.~~\|url=https://www.~~allmusic~~.com/~~album~~/~~bad~~-~~company~~-~~mw0000649857~~\|title=~~Bad~~ ~~Company~~ ~~Review~~\|website=]\|access-date=~~July~~ ~~25,~~ ~~2022~~}}</ref>		* ]<ref>{{cite web \|url= https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-top-30-british-blues-rock-albums-of-all-time\|title= The Top 30 British Blues Rock Albums Of All Time\|date= 23 March 2007\|website= ]\|publisher= ]\|access-date= 1 September 2018}}</ref>
	* ]<ref>{{cite web \|url= https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-top-30-british-blues-rock-albums-of-all-time\|title= The Top 30 British Blues Rock Albums Of All Time\|date= 23 March 2007\|website= ]\|publisher= ]\|access-date= 1 September 2018}}</ref>
	* ]<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8XG9CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA27\|title=The 100 Greatest Bands of All Time: A Guide to the Legends Who Rocked the World\|last=Moskowitz\|first=David V.\|date=2015\|publisher=ABC-CLIO\|isbn=9781440803406\|page=27}}</ref>		* ]<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8XG9CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA27\|title=The 100 Greatest Bands of All Time: A Guide to the Legends Who Rocked the World\|last=Moskowitz\|first=David V.\|date=2015\|publisher=ABC-CLIO\|isbn=9781440803406\|page=27}}</ref>
	}}
	\| length = {{Duration\|m=34\|s=45}}		\| length = {{Duration\|m=34\|s=45}}
	\| label = ] (UK) ~~<br />~~] (US)		\| label =
			* ] (UK)
			* ] (US)
	\| producer = ]		\| producer = ]
	\| prev_title =		\| prev_title =
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	\| single1date = {{Start date\|1974\|05\|10\|df=yes}}		\| single1date = {{Start date\|1974\|05\|10\|df=yes}}
	\| single2 = ]		\| single2 = ]
	\| single2date = January 1975 (US)<ref>{{cite ~~web~~\|url=https://archive.org/details/greatrockdiscogr00stro/page/34/mode/2up?q=Bad+Company\|title=Great Rock ~~Discografie~~ \|page=35}}</ref>		\| single2date = January 1975 (US)<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://archive.org/details/greatrockdiscogr00stro/page/34/mode/2up?q=Bad+Company\|title=Great Rock Discography \|date=19 November 1995 \|page=35\|isbn=9780862415419 \|last1=Strong \|first1=Martin Charles \|publisher=Canongate Press }}</ref>
	}}		}}
	}}		}}
	{{~~Album~~ ratings		{{Music ratings
	\| rev1 = ]		\| rev1 = ]
	\| ~~rev1Score~~ = {{Rating\|4.5\|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic\|class=album\|id=r1135\|tab=review\|label=Album review ''Bad Company''\|first=Gautam\|last=Baksi\|access-date=14 September 2011}}</ref>		\| rev1score = {{Rating\|4.5\|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic\|class=album\|id=r1135\|tab=review\|label=Album review ''Bad Company''\|first=Gautam\|last=Baksi\|access-date=14 September 2011}}</ref>
	\|rev2 = '']''		\| rev2 = '']''
	\|~~rev2Score~~ = B−<ref>{{cite book\|last=Christgau\|first=Robert\|author-link=Robert Christgau\|year=1981\|title=]\|publisher=]\|isbn=089919026X\|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: B\|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=B&bk=70\|access-date=February 21, 2019}}</ref>		\| rev2score = B−<ref>{{cite book\|last=Christgau\|first=Robert\|author-link=Robert Christgau\|year=1981\|title=]\|publisher=]\|isbn=089919026X\|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: B\|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=B&bk=70\|access-date=February 21, 2019}}</ref>
	\| rev3 = '']''		\| rev3 = '']''
	\| ~~rev3Score~~ = favourable<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/bad-company-203602/\|title=Album review ''Bad Company''\|magazine=Rolling Stone\|first=Bud\|last=Scoppa\|access-date=14 September 2011}}</ref>		\| rev3score = favourable<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/bad-company-203602/\|title=Album review ''Bad Company''\|magazine=Rolling Stone\|first=Bud\|last=Scoppa\|access-date=14 September 2011}}</ref>
	\| rev4 = '']''		\| rev4 = '']''
	\| ~~rev4Score~~ = {{Rating\|4\|5}}<ref>{{cite book\|last=Larkin\|first=Colin\|author-link=Colin Larkin\|title=Encyclopedia of Popular Music\|year=2007\|publisher=]\|edition=4th\|isbn=978-0195313734\|title-link=Encyclopedia of Popular Music}}</ref>		\| rev4score = {{Rating\|4\|5}}<ref>{{cite book\|last=Larkin\|first=Colin\|author-link=Colin Larkin\|title=Encyclopedia of Popular Music\|year=2007\|publisher=]\|edition=4th\|isbn=978-0195313734\|title-link=Encyclopedia of Popular Music}}</ref>
	}}		}}

	'''''Bad Company''''' is the debut studio album by ], a 1970s ] ~~English ]~~. The album was recorded at ] with ] in November 1973,<ref name="notes"/> and it was the first album released on ]'s ] label.<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\|access-date=21 June 2014}}</ref>		'''''Bad Company''''' is the debut studio album by ], a 1970s English ] supergroup. The album was recorded at ] with ] in November 1973,<ref name="notes"/> and it was the first album released on ]'s ] label.<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\|access-date=21 June 2014}}</ref>

	Among the songs recorded during the album sessions were two covers of tracks originally by members' previous bands — specifically, ]'s "Ready for Love" (recorded while ] was with the band and released on their 1972 album '']'') and "Easy on My Soul" (recorded by ] and ] with ] and released on '']'' in 1973). The latter did not make the final album, but was released as the B-side to second single "]".		Among the songs recorded during the album sessions were two covers of tracks originally by members' previous bands — specifically, ]'s "Ready for Love" (recorded while ] was with the band and released on their 1972 album '']'') and "Easy on My Soul" (recorded by ] and ] with ] and released on '']'' in 1973). The latter did not make the final album, but was released as the B-side to second single "]".

	==Reception and legacy==		==Reception and legacy==
	The album reached the top of the US ].<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=] \|access-date=24 November 2010 }}</ref> Since then, the album has been certified five times platinum by the RIAA, and became the 46th best selling album of the 1970s.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=bad%20company&artist=&format=&perPage=50 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924153531/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=bad%20company&artist=&format=&perPage=50 \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2015-09-24 \|title=''Bad Company'' RIAA certification \|~~publisher~~=~~www.riaa~~.com }}</ref> The album spent 25 weeks in the ], entering at No. 10 on June 15, 1974, and reaching its highest position of No. 3 in the second week.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/Bad%20Company \|title=Official Charts Company – Bad Company ''Bad Company'' \|publisher=] \|access-date=9 September 2011 \|url-status=dead \|df=dmy \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520061303/http://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/BAD%20COMPANY/ \|archive-date=20 May 2015 }}</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}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BTz-CwAAQBAJ&pg=PP63\|title=A History of Heavy Metal\|last=O'Neill\|first=Andrew\|date=2017\|publisher=Headline\|isbn=9781472241467\|page=63}}</ref> The album was also included in the book '']''.<ref>{{cite book\|first1=Robert\|last1=Dimery\|first2=Michael\|last2=Lydon\|title=1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition\|date=7 February 2006\|publisher=Universe\|isbn=0-7893-1371-5}}</ref> In 2000 it was voted number 323 in ]'s '']''.<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book\|title=]\|first=Colin\|last=Larkin\|author-link=Colin Larkin\|publisher=]\|date=2000\|edition=3rd\|isbn=0-7535-0493-6\|page=131}}</ref>		The album reached the top of the US ].<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 \|website=] \|access-date=24 November 2010 }}</ref> Since then, the album has been certified five times platinum by the RIAA, and became the 46th best selling album of the 1970s.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=bad%20company&artist=&format=&perPage=50 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924153531/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=bad%20company&artist=&format=&perPage=50 \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2015-09-24 \|title=''Bad Company'' RIAA certification \|website=Riaa.com }}</ref> The album spent 25 weeks in the ], entering at No. 10 on June 15, 1974, and reaching its highest position of No. 3 in the second week.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/Bad%20Company \|title=Official Charts Company – Bad Company ''Bad Company'' \|publisher=] \|access-date=9 September 2011 \|url-status=dead \|df=dmy \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520061303/http://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/BAD%20COMPANY/ \|archive-date=20 May 2015 }}</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}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BTz-CwAAQBAJ&pg=PP63\|title=A History of Heavy Metal\|last=O'Neill\|first=Andrew\|date=2017\|publisher=Headline\|isbn=9781472241467\|page=63}}</ref> The album was also included in the book '']''.<ref>{{cite book\|first1=Robert\|last1=Dimery\|first2=Michael\|last2=Lydon\|title=1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition\|date=7 February 2006\|publisher=Universe\|isbn=0-7893-1371-5}}</ref> In 2000 it was voted number 323 in ]'s '']''.<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book\|title=]\|first=Colin\|last=Larkin\|author-link=Colin Larkin\|publisher=]\|date=2000\|edition=3rd\|isbn=0-7535-0493-6\|page=131}}</ref>

	The singles "]" and "]" peaked at No. 5 and No. 19 on the ], respectively.<ref name="AMS">{{cite web \|url={{AllMusic\|class=artist\|id=bad-company-p3607/charts-awards/billboard-singles\|pure_url=yes}} \|title=Bad Company – Billboard Singles \|~~work~~=] ~~\|publisher=]~~ \|access-date=24 November 2010 }}</ref> "Rock Steady", "]" and "Ready for Love" are also classic rock radio staples.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Berman\|first1=Eric\|title=Song Of The Day – "Ready For Love" by Bad Company\|url=https://internetfm.com/song-of-the-day-ready-for-love-by-bad-company/\|website=internetfm.com\|access-date=28 January 2018}}</ref>		The singles "]" and "]" peaked at No. 5 and No. 19 on the ], respectively.<ref name="AMS">{{cite web \|url={{AllMusic\|class=artist\|id=bad-company-p3607/charts-awards/billboard-singles\|pure_url=yes}} \|title=Bad Company – Billboard Singles \|website=]\|access-date=24 November 2010 }}</ref> "Rock Steady", "]" and "Ready for Love" are also classic rock radio staples.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Berman\|first1=Eric\|title=Song Of The Day – "Ready For Love" by Bad Company\|url=https://internetfm.com/song-of-the-day-ready-for-love-by-bad-company/\|website=internetfm.com\|access-date=28 January 2018}}</ref>

	''Ultimate Classic Rock'' critic Matt Wardlaw named four songs from ''Bad Company'' – "Bad Company", "Can't Get Enough", "Ready for Love" and "Seagull" – to be among Bad Company's 10 greatest songs.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Top 10 Bad Company Songs\|author=Wardlaw, Matt\|~~accessdate~~=2023-01-13\|publisher=Ultimate Classic Rock\|date=December 17, 2011\|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/top-10-bad-company-songs/}}</ref>		''Ultimate Classic Rock'' critic Matt Wardlaw named four songs from ''Bad Company'' – "Bad Company", "Can't Get Enough", "Ready for Love" and "Seagull" – to be among Bad Company's 10 greatest songs.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Top 10 Bad Company Songs\|author=Wardlaw, Matt\|access-date=2023-01-13\|publisher=Ultimate Classic Rock\|date=December 17, 2011\|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/top-10-bad-company-songs/}}</ref>

	==Versions==		==Versions==
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	{{Track listing		{{Track listing
	\| headline = 2015 ~~Reissue~~ ~~Disc~~ two		\| headline = 2015 reissue disc two
	\| title1 = Can't Get Enough		\| title1 = Can't Get Enough
	\| note1=Take 8		\| note1=Take 8
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	\| length5 = 7:16		\| length5 = 7:16
	\| title6 = Easy on My Soul		\| title6 = Easy on My Soul
	\| note6=~~Long~~ ~~Version~~		\| note6=long version
	\| writer6 = Rodgers		\| writer6 = Rodgers
	\| length6 = 6:15		\| length6 = 6:15
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	\| length8 = 0:23		\| length8 = 0:23
	\| title9 = Superstar Woman		\| title9 = Superstar Woman
	\| note9=~~Long~~ ~~Version~~		\| note9=long version
	\| writer9 = Rodgers		\| writer9 = Rodgers
	\| length9 = 6:11		\| length9 = 6:11
	\| title10 = Can't Get Enough		\| title10 = Can't Get Enough
	\| note10=~~Single~~ ~~Edit~~		\| note10=single edit
	\| writer10 = Ralphs		\| writer10 = Ralphs
	\| length10 = 3:30		\| length10 = 3:30
	\| title11 = Little Miss Fortune		\| title11 = Little Miss Fortune
	\| note11=B-~~Side~~ of "Can't Get Enough"		\| note11=B-side of "Can't Get Enough"
	\| writer11 = Rodgers, Ralphs		\| writer11 = Rodgers, Ralphs
	\| length11 = 3:51		\| length11 = 3:51
	\| title12 = Easy on My Soul		\| title12 = Easy on My Soul
	\| note12=B-~~Side~~ of "Movin' On"		\| note12=B-side of "Movin' On"
	\| writer12 = Rodgers		\| writer12 = Rodgers
	\| length12 = 4:41		\| length12 = 4:41
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	\| length13 = 4:23		\| length13 = 4:23
	}}		}}

			==Non-album tracks==
			# "Little Miss Fortune" <small>(Rodgers, Ralphs)</small> – 3:52
			#*Released as the B-side of the "Can't Get Enough" single.

			# "Easy On My Soul" <small>(Rodgers)</small> – 4:39
			#*Released as the B-side of the "Movin' On" single.

	==Personnel==		==Personnel==
	;Bad Company		'''Bad Company'''
	* ] – vocals, rhythm (1) and acoustic (8) guitars, piano (4, 5), tambourine (8)		* ] – vocals, rhythm (1) and acoustic (8) guitars, piano (4, 5), tambourine (8)
	* ] – lead guitar (all but 8), keyboards (3, 6)		* ] – lead guitar (all but 8), keyboards (3, 6)
	* ] – bass (all but 8)		* ] – bass (all but 8)
	* ] – drums (all but 8)		* ] – drums (all but 8)

	;Additional personnel		'''Additional personnel'''
	* ] – backing vocals (4)		* ] – backing vocals (4)
	* ] – saxophones (6)		* ] – saxophones (6)
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	===Weekly ~~Charts~~===		===Weekly charts===
	{\| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"		{\| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
			\|+Weekly chart performance for ''Bad Company''
	\|-
	! Chart (~~1974-1975~~)		! scope="col"\| Chart (1974–1975)
	! Peak<br/>position		! scope="col"\| Peak<br />position
	\|-		\|-
	! scope="row"\| Australian Albums (])<ref name=aus>{{cite book\|last=Kent\|first=David\|author-link=David Kent (historian)\|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992\|edition=illustrated\|publisher=Australian Chart Book\|location=St Ives, N.S.W.\|year=1993\|isbn=0-646-11917-6}}</ref>		! scope="row"\| Australian Albums (])<ref name=aus>{{cite book\|last=Kent\|first=David\|author-link=David Kent (historian)\|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992\|edition=illustrated\|publisher=Australian Chart Book\|location=St Ives, N.S.W.\|year=1993\|isbn=0-646-11917-6}}</ref>
	\| align="center"\| 6		\| align="center"\| 6
	\|-		\|-
	{{Album chart\|Canada\|7\|chartid=3859a\|artist=Bad Company\|album=Bad Company\|rowheader=true\|refname=CAN1\|~~accessdate~~=October 30, 2023}}		{{Album chart\|Canada\|7\|chartid=3859a\|artist=Bad Company\|album=Bad Company\|rowheader=true\|refname=CAN1\|access-date=October 30, 2023}}
	\|-		\|-
	{{Album chart\|Germany4\|45\|id=54085\|artist=Bad Company\|album=Bad Co\|rowheader=true\|~~accessdate~~=October 30, 2023}}		{{Album chart\|Germany4\|45\|id=54085\|artist=Bad Company\|album=Bad Co\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 30, 2023}}
	\|-		\|-
	{{Album chart\|New Zealand\|27\|artist=Bad Company\|album=Bad Co\|rowheader=true\|~~accessdate~~=October 30, 2023}}		{{Album chart\|New Zealand\|27\|artist=Bad Company\|album=Bad Co\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 30, 2023}}
	\|-		\|-
	{{Album chart\|Norway\|17\|artist=Bad Company\|album=Bad Co\|rowheader=true\|~~accessdate~~=October 30, 2023}}		{{Album chart\|Norway\|17\|artist=Bad Company\|album=Bad Co\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 30, 2023}}
	\|-		\|-
	{{Album chart\|UK2\|3\|date=19740616\|rowheader=true\|~~accessdate~~=October 30, 2023}}		{{Album chart\|UK2\|3\|date=19740616\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 30, 2023}}
	\|-		\|-
	{{Album chart\|Billboard200\|1\|artist=Bad Company\|rowheader=true\|~~accessdate~~=October 30, 2023}}		{{Album chart\|Billboard200\|1\|artist=Bad Company\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 30, 2023}}
	\|}		\|}

	{\| class="wikitable ~~sortable~~ plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"		{\| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
			\|+2021 weekly chart performance for ''Bad Company''
	! scope="col"\| Chart (2023)		! scope="col"\| Chart (2023)
	! scope="col"\| Peak<br />position		! scope="col"\| Peak<br />position
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	! scope="row"\| Hungarian Physical Albums (])<ref>{{cite web \|title=Album Top 40 slágerlista (fizikai hanghordozók) – 2023. 41. hét \|url=https://slagerlistak.hu/album-top-40-slagerlista-fizikai-hanghordozok/2023/41 \|publisher=] \|access-date=October 18, 2023}}</ref>		! scope="row"\| Hungarian Physical Albums (])<ref>{{cite web \|title=Album Top 40 slágerlista (fizikai hanghordozók) – 2023. 41. hét \|url=https://slagerlistak.hu/album-top-40-slagerlista-fizikai-hanghordozok/2023/41 \|publisher=] \|access-date=October 18, 2023}}</ref>
	\| 30		\| 30
	\|-
	\|}		\|}
	{{col-break}}		{{col-break}}
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	===Year-end charts===		===Year-end charts===
	{\| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"		{\| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
			\|+Year-end chart performance for ''Bad Company''
	! Chart (1974)		! scope="col"\| Chart (1974)
	! Peak<br />position
			! scope="col"\| Position
	\|-		\|-
	! scope="row"\| Australian Albums (])<ref>{{cite book\|last=Kent\|first=David\|author-link=David Kent (historian)\|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992\|edition=illustrated\|publisher=Australian Chart Book\|location=St Ives, N.S.W.\|year=1993\|isbn=0-646-11917-6\|page=426}}</ref>		! scope="row"\| Australian Albums (])<ref>{{cite book\|last=Kent\|first=David\|author-link=David Kent (historian)\|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992\|edition=illustrated\|publisher=Australian Chart Book\|location=St Ives, N.S.W.\|year=1993\|isbn=0-646-11917-6\|page=426}}</ref>
	\| 24		\| 24
	\|-		\|-
	{{Album chart\|Canada\|40\|chartid=3891\|artist=Bad Company\|album=Bad Company\|rowheader=true\|refname=CAN2\|~~accessdate~~=October 30, 2023}}		{{Album chart\|Canada\|40\|chartid=3891\|artist=Bad Company\|album=Bad Company\|rowheader=true\|refname=CAN2\|access-date=October 30, 2023}}
	\|}		\|}
	{{col-end}}		{{col-end}}

	==Certifications==		==Certifications==
	{{Certification Table Top}}		{{Certification Table Top\|caption=Certifications for ''Bad Company''}}
			{{Certification Table Entry\|type=album\|region=Canada\|award=Gold\|certref=<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/1976/1976-10-02-Billboard-Page-0063.pdf\|access-date=March 25, 2024\|title=Warner /Elektra /Atlantic Sets Canada's AII- Time,12 -Month Sales Record - 44 Gold and Platinum Albums:Platinum-Album\|magazine=]\|date=October 2, 1976\|page=63}}</ref>\|relyear=1977}}
	{{Certification Table Entry\|region=United Kingdom\|artist=Bad Company\|title=Bad Company\|type=album\|award=Gold\|relyear=1974\|certyear=1974\|id=685-824-2}}		{{Certification Table Entry\|region=United Kingdom\|artist=Bad Company\|title=Bad Company\|type=album\|award=Gold\|relyear=1974\|certyear=1974\|id=685-824-2}}
	{{Certification Table Entry\|region=United States\|artist=Bad Company\|title=Bad Company\|type=album\|award=Platinum\|number=5\|relyear=1974\|certyear=1993}}		{{Certification Table Entry\|region=United States\|artist=Bad Company\|title=Bad Company\|type=album\|award=Platinum\|number=5\|relyear=1974\|certyear=1993}}
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	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist~~\|30em~~}}		{{Reflist}}

	==External links==		==External links==

Latest revision as of 19:00, 21 December 2024

For the 2002 film soundtrack album, see Bad Company (soundtrack).

1974 studio album by Bad Company

Bad Company

Studio album by Bad Company

Released

May 1974 (UK), June 26, 1974 (US)

Recorded

November 1973

Studio

Headley Grange, East Hampshire, England

Genre

Length

34:45

Label

Island (UK)
Swan Song (US)

Producer

Bad Company

Bad Company chronology

Bad Company
(1974)

Straight Shooter
(1975)

Singles from Bad Company

"Can't Get Enough"
Released: 10 May 1974 (1974-05-10)
"Movin' On"
Released: January 1975 (US)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Christgau's Record Guide	B−
Rolling Stone	favourable
Encyclopedia of Popular Music

Bad Company is the debut studio album by Bad Company, a 1970s English hard rock supergroup. The album was recorded at Headley Grange with Ronnie Lane's Mobile Studio in November 1973, and it was the first album released on Led Zeppelin's Swan Song Records label.

Among the songs recorded during the album sessions were two covers of tracks originally by members' previous bands — specifically, Mott the Hoople's "Ready for Love" (recorded while Mick Ralphs was with the band and released on their 1972 album All the Young Dudes) and "Easy on My Soul" (recorded by Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke with Free and released on Heartbreaker in 1973). The latter did not make the final album, but was released as the B-side to second single "Movin' On".

Reception and legacy

The album reached the top of the US Billboard 200. Since then, the album has been 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 on June 15, 1974, 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 album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. In 2000 it was voted number 323 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.

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" are also classic rock radio staples.

Ultimate Classic Rock critic Matt Wardlaw named four songs from Bad Company – "Bad Company", "Can't Get Enough", "Ready for Love" and "Seagull" – to be among Bad Company's 10 greatest songs.

Versions

The album was remastered and re-released in 1994. In 2006 an audiophile mastered 24K gold CD was released by Audio Fidelity.

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"	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 Including 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

Non-album tracks

"Little Miss Fortune" (Rodgers, Ralphs) – 3:52
- Released as the B-side of the "Can't Get Enough" single.

"Easy On My Soul" (Rodgers) – 4:39
- Released as the B-side of the "Movin' On" single.

Personnel

Bad Company

Paul Rodgers – vocals, rhythm (1) and acoustic (8) guitars, piano (4, 5), tambourine (8)
Mick Ralphs – lead guitar (all but 8), keyboards (3, 6)
Boz Burrell – bass (all but 8)
Simon Kirke – drums (all but 8)

Additional personnel

Sue Glover and Sunny Leslie – backing vocals (4)
Mel Collins – saxophones (6)
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

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Bad Company*
Chart (1974–1975)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)	6
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)	7
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)	45
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)	27
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)	17
UK Albums (OCC)	3
US Billboard 200	1

2021 weekly chart performance for *Bad Company*
Chart (2023)	Peak position
Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ)	30

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Bad Company*
Chart (1974)	Position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)	24
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)	40

Certifications

Certifications for *Bad Company*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)	Gold	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	Gold	100,000
United States (RIAA)	5× Platinum	5,000,000
Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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External links

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)
Bad Company - Bad Company (1974) album review by Thomas Erlewine, credits & releases at AllMusic
Bad Company - Bad Company (1974) album releases & credits at Discogs
Bad Company - Bad Company (1974, Deluxe Edition, 2015 Remaster) album to be listened as stream on Spotify

v t e Bad Company
Paul Rodgers Howard Leese Todd Roning Simon Kirke Boz Burrell Mick Ralphs Brian Howe Gregg Dechert Dave "Bucket" Colwell Rick Wills Robert Hart Jaz Lochrie
Studio albums	Bad Company (1974) Straight Shooter (1975) Run with the Pack (1976) Burnin' Sky (1977) Desolation Angels (1979) Rough Diamonds (1982) Fame and Fortune (1986) Dangerous Age (1988) Holy Water (1990) Here Comes Trouble (1992) Company of Strangers (1995) Stories Told & Untold (1996)
Live albums	What You Hear Is What You Get: The Best of Bad Company Live (1993) In Concert: Merchants of Cool (2002) Live in Albuquerque 1976 (2006) Hard Rock Live (2010) Live at Wembley (2011) Live in Concert 1977 & 1979 (2016)
Compilation albums	10 from 6 (1985) The 'Original' Bad Co. Anthology (1999) Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy: The Very Best of Bad Company (2015)
Singles	"Can't Get Enough" (1974) "Movin' On" (1974) "Good Lovin' Gone Bad" (1975) "Feel Like Makin' Love" (1975) "Young Blood" (1975) "Honey Child" (1976) "Burnin' Sky" (1975) "Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy" (1979) "Gone, Gone, Gone" (1979) "Electricland" (1982) "This Love" (1986) "Fame and Fortune" (1987) "No Smoke Without a Fire" (1988) "Shake It Up" (1989) "If You Needed Somebody" (1990)
Other songs	"Ready for Love" (1974) "Bad Company" (1974) "Shooting Star" (1975)
Related articles	Discography Members Inside Bad Company 1974–1982 Scotland, PA Free

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