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Bad Company is the eponymous debut album by hard rock band Bad Company.
The album was recorded at Headley Grange with Ronnie Lane's Mobile Studio in November 1973.
The album peaked at #1 on the Billboard's Pop Albums chart (North America). Since then the album has sold in excess of five million copies according to the RIAA.
The singles "Can't Get Enough" (which was to feature in an advertisement for Levi's jeans in 1999) and "Movin' On" peaked at #5 and #19 respectively. "Rock Steady", "Bad Company" and "Ready for Love" (the latter originally recorded by BadCo guitarist Mick Ralphs during his tenure with Mott the Hoople) 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 analog masters were put through proprietary A/D converter. Another remaster was previously 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) - 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
- Paul Rodgers – vocals, guitar, piano, accordion
- Mick Ralphs– guitar, keyboards
- Simon Kirke – drums
- Boz Burrell – bass
Additional personnel
- Sue Glover and Sunny Leslie – backing vocals on "Movin' On" and "Don't Let Me Down".
- Mel Collins – saxophone on "Don't Let Me Down".
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1974 | Pop Albums | 1 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 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 September 28 - October 4, 1974 |
Succeeded byEndless Summer by The Beach Boys |
References
- "Bad Company RIAA certification". www.riaa.com.