Bad Company (album)

Bad Company is the debut studio album by the English 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.[8]

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

Bad Company
Studio album by
Bad Company
Released26 June 1974
RecordedNovember 1973
StudioHeadley Grange, East Hampshire, England[1]
Genre
Length34:45
LabelIsland (UK)
Swan Song (US)
ProducerBad Company
Bad Company chronology
Bad Company
(1974)		 Straight Shooter
(1975)
Singles from Bad Company
  1. "Can't Get Enough"
    Released: 12 August 1974
  2. "Movin' On"
    Released: 1974
  3. "Bad Company"
    Released: 1974
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Christgau's Record GuideB–[5]
Rolling Stonefavourable[6]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[7]

Reception and legacy

The album reached the top of the US Billboard 200.[9] Since then, the album has been certified five times platinum by the RIAA, and became the 46th best selling album of the 1970s.[10] 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.[11] Kerrang! magazine listed the album at No. 40 among the "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time".[12][13] The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[14] In 2000 it was voted number 323 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.[15]

The singles "Can't Get Enough" and "Movin' On" peaked at No. 5 and No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively.[16] "Rock Steady", "Bad Company" and "Ready for Love" (the last originally recorded by guitarist Mick Ralphs during his tenure with Mott the Hoople on their 1972 album All the Young Dudes) are also classic rock radio staples.[17]

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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Can't Get Enough"Mick Ralphs4:17
2."Rock Steady"Paul Rodgers3:47
3."Ready for Love"Ralphs5:03
4."Don't Let Me Down"Rodgers, Ralphs4:22
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Bad Company"Rodgers, Simon Kirke4:51
6."The Way I Choose"Rodgers5:06
7."Movin' On"Ralphs3:24
8."Seagull"Rodgers, Ralphs4:04
2015 Reissue Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Can't Get Enough (Take 8)"Ralphs4:21
2."Little Miss Fortune (Demo Reel 1)"Rodgers, Ralphs3:58
3."The Way I Choose (Demo Reel 1)"Ralphs6:39
4."Bad Company (Session Reel 2)"Rodgers, Kirke4:40
5."The Way I Choose (Version 1 Inc. False Start)"Ralphs7:16
6."Easy on My Soul (Long Version)"Rodgers6:15
7."Bad Company (Session Reel 8)"Rodgers, Kirke5:33
8."Studio Chat / Dialogue" 0:23
9."Superstar Woman (Long Version)"Rodgers6:11
10."Can't Get Enough (Single Edit)"Ralphs3:30
11."Little Miss Fortune (B-Side of "Can't Get Enough")"Rodgers, Ralphs3:51
12."Easy on My Soul (B-Side of "Movin' On")"Rodgers4:41
13."Can't Get Enough (Hammond Version)"Ralphs4:23

Personnel
Bad Company

Per sleeve notes[1]

Additional personnel

Per sleeve notes[1]

Charts
Album
Chart (1974/75) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[18] 6
Canada (RPM)[19] 7
New Zealand (RIANZ)[20] 27
Norway (VG-lista)[21] 17
UK (The Official Charts Company)[22] 3
US Billboard 200[9] 1

Year-end charts
Chart (1974) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[23] 24

References
  1. Bad Company (Vinyl sleeve). Bad Company. Island Records. 1974. back cover.CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. Moskowitz, David V. (2015). The 100 Greatest Bands of All Time: A Guide to the Legends Who Rocked the World. ABC-CLIO. p. 27. ISBN 9781440803406.
  3. "The Top 30 British Blues Rock Albums Of All Time". Classic Rock. Future plc. 23 March 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  4. Baksi, Gautam. Album review Bad Company at AllMusic. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  5. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: B". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  6. Scoppa, Bud. "Album review Bad Company". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  7. Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  8. Reiff, Corbin (7 May 2014). "The History of Swan Song Records". ultimateclassicrock.com. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  9. "Bad Company – Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
  10. "Bad Company RIAA certification". www.riaa.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  11. "Official Charts Company – Bad Company Bad Company". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  12. Johnson, Howard (21 January 1989). "Bad Company 'Bad Company'". Kerrang!. 222. London, UK: Spotlight Publications Ltd.
  13. O'Neill, Andrew (2017). A History of Heavy Metal. Headline. p. 63. ISBN 9781472241467.
  14. Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (7 February 2006). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 0-7893-1371-5.
  15. Colin Larkin (2000). All Time Top 1000 Albums (3rd ed.). Virgin Books. p. 131. ISBN 0-7535-0493-6.
  16. "Bad Company – Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
  17. Berman, Eric. "Song Of The Day – "Ready For Love" by Bad Company". internetfm.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  18. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 24. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  19. "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  20. Steffen Hung. "Bad Company – Bad Co". charts.nz. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  21. Steffen Hung. "Bad Company – Bad Co". norwegiancharts.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  22. "1974-06-22 Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. 22 June 1974. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  23. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 426. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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