'''Bad Company''' is the eponymous debut album by
hard rock band Bad Company.
The album was recorded at a mansion known as
Headley Grange with The
Ronnie Lane Mobile Truck in November of 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.
[1]
The singles "Can't Get Enough" 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 which adds true "breath of life" to the music. Another remaster was previously released in 1994.
Track listing
# "
Can't Get Enough" (
Ralphs) – 4:15
# "Rock Steady" (
Rodgers) – 3:46
# "
Ready for Love" (Ralphs) – 5:02
# "Don't Let Me Down" (Ralphs/Rodgers) – 4:22
# "
Bad Company" (
Kirke/Rodgers) – 4:50
# "The Way I Choose" (Rodgers) – 5:05
# "Movin' On" (Ralphs) – 3:21
# "Seagull" (Ralphs/Rodgers) – 4:06
Personnel
★
Mick Ralphs–
guitar,
keyboards
★
Boz Burrell –
bass
★
Paul Rodgers – guitar,
piano,
accordion,
vocals
★
Simon Kirke –
drums
Additional personnel
★
Sue & Sunny (
Sue Glover &
Sunny Leslie) – backing vocals
★
Mel Collins –
saxophone
Charts
'Album' -
Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|
| 1974 | Pop Albums | 1 |
'Singles' - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|
| 1974 | "Can't Get Enough" | Pop Singles | 5 |
| 1975 | "Movin' On" | Pop Singles | 19 |