''Holy Water'' is the ninth
studio album by the English
hard rock band
Bad Company
Bad Company are an English rock supergroup that was formed in 1973 by singer Paul Rodgers, guitarist Mick Ralphs, drummer Simon Kirke and bassist Boz Burrell. Bad Company ''AllMusic'' Peter Grant, who managed the rock band Led Zeppelin, a ...
, and their third with
Brian Howe as lead vocalist. The album was released on 12 June 1990.
It went platinum, selling over 1,000,000 units, and climbed to No. 35 on The Billboard Top Pop Albums chart. The first single, "Holy Water", was a No. 1 ''Billboard'' Album Rock Track for two weeks during the summer of 1990 as the band toured the United States with
Damn Yankees
''Damn Yankees'' is a 1955 musical comedy with a book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop, music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. The story is a modern retelling of the Faust legend set during the 1950s in Washington, D.C., dur ...
. The single "If You Needed Somebody" became a major hit in early 1991, reaching No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 2 on the Album Rock Tracks chart. "Boys Cry Tough" (#3), "Stranger, Stranger" (#9) and "Walk Through Fire" (#28 Hot 100 / #14 Album Rock Tracks) also received substantial airplay.
Track listing
All songs written by Brian Howe and
Terry Thomas, except where noted.
Personnel
;Bad Company
*
Brian Howe – lead vocals
*
Mick Ralphs – guitars
*
Simon Kirke
Simon Frederick St George Kirke (born 28 July 1949) is an English rock drummer best known as a member of Free and Bad Company. He has been the only continuous member of Bad Company since their inception.
Life and career
Kirke was born in L ...
– drums; lead vocals and
acoustic guitar on "100 Miles"
;Additional personnel
* Felix Krish – bass
*
Terry Thomas - guitars, backing vocals, Hammond organ, percussion
* Lea Hart — backing vocals
* Tina Egan — additional backing vocals on "If You Needed Somebody"
* Rick Smith — accordion on "100 Miles"
* Paul Cullen- bass player during the tour. Also seen in the Holy Water Music Video
Charts
References
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Bad Company albums
1990 albums
Atco Records albums