''The 'Original' Bad Co. Anthology'' (also ''The 'Original' Bad Company Anthology'') is a

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released by

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, also ...

in 1999 on

Elektra Records Elektra Records (or Elektra Entertainment) is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, founded in 1950 by Jac Holzman and Paul Rickolt. It played an important role in the development of contemporary folk and rock music between the 1 ...

. In addition to the band's classic hits, it also features four new songs ― the first since 1982 to feature original lead singer

Paul Rodgers Paul Rodgers (born 17 December 1949) is a British singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was the lead vocalist of numerous bands, including Free, Bad Company, The Firm, and The Law. He has also performed as a solo artist, and co ...

― three

B-sides The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph records and cassettes; these terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings. The A-side usually features a recording that its artist, producer, or record company ...

and three previously unreleased

outtake An outtake is a portion of a work (usually a film or music recording) that is removed in the editing process and not included in the work's final, publicly released version. In the digital era, significant outtakes have been appended to CD and DV ...

s. Technical information was retrieved from the 1999 Edition released by

. Most of the songs on the album were previously released on

Swan Song Records Swan Song Records was a record label launched by the English rock band Led Zeppelin on 10 May 1974. It was overseen by Led Zeppelin's manager Peter Grant and was a vehicle for the band to promote its own products as well as sign artists who f ...

. The tracks "Tracking Down a Runaway", "Ain't It Good", "Hammer of Love" and "Hey, Hey" were new songs recorded especially for this release. The compilation notably omits the tracks "Young Blood", "Gone, Gone, Gone" and "

Electricland "Electricland" is a song by English hard rock supergroup Bad Company. The song was released as the only single from the band's sixth studio album '' Rough Diamonds''. It is the last single released by the band to feature their original line-up, ...

", all of which were fairly big hits with Rodgers.

Track listing

Disc 1

# " Can't Get Enough" (

Mick Ralphs Michael Geoffrey Ralphs (born 31 March 1944, Herefordshire) is an English musician, vocalist and songwriter, who was a founding member of rock bands Mott the Hoople and Bad Company. Career Ralphs began his career as a teenager, playing with b ...

), from ''

'' (1974) # "Rock Steady" (

), from ''Bad Company'' # "Ready for Love" (Ralphs), from ''Bad Company'' # "

" (Rodgers,

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 ...

), from ''Bad Company'' # "Movin' On" (Ralphs), from ''Bad Company'' # "Seagull" (Rodgers, Ralphs), from ''Bad Company'' # "Superstar Woman" (Rodgers), previously unreleased (1974), later re-recorded for use on Paul's solo album ''

Cut Loose ''Cut Loose'' is the 1983 debut solo album by Paul Rodgers, of Free and Bad Company fame. Unlike his other work, Rodgers plays all the instruments on this album. It was recorded at his house in Kingstone. The song "Live in Peace" was later re ...

'' (1983) # "Little Miss Fortune" (Rodgers), taken from the B-side of the UK/US single "Can't Get Enough" (1974) # " Good Lovin' Gone Bad" (Ralphs), from '' Straight Shooter'' (1975) # " Feel Like Makin' Love" (Rodgers, Ralphs), from ''Straight Shooter'' # " Shooting Star" (Rodgers), from ''Straight Shooter'' # "Deal with the Preacher" (Rodgers, Ralphs), from ''Straight Shooter'' # "Wild Fire Woman" (Rodgers, Ralphs), from ''Straight Shooter'' # "Easy on My Soul" (Rodgers), taken from the B-side of the US single "Movin' On" (1974) # "Whiskey Bottle" (Rodgers, Ralphs), taken from the B-side of the US single "Good Lovin' Gone Bad" (1975)

Disc 2

# "

Honey Child "Honey Child" is a song by English hard rock supergroup Bad Company. The song was released as the third and final single from the band's third studio album ''Run with the Pack''. It is one of the few Bad Company songs to be written by the entire ...

" (Rodgers, Ralphs, Kirke,

Boz Burrell Raymond "Boz" Burrell (1 August 1946 – 21 September 2006) was an English musician. Originally a vocalist and guitarist, Burrell is best known for his singing with King Crimson (1971–1972) and bass playing in Bad Company (1973–1982, 1998� ...

), from ''

Run with the Pack ''Run with the Pack'' is the third studio album by English supergroup Bad Company. It was released on February 21, 1976, by Island Records. The album was recorded in France using the Rolling Stones Mobile Truck in September 1975 with engineer ...

'' (1976) # "Run with the Pack" (Rodgers), from ''Run with the Pack'' # "Silver, Blue and Gold" (Rodgers), from ''Run with the Pack'' # "Do Right by Your Woman" (Rodgers), alternate version from ''Run with the Pack'' # "

Burnin' Sky ''Burnin' Sky'' is the fourth studio album by the English rock band Bad Company. It was released on 3 March 1977. ''Burnin' Sky'' was recorded in France at Château d'Hérouville in July and August 1976 with future The Rolling Stones engineer ...

" (Rodgers), from ''

'' (1977) # "Heartbeat" (Rodgers), from ''Burnin' Sky'' # "Too Bad" (Ralphs), from ''Burnin' Sky'' # "Smokin' 45" (

Peter Sinfield Peter John Sinfield (born 27 December 1943) is an English poet and songwriter. He is best known as the co-founder and former lyricist of King Crimson, whose debut album '' In the Court of the Crimson King'' is considered one of the first and mo ...

, Burrell, Tim Hinckley), previously unreleased (1976) # "

Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy "Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy" is a song by English rock supergroup Bad Company. The track was written by vocalist Paul Rodgers, and released as the first single from the group's fifth studio album '' Desolation Angels'' (1979). The song is one of many ...

" (Rodgers), from '' Desolation Angels'' (1979) # "Evil Wind" (Rodgers), from ''Desolation Angels'' # "Oh, Atlanta" (Ralphs), from ''Desolation Angels'' # "Rhythm Machine" (Kirke, Burrell), from ''Desolation Angels'' # "Untie the Knot" (Rodgers, Kirke), from '' Rough Diamonds'' (1982) # "Downhill Ryder" (Rodgers), from ''Rough Diamonds'' # "Tracking Down a Runaway" (Rodgers), new track recorded 1998 # "Ain't It Good" (Ralphs), new track recorded 1998 # "Hammer of Love" (Rodgers, Cynthia Kereluk), new track recorded 1998 # "Hey, Hey" (Ralphs), new track recorded 1998

Charts

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(United States) Singles - Billboard (United States)

Technical information

*Produced by Paul Rodgers for Bad Company *Total album time: 138 Minutes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Original Bad Company Anthology, The Bad Company compilation albums 1999 greatest hits albums Elektra Records compilation albums