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The 'Original' Bad Co. Anthology
''The 'Original' Bad Co. Anthology'' (also ''The 'Original' Bad Company Anthology'') is a compilation album released by Bad Company in 1999 on Elektra Records. 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 ― three B-sides and three previously unreleased outtakes. Technical information was retrieved from the 1999 Edition released by Elektra Records. Most of the songs on the album were previously released on Swan Song Records Swan Song Records was a record label that was launched by the English rock band Led Zeppelin on 10 May 1974; however, its first record releases (in UK and US, respectively) were '' Silk Torpedo'', by another English rock band, the Pretty Thin .... 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, Gon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Company
Bad Company were an English rock supergroup formed in London in 1973 by singer Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke (both ex- Free), guitarist Mick Ralphs (ex- Mott the Hoople) and bassist Boz Burrell (ex-King Crimson). Kirke was the only member to remain throughout the band's entire run, while he and Ralphs were the only members to appear on every studio album. Peter Grant, who managed the rock band Led Zeppelin, also managed Bad Company until 1982. Bad Company enjoyed great success throughout the 1970s. Their first three albums, '' Bad Company'' (1974), '' Straight Shooter'' (1975) and '' Run with the Pack'' (1976), reached the top five in the album charts in both the UK and the US. Many of their singles and songs, such as " Bad Company", " Can't Get Enough" (1974), " Feel Like Makin' Love" (1975), " Shooting Star" (1975), "Burnin' Sky" (1977) and " Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy" (1979), remain staples of classic rock radio. They have sold 20 million RIAA-certified albums i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ready For Love (Mott The Hoople Song)
Ready for Love may refer to: Film and television * ''Ready for Love'' (film), a 1934 American romantic comedy * ''Ready for Love'' (TV series), a 2013 American reality series Music Albums * ''Ready for Love'' (album), by Tata Young, or the title song, 2009 *''Ready for Love'', by John P. Hammond, 2003 Songs * "Ready for Love" (Adam Brand song), 2009 * "Ready for Love" (Blackpink song), 2022 * "Ready for Love" (Cascada song), 2006 * "Ready for Love" (Mott the Hoople song), 1972; covered by Bad Company, 1974 *"Ready for Love", by Gary Moore from '' After the War'', 1989 *"Ready for Love", by India.Arie from ''Acoustic Soul'', 2001 *"Ready for Love", by the Pixies from ''Beneath the Eyrie'', 2019 *"Ready for Love", by Roger Daltrey from '' Can't Wait to See the Movie'', 1987 See also * Are You Ready for Love (other) *"I'm Ready for Love "I'm Ready for Love" is a song by the American girl group Martha and the Vandellas. It was issued as a single by Motown in October1966. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Rolling Stones engineer Chris Kimsey. Its release was delayed until March 1977 so to not compete with the band's then-current album '' Run with the Pack''. The album peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard 200 and No. 17 in the UK Albums Chart. The album was remastered and re-released in 1994. The cover is similar to the poster for the 1969 Sam Peckinpah film '' The Wild Bunch''. In the 2000 movie '' Almost Famous'', the fictitious band Stillwater's first T-shirt is strikingly similar to the ''Burnin' Sky'' album cover. Critical reception ''The New York Times'' noted the "subtler, quieter approach," writing that "the results sounded oddly somnolent." Track listing All songs by Paul Rodgers unless otherwise noted. Personnel ;Bad Company * Paul Rodgers – vocals, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burnin' Sky (song)
"Burnin' Sky" is a song written by Paul Rodgers and first released by English hard rock supergroup Bad Company. The song was released as the second and final single from the band's fourth studio album of the same name. Rodgers made up most of the lyrics while recording the song in one take, as he had come to the studio having only determined the basic idea for the song and its chords. ''Cash Box ''Cashbox'', also known as ''Cash Box'', is an American music industry trade magazine, originally published weekly from July 1942 to November 1996. Ten years after its dissolution, it was revived and continues as ''Cashbox Magazine'', an online ...'' said that "thunder and lightning introduce this funky title track" and that "along with Paul Rodgers' filtered voice, a prominent electric piano and cleaner guitar sound figure into the group's new approach." ''Classic Rock History'' critic Janey Roberts rated it as Bad Company's 9th best song, saying that "There was a rhythmic sense t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 being the vocalist and bassist of King Crimson from 1971 to 1972 and the original bassist of Bad Company, formed in 1973, with whom he stayed until 1982 before re-joining for a reunion of the original line-up during 1998 to 1999. He died of a heart attack in Spain in 2006, aged 60. Biography Early years Raymond Burrell was born on 1 August 1946 in Holbeach, Lincolnshire; he lived in Saracens Head and Holbeach Hurn. As a teen in the 1950s, he began playing rhythm guitar for the Tea Time 4, a group formed with his school pals Bernie Rudd and Brian Rocky Browne, at the George Farmer School. They both acquired a passion for jazz and enjoyed acts such as Mose Allison, John Coltrane, and Charles Mingus. He later attended King's Lynn Technical College. The group had several personnel changes and moved to London in 1965 at the sugges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 band. ''Cash Box'' said that the song is "hard rock ’n’ roll" with "a solid arrangement of music and voices" and that "the chorus is a good hook." ''Record World ''Record World'' magazine was one of three major weekly music industry trade magazines in the United States, with ''Billboard'' and '' Cashbox''. It was founded in 1946 as ''Music Vendor''. In 1964, it was changed to ''Record World'' under the ...'' said it was "an audience favorite" on the band's tour preceding the single release. Track listing Chart positions References {{authority control Bad Company songs 1976 songs 1976 singles Songs written by Paul Rodgers Songs written by Mick Ralphs Island Records singles Swan Song Records singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooting Star (Bad Company Song)
"Shooting Star" is a song written by Paul Rodgers that was first released by Bad Company on their 1975 album '' Straight Shooter''. Although not released as a single, it became a radio staple and has appeared on many of Bad Company's live and compilation albums. Lyrics and music The lyrics of "Shooting Star" tell the story of a boy named Johnny who first heard his first Beatles song, "Love Me Do," and went on to become a rock star, but died after overdosing on whiskey and sleeping pills. The theme was influenced by the deaths of young rock stars as a result of drug addiction, particularly the deaths from overdoses of Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin and possibly Jimi Hendrix. Rodgers stated that "At that particular time you had Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin...just a catalog of people who didn't make it, who overdosed in their beds...that was the germ of this song." It's a story and it's almost a warning. The refrain summarizes the theme stating "Don't you know that you are a shooting st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feel Like Makin' Love (Bad Company Song)
"Feel Like Makin' Love" is a song by English supergroup Bad Company. The power ballad originally appeared on their second LP, '' Straight Shooter'' (1975), and was released as a single in June of the same year by Swan Song Records. It was named the 78th best hard rock song of all time by VH1. The song, along with other Bad Company music, was featured in the 2001 film ''Scotland, PA''. Origin Paul Rodgers started to come up with the lyrics at a camp in California while touring the US with Free. He was 19 years old. After several years, Rodgers played it to Bad Company guitarist Mick Ralphs who "threw in that big chord in the chorus - the muted 'duh-duh' that marks the shift from country ballad to chest-beating rocker". Reception ''Cash Box'' said that the "strong two-pronged attack from Ralphs' guitar and Rodgers' vocals make the track an excellent choice to follow 'Good Lovin'.'" ''Record World'' said that the song was "a Pentangle-influenced British folk-rock original" in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Straight Shooter (Bad Company Album)
''Straight Shooter'' is the second studio album by the English hard rock supergroup Bad Company. The album was released on 28 March 1975. The album reached number 3 on both the UK Albums Chart and the US ''Billboard'' 200."Bad Company Chart history" Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 August 2014 It was certified gold (500,000 units sold) by the a month after its release.RIAA Certification Search Type ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good Lovin' Gone Bad
"Good Lovin' Gone Bad" is a song by the British rock band Bad Company. Released in 1975, it reached the Top 40 in both the United States and the UK. The song was written by the band's guitarist Mick Ralphs and appears on their second album, '' Straight Shooter''. ''Billboard'' described it as a "raucous, smashing assault" and praised the vocal performance and the guitar playing. ''Cash Box'' called it a "solid, quality rocker". ''Record World ''Record World'' magazine was one of three major weekly music industry trade magazines in the United States, with ''Billboard'' and '' Cashbox''. It was founded in 1946 as ''Music Vendor''. In 1964, it was changed to ''Record World'' under the ...'' said that Bad Company " etsloose with new bold 'n' basic boogie". ''Classic Rock History'' critic Janey Roberts rated it as Bad Company's sixth-best song, calling it "pure straight ahead rock and roll". ''Classic Rock'' critic Malcolm Dome rated it as Bad Company's fifth-best song, calling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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-recorded by Rodgers with his band The Firm for their second album ''Mean Business''. "Superstar Woman" was originally recorded by Bad Company for their debut self-titled album, but it was ultimately left off the final track listing; Rodgers re-recorded it for this album. (The original Bad Company version was eventually released on '' The 'Original' Bad Co. Anthology'' in 1999.) The album peaked at #135 on the ''Billboard''s 200 chart. Track listing Personnel * Paul Rodgers - bass, guitar, drums, keyboards, vocals, producer, liner notes ;Technical * John Herdt - artwork, design * Julian Mendelsohn Julian Mendelsohn is an Australian record producer, audio engineer and mixer. Early life After completing school in Australia, Mendels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |