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

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released by

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 m ...

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 ...

. 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 Bernard Rodgers (born 17 December 1949) is an English-Canadian singer. He was the lead vocalist of numerous successful rock bands, including Free (band), Free, Bad Company, The Firm (rock band), the Firm and The Law (English band), the L ...

― three

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and three previously unreleased

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

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*Produced by Paul Rodgers for Bad Company *Total album time: 137:33 Minutes

References

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