Bad Company (album)



Bad Company is the debut studio album by the English hard rock supergroup Bad Company. The album was recorded at Headley Grange with Ronnie Lane's Mobile Studio in November 1973, and it was the first album released on Led Zeppelin's Swan Song Records label.

Reception and legacy
The album reached the top of the US Billboard 200. Since then, the album has been certified five times platinum by the RIAA, and became the 46th best selling album of the 1970s. The album spent 25 weeks in the UK Albums Chart, entering at No. 10 and reaching its highest position of No. 3 in the second week. Kerrang! magazine listed the album at No. 40 among the "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time". The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

The singles "Can't Get Enough" and "Movin' On" peaked at No. 5 and No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively. "Rock Steady", "Bad Company" and "Ready for Love" (the last originally recorded by guitarist Mick Ralphs during his tenure with Mott the Hoople on All the Young Dudes) are also classic rock radio staples.

Versions
The album was remastered and re-released in 1994. In 2006 an audiophile mastered 24K gold CD was released by Audio Fidelity.

Personnel
Per sleeve notes  Per sleeve notes 
 * Bad Company
 * Paul Rodgers – vocals, rhythm (1) and acoustic (8) guitars, piano (4, 5), tambourine (8)
 * Mick Ralphs– lead guitar (all but 8), keyboards (3)
 * Boz Burrell – bass (all but 8)
 * Simon Kirke – drums (all but 8)
 * Additional personnel
 * Sue Glover and Sunny Leslie – backing vocals (4)
 * Mel Collins – saxophones
 * Ron Fawcus – tape operator
 * Hipgnosis – sleeve design, photography
 * Ron Nevison – engineer, mixing
 * Steve Hoffman – mastering
 * Barry Diament – mastering
 * Beverly Taddei – production co-ordination
 * Bob Wynne – art direction

Charts

 * Album


 * Singles