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How did it happen?Īccording to Kirke, Rodgers saw a poster advertising the movie and suggested it as the band name. Ralphs brought in three songs from his days with Mott: "Ready For Love," "Movin' On" and "Can't Get Enough." Rodgers and Kirke wrote the song "Bad Company," and decided to use it as the band name. Lead singer Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke, both formerly of Free, formed the band with Mick Ralphs of Mott The Hoople. ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums of '74 - December 28, 1974" (PDF).According to just about every bio on the band, this song, and the band name, came from Bad Company, a critically acclaimed Western starring Jeff Bridges that was released in 1972.Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). ^ " Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive".Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. ^ "RPM Top Albums - October 5, 1974" (PDF)."Song Of The Day – "Ready For Love" by Bad Company". 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. ^ Dimery, Robert Lydon, Michael (7 February 2006).^ "Official Charts Company – Bad Company Bad Company".Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. ^ a b "Bad Company – Billboard Albums".Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies.
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The singles " Can't Get Enough" and " Movin' On" peaked at No. In 2000 it was voted number 323 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums. The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. 40 among the "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time". Kerrang! magazine listed the album at No. 10 on June 15, 1974, and reaching its highest position of No. The album spent 25 weeks in the UK Albums Chart, entering at No. 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 reached the top of the US Billboard 200. The latter did not make the final album, but was released as the B-side to second single " Movin' On".
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Īmong the songs recorded during the album sessions were two covers of tracks originally by members' previous bands - specifically, Mott the Hoople's "Ready for Love" (recorded while Mick Ralphs was with the band and released on their 1972 album All the Young Dudes) and "Easy on My Soul" (recorded by Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke with Free and released on Heartbreaker in 1973). 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. Bad Company is the debut studio album by the English hard rock supergroup Bad Company.
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