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BAD COMPANY album discography
This page details Bad Company original studio and live albums plus new archive releases. 'Greatest Hits' type compilations will be listed on the Bad Company compilations page.
The 'official' instant live CDs from the 2010 and 2013 reunion tours are detailed separately. More info
Quick links: Live In Concert 1977 & 1979 (2016) | Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy: The Very Best Of Bad Company (2015) | Bad Company 2CD edition (2015) | Straight Shooter 2CD edition (2015) | Original Album Classics (2014) | Dangerous Age / Holy Water (2013) | Extended Versions (2011) | Live At Wembley (2011) | The Very Best (2010)
"Live In Concert 1977 & 1979" is a double-CD set featuring over two and a half hours of previously-unreleased live material taken from 24-track tapes in the band's vault, and it's absolutely a "what you hear is what you would've heard is you were there" situation. The set is also available digitally and it will be issued on vinyl, with the two concerts being released individually.
- EU CD: Rhino 81227 95233 | US CD: Swan Song R2 551268
CD1 was recorded 23 May 1977 at Houston's Summit House. CD2 was recorded 09 May 1979 in London except "Hey Joe", recorded 09 March 1979 at the Capitol Center, Washington DC.
Track listing 1977 CD: Burnin' Sky / Too Bad / Ready For Love / Heartbeat / Morning Sun / Man Needs Woman / Leaving You / Shooting Star / Simple Man / Movin' On / Like Water / Live For The Music / Drum Solo / Good Lovin' Gone Bad / Feel Like Makin' Love
Track listing 1979 CD: 1. Bad Company / Gone, Gone, Gone / Shooting Star / Rhythm Machine / Oh, Atlanta / She Brings Me Love / Run With The Pack / Evil Wind / Drum Solo / Honey Child / Rock Steady / Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy / Hey Joe / Feel Like Makin' Love / Can't Get Enough
This 19-track greatest hits collection spans the band's glory years between 1984 and 1982. It has a fine mix of singles and album tracks and includes previously unreleased alternate versions of "Easy On My Soul" and "See The Sunlight" — different versions than the ones that appeared on the recently released deluxe editions of the 'Bad Company' and 'Straight Shooter' albums.
- US CD: Swansong R2 551262
Track listing: Can't Get Enough (Single Edit) / Bad Company / Movin' On / Ready For Love / Easy On My Soul (Alternate Version) / Good Lovin' Gone Bad / Feel Like Makin' Love / Shooting Star / Weep No More / See The Sunlight (Alternate Version) / Live For The Music / Simple Man / Honey Child / Run With The Pack (Single Edit), Burnin' Sky / Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy / Rhythm Machine / Gone, Gone, Gone / Electricland (Single Edit)
UPDATE February 2016: "Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy: The Very Best Of Bad Company" is now also available as a double LP on 180-gram vinyl.
Bad Company (1974) and Straight Shooter (1975) have been remastered by Rhino/Warner using the original tapes to create new Deluxe Editions, available on CD and LP. The two-CD versions include all of the newly discovered bonus tracks, while their 180-gram vinyl counterparts offer as much bonus material as they can fit on a second vinyl record.
- US 2CD: Swansong R2 547485
Disc One: Can't Get Enough / Rock Steady / Ready For Love / Don't Let Me Down / Bad Company / The Way I Choose / Movin' On / Seagull
Disc Two: Can't Get Enough (Take 1)* / Little Miss Fortune (Demo Reel 1)* / The Way I Choose (Demo Reel 1)* / Bad Company (LMS Studio Reel)* / The Way I Choose (Version 1) / Easy On My Soul (Long Version) / Bad Company (LMS Studio Reel)* / Studio Chat / Superstar Woman (Long Version)* / Can't Get Enough (Single Edit) / Little Miss Fortune (B-side of "Can't Get Enough")* / Easy On My Soul* (B-side of "Movin' On") | * Tracks featured on Deluxe Edition LPs
Bad Company (1974) and Straight Shooter (1975) have been remastered by Rhino/Warner using the original tapes to create new Deluxe Editions, available on CD and LP. The two-CD versions include all of the newly discovered bonus tracks, while their 180-gram vinyl counterparts offer as much bonus material as they can fit on a second vinyl record.
- US 2CD: Swansong R2 547488
Disc One: Good Lovin' Gone Bad / Feel Like Makin' Love / Weep No More / Shooting Star / Deal With The Preacher / Wild Fire Woman / Anna / Call On Me
Disc Two: Good Lovin' Gone Bad (Alternate Vocal & Guitar)* / Feel Like Makin' Love (Take Before Master)* / Weep No More (Early Slow Version)* / Shooting Star (Alternate Take)* / Deal With The Preacher (Early Version)* / Anna (Alternate Vocal)* / Call On Me (Alternate Take)* / Easy On My Soul (Slow Version) / Whiskey Bottle (Early Slow Version) / See the Sunlight (unreleased) / All Night Long (unreleased) / Wild Fire Woman (Alternate Vocal & Guitar)* / Feel Like Makin' Love (Harmonica Version) / Whiskey Bottle (B-side of "Good Lovin' Gone Bad") | * Tracks featured on Deluxe Edition LPs
Rhino Records in Europe released the Bad Company 5CD box set 'Original Album Series' on 08 August 2014. The set collects the first five Bad Company albums "Bad Company", "Straight Shooter", "Run With The Pack", "Burnin' Sky" and "Desolation Angels" with cardboard LP replica sleeves. The albums offer just the original tracks, there are no bonus tracks and no booklet.
- EU 5CD: Rhino 81227 95294 1
Bad Company: Can't Get Enough / Rock Steady / Ready For Love / Don't Let Me Down / Bad Company / The Way I Choose / Movin' On / Seagull
Straight Shooter: Good Lovin' Gone Bad / Feel Like Makin' Love / Weep No More / Shooting Star / Deal With The Preacher / Wild Fire Women / Anna / Call On Me
Run With The Pack: Live For The Music / Simple Man / Honey Child / Love Me Somebody / Run With The Pack / Silver, Blue & Gold / Young Blood / Do Right By Your Women / Sweet Lil' Sister / Fade Away
Burnin' Sky: Burnin' Sky / Morning Sun / Leaving You / Like Water / Everything I Need / Heartbeat / Peace Of Mind / Passing Time / Too Bad / Man Needs Woman / Master Of Ceremony
Desolation Angels: Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy / Crazy Circles / Gone, Gone, Gone / Evil Wind / Early In The Morning / Lonely For Your Love / Oh, Atlanta / Take The Time / Rhythm Machine / She Brings Me Love
Nicely packed in a 2-CD set, the remastered Deluxe Editions of Bad Company's "Dangerous Age" (originally released in 1988) and "Holy Water" (originally released in 1990) were released by Friday Music in 2013.
- US 2CD: Friday Music FRM-81884
The Deluxe Editions were mastered from the original Atlantic Records tapes by Joe Reagoso (Deep Purple / Alice Cooper / Paul Rodgers). This limited release also includes a new commentary track by track from Bad Company's singer Brian Howe as well as several out of print and rare bonus tracks like the long lost 12" inch version of "No Smoke Without A Fire", the CD only release of "Excited" and a rare vault find remix of "Walk Through Fire".
CD1 "Dangerous Age" track listing: One Night / Shake It Up / No Smoke Without A Fire / Bad Man / Dangerous Age / Dirty Boy / Rock Of America / Something About You / The Way That It Goes / Love Attack / Excited [single B-Side] / No Smoke Without A Fire [12" Version]
CD2 "Holy Water" track listing: Holy Water / Walk Through Fire / Stranger Stranger / If You Needed Somebody / Fearless / Lay Your Love On Me / Boys Cry Tough / With You In A Heartbeat / I Don't Care / Never Too Late / Dead Of The Night / I Can't Live Without You / 100 Miles / Walk Through Fire [Remix Version]
Track listing: Can't Get Enough / Rock Steady / Seagull / Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy / Electric Land / Simple Man / Feel Like Makin' Love / Shooting Star / Ready For Love / Bad Company
US CD: Sony Music 88697808512
All tracks on this compilation were recorded live on the April 2010 UK tour, in Birmingham, Manchester and London. The individual shows were sold by Concert Live, and the London show is also available from Eagle. Here then, are highlights from the tour.
Track listing: Can't Get Enough / Honey Child / Run With The Pack / Young Blood / Seagull / Gone, Gone, Gone / Electric Land / Simple Man / Feel Like Makin' Love / Shooting Star / Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy / Movin' On / Ready For Love / Bad Company / Deal With The Preacher
UK CD: Eagle EAGCD436
The April 2010 London show at Wembley Arena was released on LP, CD, DVD and Blu-Ray by Eagle on 06 June 2011. It had previously been available in the Concert Live 'instant cd' series. "Burnin' Sky" was removed from the tracklisting to make the show fit one CD. The DVD and Blu-Ray editions includes "Burnin' Sky" and also contains a band interview not included on the CD.
Other collectable editions | UK 2LP: Back On Back RCV146LP
The Very Best Of Free and Bad Company featuring Paul Rodgers (2010)
Track listing: BAD COMPANY: Can't Get Enough / Rock Steady / Feel Like Makin' Love / Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy / Ready for Love / Run with the Pack / Seagull / Shooting Star / FREE: My Brother Jake / Wishing Well / Be My Friend / The Hunter / Little Bit of Love / Fire and Water / All Right Now
UK CD: Rhino 5186582802
The 15 track collection has been put together by Paul Rodgers and has seven Free songs and eight by Bad Company. The album was released to promote the 2010 Bad Company reunion.