Bad Company (3) – Holy Water
Label: | ATCO Records – 7 91371-2, ATCO Records – 91371-2 |
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Format: | |
Country: | US |
Released: | |
Genre: | Rock |
Style: | Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Arena Rock |
Tracklist
1 | Holy Water | 4:06 | |
2 | Walk Through Fire | 4:48 | |
3 | Stranger Stranger | 4:50 | |
4 | If You Needed Somebody | 4:21 | |
5 | Fearless | 3:31 | |
6 | Lay Your Love On Me | 4:03 | |
7 | Boys Cry Tough | 5:33 | |
8 | With You In A Heartbeat | 4:34 | |
9 | I Don't Care | 4:34 | |
10 | Never Too Late | 3:41 | |
11 | Dead Of The Night | 3:40 | |
12 | I Can't Live Without You | 3:49 | |
13 | 100 Miles | 1:57 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Atlantic Recording Corporation
- Record Company – Warner Communications
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Atlantic Recording Corporation
- Copyright © – Atlantic Recording Corporation
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – WEA International Inc.
- Copyright © – WEA International Inc.
- Recorded At – Farmyard Studios
- Mixed At – CBS Roof Top Studios
- Published By – Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
- Published By – TJT Songs
- Published By – Phantom Music (3)
- Published By – WB Music Corp.
- Published By – Aimgood Ltd
- Published By – Copyright Control
- Made By – WEA Manufacturing Inc.
- Glass Mastered At – Specialty Records Corporation
- Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
Credits
- Band [Bad Company Are:], Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Simon Kirke (tracks: 13)
- Band [Bad Company Are:], Drums – Simon Kirke
- Band [Bad Company Are:], Guitar – Mick Ralphs
- Band [Bad Company Are:], Vocals – Brian Howe
- Design – Cartella (2), Mike Simister
- Management – Bud Prager, E.S.P. Management*, Phil Carson
- Mixed By – Rafe McKenna, Terry Thomas
- Mixed By [Assisted By] – Karen Down
- Musician [Additional], Accordion – Rick Smith (14) (tracks: 13)
- Musician [Additional], Backing Vocals – Lea Hart
- Musician [Additional], Backing Vocals [Extra Backing Vocals] – Tina Egan (tracks: 4)
- Musician [Additional], Bass – Felix Krish
- Musician [Additional], Guitar, Organ [Hammond], Percussion, Backing Vocals – Terry Thomas
- Producer [Produced By] – Terry Thomas
- Recorded By – Andrew Scarth, Tony Harris
- Recorded By [Assisted By] – Derek McCartney
Notes
Spine:
7 91371-2
Rear cover:
℗ © 1990 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
[...] Printed in U.S.A.
91371-2
Liner notes:
Recorded at The Farmyard Studios, Little Chalfont, England.
Mixed at CBS Rooftop Studios, London.
Mick uses Gibson and Fender guitars, Marshall amplification, Dean Markley strings.
Simon uses Gretsch drums, Pearl hardware, Paiste cymbals, Remo heads, Promuco sticks.
Brian uses a wing and a prayer.
Publishers:
1, 2, 4, 5, 7 to 9: © 1990 Warner Chappell Music Ltd. / TJT Songs / Phantom Music. All rights controlled and administered by WB Music Corp.
3: © 1990 Warner Chappell Music Ltd. / TJT Songs / Phantom Music. All rights controlled and administered by WB Music Corp. / Copyright Control.
6: © 1990 Aimgood Ltd. controlled and administered by WB Music Corp.
10-12: © 1990 Aimgood Ltd. / TJT Songs / Phantom Music. All rights controlled and administered by WB Music Corp.
13: © 1990 Copyright Control
Disc face:
91371-2
Made in U.S.A.
7 91371-2
Rear cover:
℗ © 1990 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
[...] Printed in U.S.A.
91371-2
Liner notes:
Recorded at The Farmyard Studios, Little Chalfont, England.
Mixed at CBS Rooftop Studios, London.
Mick uses Gibson and Fender guitars, Marshall amplification, Dean Markley strings.
Simon uses Gretsch drums, Pearl hardware, Paiste cymbals, Remo heads, Promuco sticks.
Brian uses a wing and a prayer.
Publishers:
1, 2, 4, 5, 7 to 9: © 1990 Warner Chappell Music Ltd. / TJT Songs / Phantom Music. All rights controlled and administered by WB Music Corp.
3: © 1990 Warner Chappell Music Ltd. / TJT Songs / Phantom Music. All rights controlled and administered by WB Music Corp. / Copyright Control.
6: © 1990 Aimgood Ltd. controlled and administered by WB Music Corp.
10-12: © 1990 Aimgood Ltd. / TJT Songs / Phantom Music. All rights controlled and administered by WB Music Corp.
13: © 1990 Copyright Control
Disc face:
91371-2
Made in U.S.A.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 7567-91371-2
- Barcode (Scanned): 075679137128
- Barcode (13 digit EAN): 0075679137128
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): 3 91371-2 SRC+04 M1S5
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): 3 91371-2 SRC+04 M5S11
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): 3 91371-2 SRC+04 M4S9
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 4): 3 91371-2 SRC-03 M2S9
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 5): 3 91371-2 SRC+04 M5S5
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 6): 3 91371-2 SRC-03 M2S5
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 7): 3 91371-2 SRC+04 M4S13
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 8): 3 91371-2 SRC+07 M1S8
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 9): 3 91371-2 SRC+04 M1S8
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 10): 3 91371-2 SRC+04 M1S6
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 11): 3 91371-2 SRC+01 M1S2
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 12): 3 91371-2 SRC+04 M1S8
- Other (Mould text near hub hole, Variant 12): B
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 13): 3 91371-2 SRC+07 M1S9
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 14): 3 91371-2 SRC+07 M1S10
- Other (Mould text on front of inner hub, Variant 14): B
Other Versions (5 of 47)
View AllTitle (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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Holy Water (CD, Album) | ATCO Records, ATCO Records | 7567-91371-2, 7567-91371-2 YS | Europe | 1990 | |||
Recently Edited | Holy Water (LP, Album) | ATCO Records | 7567-91371-1 | Europe | 1990 | ||
New Submission | Holy Water (LP, Club Edition) | ATCO Records | A1-91371 | US | 1990 | ||
Recently Edited | Holy Water (Cassette, Album, SR) | ATCO Records, ATCO Records | 7 91371-4, 91371-4 | US | 1990 | ||
Recently Edited | Holy Water (CD, Album, Club Edition) | ATCO Records, ATCO Records | A2 91371, 91371-2 | US | 1990 |
Recommendations
Reviews
- I think we can all agree that the old Bad Company albums with Paul Rodgers on vocals are rightly viewed as classics. I also think that if you take an honest look back at those albums, you'll see that those last few albums were not on the same level as Bad Company or Straight Shooter. The band needed a shot in the arm and got just that when they hired former Ted Nugent vocalist Brian Howe. Howe was the perfect choice for the arena rock decade, and his tenure in Bad Company is still criminally underrated.
I know this kind of AOR/arena rock is almost universally ridiculed now, but plenty of us who grew up in that era can still appreciate an album full of big guitar hooks, rock anthems, bic-flicking ballads, and an unapologetic use of keyboards. Bands like Damn Yankees, Bad English, Foreigner, and of course Bad Company embraced this sound, and rode an unexpected second wave of popularity as a result.
Bad Company's 1990 album Holy Water is (pardon the pun) the high water mark for the Howe-era lineup. This album starts with the powerful title track and then hits you with the song "Walk Through Fire," which is one of the era's absolute best rock songs (Lou Gramm's "Midnight Blue" is the other). It doesn't let up there, instead charging through rockers like "Stranger Stranger" and "Fearless" as well as the hit ballad "If You Needed Somebody." The album loses a little steam in the second half, but even the average song on Holy Water is still better than many of their contemporaries' best efforts.
This is about as strong an AOR album as you could ever hope to find. The first half easily deserves a 5-star rating, and the second half is worthy of at least 4 stars. Holy Water may remain shunned by old school Bad Company fans, but it's one of the era's best rock albums, and one that all 80's/early 90's rock fans will definitely want to check out. - I loved the Brian Howe era Bad Company and was fortunate enough to see them twice on tour for Holy Water and Here Comes Trouble. Sadly, I never was able to see Brian in a solo performance but it would have been a musical pleasure for me. Does anyone know if there is a concert by Brian available on DVD at this point in time. A few sites listed one called Brian Howe "Feel Like Makin Love Live In Concert" but with a stock picture back in 2009 but nothing was ever available. It is still listed on Amazon and CD Universe but unavailable. I'm old school and prefer watching on DVD video. Thanks in advance!!
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