Burnin' Sky
1977 studio album by Bad Company
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::summary 1977 studio album by Bad Company ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox album|"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Burnin' Sky |
| type | Album |
| artist | Bad Company |
| cover | BadCompany_BurninSky.jpg |
| released | 3 March 1977 |
| recorded | July–August 1976 |
| studio | Château d'Hérouville, Hérouville, France |
| genre | |
| length | 44:48 |
| label | Island |
| producer | Bad Company |
| prev_title | Run with the Pack |
| prev_year | 1976 |
| next_title | Desolation Angels |
| next_year | 1979 |
| misc | {{Singles |
| name | Burnin' Sky |
| type | studio |
| single1 | Everything I Need |
| single1date | February 1977 |
| single2 | Burnin' Sky |
| single2date | May 1977 (US) |
| :: |
| name = Burnin' Sky | type = Album | artist = Bad Company | cover = BadCompany_BurninSky.jpg | alt = | released = 3 March 1977 | recorded = July–August 1976 | studio = Château d'Hérouville, Hérouville, France | venue = | genre = | length = 44:48 | label = Island | producer = Bad Company | prev_title = Run with the Pack | prev_year = 1976 | next_title = Desolation Angels | next_year = 1979 | misc = {{Singles | name = Burnin' Sky | type = studio | single1 = Everything I Need | single1date = February 1977 | single2 = Burnin' Sky | single2date = May 1977 (US) Burnin' Sky is the fourth studio album by the English rock band Bad Company. It was released on 3 March 1977. Burnin' Sky was recorded in France at Château d'Hérouville in July and August 1976 with future Rolling Stones engineer Chris Kimsey. Its release was delayed until March 1977 so as not to compete with the band's then-current album Run with the Pack.
The album peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard 200 and No. 17 in the UK Albums Chart. The album was remastered and re-released in 1994. The cover is similar to the poster for the 1969 Sam Peckinpah film The Wild Bunch. In the 2000 movie Almost Famous, the fictitious band Stillwater's first T-shirt is strikingly similar to the Burnin' Sky album cover.
Critical reception
| rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = | rev2 = Record Mirror | rev2score = |rev3 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide |rev3score = The New York Times noted the "subtler, quieter approach," writing that "the results sounded oddly somnolent."
Track listing
All songs by Paul Rodgers unless otherwise noted. | headline = Side one
| title1 = Burnin' Sky | note1 = | length1 = 5:09
| title2 = Morning Sun | note2 = | length2 = 4:07
| title3 = Leaving You | note3 = | length3 = 3:23
| title4 = Like Water | writer4 = Paul Rodgers, Machiko Shimizu | length4 = 4:18
| title5 = Knapsack | writer5 = Friedrich-Wilhelm Möller, Antonia Ridge | length5 = 1:20
| title6 = Everything I Need | writer6 = Paul Rodgers, Mick Ralphs, Simon Kirke, Boz Burrell | length6 = 3:22 | headline = Side two
| title7 = Heartbeat | note7 = | length7 = 2:36
| title8 = Peace of Mind | writer8 = Simon Kirke | length8 = 3:22
| title9 = Passing Time | note9 = | length9 = 2:30
| title10 = Too Bad | writer10 = Mick Ralphs | length10 = 3:47
| title11 = Man Needs Woman | writer11 = Mick Ralphs | length11 = 3:43
| title12 = Master of Ceremony | writer12 = Paul Rodgers, Mick Ralphs, Simon Kirke, Boz Burrell | length12 = 7:10
| headline = 2017 reissue disc two | title1 = Burnin' Sky | note1 = Take 2, Alternate Vocal & Guitar | writer1 = Rodgers | title2 = Morning Sun | note2 = Take 3 Early Version | writer2 = Rodgers | title3 = Leaving You | note3 = Take 1, Alternative Vocal | writer3 = Rodgers | title4 = Like Water | note4 = Take 1, Rough Mix | writer4 = Rodgers, Shimizu | title5 = Knapsack (The Happy Wanderer) | note5 = Early Run Through | writer5 = Möller, Ridge | title6 = Everything I Need | note6 = Take 2, Rough Mix | writer6 = Rodgers, Ralphs, Kirke, Burrell | title7 = Peace of Mind | note7 = Alternate Version | writer7 = Kirke | title8 = Passing Time | note8 = Alternative Vocal | writer8 = Rodgers | title9 = Too Bad | note9 = Full Version | writer9 = Ralphs | title10 = Man Needs Woman | note10 = Alternative Vocal & Guitar | writer10 = Ralphs | title11 = Too Bad | note11 = Early Version, Mick Ralphs Vocal | writer11 = Ralphs | title12 = Man Needs Woman | note12 = Take 2, Early Version, Mick Ralphs Vocal | writer12 = Ralphs | title13 = Burnin' Sky | note13 = Take 1, Alternative Vocal | writer13 = Rodgers | title14 = Unfinished Story | note14 = Previously Unreleased | writer14 = Rodgers
Personnel
;Bad Company
- Paul Rodgers – vocals, guitar, piano, accordion
- Mick Ralphs – guitar, keyboards
- Simon Kirke – drums
- Boz Burrell – bass with:
- Mel Collins – saxophone, flute
- Tim Hinkley – keyboards ;Technical
- Chris Kimsey - engineer
Charts
::data[format=table] | Chart (1977) | Peak position | Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) | |---|---|---| | 15 | | | ::
Certifications
References
References
- (19 November 1995). "Great Rock Discography". Canongate Press.
- Hudak, Joseph. (1977-05-19). "Bad Company Burnin' Sky Album Review". Rolling Stone.
- William Ruhlmann. "Burnin' Sky - Bad Company | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- Smith, Robin. (19 March 1977). "Albums: Bad Company – ''Burnin' Sky''". Spotlight Publications Ltd..
- (1992). "The Rolling Stone Album Guide". Random House.
- (2 Aug 1977). "Bad Company Good in Its Idiom". The New York Times.
- Kent, David. (1993). "Australian Chart Book 1970–1992". Australian Chart Book.
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