Burnin' Sky

Infobox Album | Name = Burnin' Sky
Type = Album
Artist = Bad Company


Released = March 1977
Recorded = July - August 1976
Genre = Hard rock
Length = 44:48
Label = Swan Song
Island Records (UK)
Producer = Bad Company
Reviews = * [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:sq6gtr29klox All Music Guide] Rating|2.5|5

Last album = "Run With the Pack"
(1976)
This album = "Burnin' Sky"
(1977)
Next album = "Desolation Angels"
(1979)

"Burnin' Sky" is the fourth album by the band Bad Company. It was released in 1977 (see 1977 in music).

Burnin' Sky was recorded in France at Château d'Hérouville (a/k/a Honky Chateau) in July and August 1976 with future Rolling Stones engineer Chris Kimsey but its release was delayed until March 1977 as to not compete with the band's then-current album Run with the Pack.

The album peaked at a disappointing #15 on the Billboard's Pop Albums chart (North America) but was the band's fourth consecutive U.S. Gold certified album.

The album's only single was the title cut which peaked at #78 on the singles chart.

The album was remastered and re-released in 1994.

In the movie Almost Famous, the fictitious band Stillwater's first tee shirt is strikingly similar to the Burnin' Sky album cover.

Track listing

"All songs by Paul Rodgers unless otherwise noted."
#"Burnin' Sky" – 5:19
#"Morning Sun" – 3:57
#"Leaving You" – 3:23
#"Like Water" (Rodgers, Shimizu) – 4:18
#"Knapsack" – 1:20
#"Everything I Need" (Boz Burrell, Simon Kirke, Mick Ralphs, Rodgers) – 3:22
#"Heartbeat" – 2:36
#"Peace of Mind" (Kirke) – 3:22
#"Passing Time" – 2:30
#"Too Bad" (Ralphs) – 3:47
#"Man Needs Woman" (Ralphs) – 3:43
#"Master of Ceremony" (Burrell, Kirke, Ralphs, Rodgers) – 7:10

Personnel

*Mick Ralphs - Guitar, Keyboards
*Paul Rodgers - Guitar, Accordion, Piano, Vocals
*Boz Burrell - Bass
*Mel Collins - Saxophone
*Tim Hinkley - Keyboards
*Simon Kirke - Drums

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)