The Original Bad Company Anthology

Infobox Album |
Name = The 'Original' Bad Co. Anthology
Type = Compilation album
Artist = Bad Company


Released = March 23, 1999
Recorded = Nov 1973 - Nov 1998
Genre = Rock Hard rock Blues-rock
Length = 137:33
Label = Elektra Records Atlantic Records Swan Song Records
Producer = Paul Rodgers for Bad Company
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:zyivad4ku8wn link]
Last album = "Stories Told & Untold" (1996)
This album = "The Original Bad Company Anthology" (1999)
Next album = "Merchants of Cool" (2002)

"The Original Bad Co. Anthology" is a compilation album released by Bad Company in 1999 on Elektra Records. Technical Information was retrieved from the 1999 Edition released by Elektra Records. Most songs on this album were previously released on Swan Song Records, a record label began by Led Zeppelin in 1974. The tracks "Tracking Down a Runaway", "Ain't It Good", "Hammer of Love", and "Hey, Hey" were originally released with this album. The 33-song, two-CD set contains nearly all the classic songs that made the band a top-selling recording and concert attraction, as well as four brand new songs and six B-sides and outtakes.

Track listing

Disc One
# "Can't Get Enough" (Mick Ralphs), from "Bad Company"
# "Rock Steady" (Paul Rodgers), from "Bad Company"
# "Ready For Love" (Mick Ralphs), from "Bad Company"
# "Bad Company" (Paul Rodgers, Simon Kirke), from "Bad Company"
# "Movin' On" (Mick Ralphs), from "Bad Company"
# "Seagull" (Paul Rodgers, Mick Ralphs), from "Bad Company"
# "Superstar Woman" (Paul Rodgers), previously unreleased, later re-recorded for use on Paul's solo album "Cut Loose"
# "Little Miss Fortune" (Paul Rodgers), taken from the 'B' side of the UK single" "Can't Get Enough" (1974)
# "Good Lovin' Gone Bad" (Mick Ralphs), from "Straight Shooter"
# "Feel Like Makin' Love" (Paul Rodgers, Mick Ralphs), from "Straight Shooter"
# "Shooting Star" (Paul Rodgers), from "Straight Shooter"
# "Deal With The Preacher" (Paul Rodgers, Mick Ralphs), from "Straight Shooter"
# "Wild Fire Woman" (Paul Rodgers, Mick Ralphs), from "Straight Shooter] "
# "Easy On My Soul" (Paul Rodgers), taken from the 'B' side of the US single: "Movin' On" (1974)
# "Whisky Bottle" (Paul Rodgers, Mick Ralphs), taken from the 'B' side of the US single: "Good Lovin' Gone Bad" (1975)

Disc Two
# "Honey Child" (Paul Rodgers, Mick Ralphs, Simon Kirke, Boz Burrell), from "Run With the Pack"
# "Run with The Pack" (Paul Rodgers), from "Run With the Pack"
# "Silver, Blue and Gold" (Paul Rodgers), from "Run With the Pack"
# "Do Right By Your Woman" (Paul Rodgers), previously unused mix from "Run With the Pack"
# "Burnin' Sky" (Paul Rodgers), from "Burnin' Sky"
# "Heartbeat" (Paul Rodgers), from "Burnin' Sky"
# "Too Bad" (Mick Ralphs, from "Burnin' Sky"
# "Smokin' 45" (Peter Sinfield, Boz Burrell, Tim Hinckley), previously unreleased (1976)
# "Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy" (Paul Rodgers), from "Desolation Angels"
# "Evil Wind" (Paul Rodgers), from "Desolation Angels"
# "Oh, Atlanta" (Mick Ralphs), from "Desolation Angels"
# "Rhythm Machine" (Boz Burrell), from "Desolation Angels"
# "Untie The Knot" (Paul Rodgers), from "Rough Diamonds"
# "Downhill Ryder" (Paul Rodgers), from "Rough Diamonds"
# "Tracking Down A Runaway" (Paul Rodgers), brand new track recorded 1998
# "Ain't it Good" (Mick Ralphs), brand new track recorded 1998
# "Hammer Of Love" (Paul Rodgers, Cynthia Kereluk), brand new track recorded 1998
# "Hey, Hey" (Mick Ralphs), brand new track recorded 1998

Charts

Album - The Original Bad Company Anthology - Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Technical Information

*Produced by: Paul Rodgers for Bad Company
*Total album time: 137 Minutes