Burnin' Sky

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Burnin' Sky
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Studio album by
Bad Company
Released3 March 1977
RecordedJuly–August 1976 at Château d'Hérouville, Hérouville, France
Genre
Length44:48
LabelIsland
ProducerBad Company
Bad Company chronology
Run with the Pack
(1976) 		Burnin' Sky
(1977) 		Desolation Angels
(1979)
Singles from Burnin' Sky
  1. "Everything I Need"
    Released: 1977
  2. "Burnin' Sky"
    Released: 1977
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2.5/5 stars [1]

Burnin' Sky is the fourth studio album by the English rock band Bad Company. It was released on March 3, 1977.[2] Burnin' Sky was recorded in France at Château d'Hérouville in July and August 1976 with future The 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 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.

Track listing[]

All songs by Paul Rodgers unless otherwise noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Burnin' Sky" 5:09
2."Morning Sun" 4:07
3."Leaving You" 3:23
4."Like Water"Paul Rodgers, Machiko Shimizu4:18
5."Knapsack"Friedrich-Wilhelm Möller, Antonia Ridge1:20
6."Everything I Need"Paul Rodgers, Mick Ralphs, Simon Kirke, Boz Burrell3:22
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Heartbeat" 2:36
8."Peace of Mind"Simon Kirke3:22
9."Passing Time" 2:30
10."Too Bad"Mick Ralphs3:47
11."Man Needs Woman"Mick Ralphs3:43
12."Master of Ceremony"Paul Rodgers, Mick Ralphs, Simon Kirke, Boz Burrell7:10
2017 Reissue Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Burnin' Sky" (Take 2, Alternate Vocal & Guitar)Rodgers 
2."Morning Sun" (Take 3 Early Version)Rodgers 
3."Leaving You" (Take 1, Alternative Vocal)Rodgers 
4."Like Water" (Take 1, Rough Mix)Rodgers, Shimizu 
5."Knapsack (The Happy Wanderer)" (Early Run Through)Möller, Ridge 
6."Everything I Need" (Take 2, Rough Mix)Rodgers, Ralphs, Kirke, Burrell 
7."Peace of Mind" (Alternate Version)Kirke 
8."Passing Time" (Alternative Vocal)Rodgers 
9."Too Bad" (Full Version)Ralphs 
10."Man Needs Woman" (Alternative Vocal & Guitar)Ralphs 
11."Too Bad" (Early Version, Mick Ralphs Vocal)Ralphs 
12."Man Needs Woman" (Take 2, Early Version, Mick Ralphs Vocal)Ralphs 
13."Burnin' Sky" (Take 1, Alternative Vocal)Rodgers 
14."Unfinished Story" (Previously Unreleased)Rodgers 

Personnel[]

Additional personnel[]

Charts[]

Album – Billboard (United States)

Year Chart Position
1977 Pop Albums 15

Singles – Billboard (United States)

Year Single Chart Position
1977 "Burnin' Sky" Pop Singles 78

References[]

  1. ^ William Ruhlmann. "Burnin' Sky - Bad Company | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  2. ^ Hudak, Joseph (19 May 1977). "Bad Company Burnin' Sky Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 19 September 2015.

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