Holy Water (Bad Company album)
Holy Water is the ninth studio album by the English hard rock band Bad Company, and their third with Brian Howe as lead vocalist. The album was released on 12 June 1990.[4] It went platinum, selling over 1,000,000 units, and climbed to No. 35 on The Billboard Top Pop Albums chart. The first single, "Holy Water", was a No. 1 Billboard Album Rock Track for two weeks during the summer of 1990 as the band toured the United States with Damn Yankees. The single "If You Needed Somebody" became a major hit in early 1991, reaching No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 2 on the Album Rock Tracks chart. "Boys Cry Tough" (#3), "Stranger, Stranger" (#9) and "Walk Through Fire" (#28 Hot 100 / #14 Album Rock Tracks) also received substantial airplay.
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| Released | 12 June 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1989–1990 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 53:27 | |||
| Label | Atco | |||
| Producer | Tony Harris, Andrew Scarth, Terry Thomas | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[2] |
| Select | 2/5[3] |
Track listing
All songs written by Brian Howe and Terry Thomas, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Holy Water" | 4:06 | |
| 2. | "Walk Through Fire" | 4:48 | |
| 3. | "Stranger Stranger" | Brian Howe, Simon Kirke, Terry Thomas | 4:51 |
| 4. | "If You Needed Somebody" | 4:21 | |
| 5. | "Fearless" | 3:32 | |
| 6. | "Lay Your Love on Me" | Mick Ralphs | 4:04 |
| 7. | "Boys Cry Tough" | 5:34 | |
| 8. | "With You in a Heartbeat" | 4:34 | |
| 9. | "I Don't Care" | 4:33 | |
| 10. | "Never Too Late" | Mick Ralphs, Terry Thomas | 3:42 |
| 11. | "Dead of the Night" | Mick Ralphs, Terry Thomas | 3:40 |
| 12. | "I Can't Live Without You" | Mick Ralphs, Terry Thomas | 3:50 |
| 13. | "100 Miles" | Simon Kirke | 1:57 |
Personnel
- Bad Company
- Brian Howe – lead vocals
- Mick Ralphs – guitars
- Simon Kirke – drums; lead vocals and acoustic guitar on "100 Miles"
- Additional personnel
- Felix Krish – bass
- Terry Thomas - guitars, backing vocals, Hammond organ, percussion
- Lea Hart — backing vocals
- Tina Egan — additional backing vocals on "If You Needed Somebody"
- Rick Smith — accordion on "100 Miles"
- Paul Cullen- bass player during the tour. Also seen in the Holy Water Music Video
Charts
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[5] | 16 |
| US AOR (Radio & Records)[6] | 1 |
References
- Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Holy Water - Bad Company | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- Greg Sandow (15 June 1990). "Holy Water". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- Sexton, Paul (August 1990). "Bad Company: Holy Water". Select. p. 87.
- "Holy Water by Bad Company on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. June 1990. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- "Bad Company Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- "AOR Albums" (PDF). Radio & Records. 22 June 1990. p. 88. Retrieved 10 May 2022.