Desolation Angels
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- This page is about the album. For the novel by Jack Kerouac, see Desolation Angels (novel)
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| Studio album by Bad Company | ||
| Released | March 17, 1979 | |
| Recorded | 1978 | |
| Genre | Hard rock | |
| Length | 40:43 | |
| Label | Swan Song Records | |
| Producer(s) | Bad Company | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Bad Company chronology | ||
| Burnin' Sky (1977) |
Desolation Angels (1979) |
Rough Diamonds (1982) |
Desolation Angels is a 1979 album by the rock band Bad Company. It was their 5th studio release. Paul Rodgers revealed on In the Studio with Redbeard (which devoted an episode to Desolation Angels) that the album's title came from the novel of the same name by Jack Kerouac.
Desolation Angels was recorded at Ridge Farm Studios in Surrey, England in late 1978.
It is considered the last strong album by Bad Company, mostly because it contains the last big hit by them, "Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy," written by Paul Rodgers which its inspiration came from a guitar synthesizer riff that Rodgers came up with.
"Gone, Gone, Gone", written by bassist Boz Burrell, also received substantial airplay on rock stations. It was the first of only three songs he ever wrote for the band, but is widely revered as one of the band's finest compositions.
The album reached #3 on the Billboard album charts in 1979 and went Platinum in 1979 and Double Platinum subsequently.
A cover version of "Oh, Atlanta", written by Mick Ralphs, was recorded by Alison Krauss and appears on her 1995 album Now That I've Found You: A Collection.
The album was remastered and re-released in 1994.
Record Label - Swan Song Records
[edit] Track listing
- "Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy" – 3:19
- "Crazy Circles"
- "Gone, Gone, Gone"
- "Evil Wind"
- "Early in the Morning"
- "Lonely for Your Love"
- "Oh, Atlanta"
- "Take the Time"
- "Rhythm Machine"
- "She Brings Me Love"
[edit] Line-Up
- Paul Rodgers - Vocals, Piano, Guitar, Synthesizers
- Mick Ralphs - Lead Guitar, Keyboards
- Boz Burrell - Bass Guitar
- Simon Kirke - Drums
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Pop Albums | 3 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | "Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy" | Pop Singles | 12 |
| 1979 | "Gone Gone Gone" | Pop Singles | 44 |
| Bad Company |
| Paul Rodgers • Mick Ralphs • Boz Burrell • Simon Kirke |
| Brian Howe • Robert Hart • Steve Price • Felix Krish • Rick Wills • Dave Colwell • Jaz Lochrie • Mark Wolfe |
| Discography |
| Studio albums: Bad Company • Straight Shooter • Run With the Pack • Burnin' Sky • Desolation Angels • Rough Diamonds • Fame and Fortune • Dangerous Age • Holy Water • Here Comes Trouble • Company of Strangers • Stories Told & Untold • Merchants of Cool |
| Live albums: What You Hear Is What You Get • Live in Albuquerque 1976 |
| Films and videos: Merchants of Cool • Inside Bad Company 1974-1982 |
| Compilation albums: 10 from 6 • The Original Bad Company Anthology • Merchants of Cool |
