Flirtin' with Disaster

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Flirtin' with Disaster
Flirtin' with Disaster cover
Studio album by Molly Hatchet
Released September 1979
Genre Southern Rock
Length 38:17
Label Epic
Producer Tom Werman
Professional reviews
Molly Hatchet chronology
Molly Hatchet
(1978)		 Flirtin' with Disaster
(1979)		 Beatin' the Odds
(1980)

Flirtin' with Disaster is the second studio album by American southern rock band Molly Hatchet, released in 1979 (see 1979 in music). The cover is a painting by Frank Frazetta entitled "Dark Kingdom."

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Whiskey Man" (Danny Joe Brown, Bruce Crump, Dave Hlubek, Steve Holland) – 3:38
  2. "It's All Over Now" (Bobby Womack, Shirley Jean Womack) – 3:40
  3. "One Man's Pleasure" (Brown, Hlubek, Duane Roland) – 3:24
  4. "Jukin' City" (Brown, Hlubek, Holland) – 3:46
  5. "Boogie No More" (Brown, Crump, Hlubek, Holland, Roland, Banner Thomas) – 6:08
  6. "Flirtin' with Disaster" (Brown, Hlubek, Thomas) – 4:58
  7. "Good Rockin'" (Brown, Crump, Hlubek, Holland, Roland, Thomas) – 3:17
  8. "Gunsmoke" (Crump, Roland) – 3:11
  9. "Long Time" (Brown, Hlubek, Holland) – 3:19
  10. "Let the Good Times Roll" (Brown, Hlubek, Holland) – 2:56

[edit] Personnel

Additional personnel

  • Max Gronenthal - vocals, background vocals
  • Tom Werman - percussion
  • Jai Winding - keyboard

[edit] Production

  • Producer: Tom Werman
  • Executive producer: Pat Armstrong
  • Engineer: Gary Ladinsky
  • Assistant engineers: Cary Pritkin, Bill Vermillion
  • Mixing: Gary Ladinsky
  • Mastering: George Marino
  • Director: Pat Armstrong

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1979 Pop Albums 19

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1980 "Flirtin' With Disaster" Pop Singles 42
Certifier Certification Sales
RIAA (U.S.) 2x Platinum 2,000,000

[edit] References in Popular Culture

  • The song "Flirtin' With Disaster" was used for the video game NASCAR 98, and was heard at the opening of ESPN's coverage of the 1999 NASCAR Goody's Headache Powder 500.
  • It was used in the video game Wakeboarding Unleashed as part of the soundtrack.
  • It was also used in the movie The Dukes of Hazzard and appeared on the CD soundtrack as well.
  • In the film Beer League, Artie Lange makes a reference to Molly Hatchet as the best rock band ever. The album also appears in the film.
  • The song is also featured in the video game Rock Band as a Master Track.