Flirtin' with Disaster

Flirtin' with Disaster
Cover art by Frank Frazetta
Studio album by Molly Hatchet
Released	October 1979 (1979-10)
Recorded	Bee Jay Recording Studios, Orlando, Florida Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Southern rock, hard rock
Length	38:17
Label	Epic
Producer	Tom Werman
Molly Hatchet chronology
Molly Hatchet (1978) Flirtin' with Disaster (1979) Beatin' the Odds (1980)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Flirtin' with Disaster is the second studio album by American southern rock band Molly Hatchet, released in 1979 (see 1979 in music). In 2001, Sony Music re-issued the album under their subsidiary label Epic/Legacy with the production of Jeff Magid and four bonus tracks. It is their best-selling album.

The cover is a painting by Frank Frazetta entitled "Dark Kingdom."

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) – 5:00
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

Bonus tracks on 2001 Sony remaster

11. "Silver and Sorrow" (Brown, Crump, Hlubek, Holland, Roland, Thomas) – 3:36 (demo)
12. "Flirtin' with Disaster" (Brown, Hlubek, Thomas) – 6:15 (live from Jacksonville, FL in 1980)
13. "One Man's Pleasure" (Brown, Hlubek, Roland) – 3:16 (live from Jacksonville, FL in 1980)
14. "Cross Road Blues" (Robert Johnson) – 4:13 (live from Jacksonville, FL in 1980)

Personnel

Molly Hatchet

• Danny Joe Brown – vocals
• Bruce Crump – drums
• Dave Hlubek – guitar
• Steve Holland – guitar
• Duane Roland – guitar
• Banner Thomas – bass guitar

Additional musicians

• Max Gronenthal – vocals, background vocals
• Tom Werman – percussion
• Jai Winding – keyboards

Production

• Pat Armstrong – executive production, direction
• Gary Ladinsky – engineering, mixing
• George Marino – mastering
• Cary Pritkin – assistant engineering
• Bill Vermillion – assistant engineering
• Tom Werman – production

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)^[2]

Singles – Billboard (North America)^[3]

References