Burnin' Sky

Burnin' Sky
Studio album by Bad Company
Released	3 March 1977
Recorded	July–August 1976 at Château d'Hérouville, Hérouville, France
Genre	Hard rock
Length	44:48
Label	Island
Producer	Bad Company
Bad Company chronology
Run with the Pack (1976) Burnin' Sky (1977) Desolation Angels (1979)
Singles from Burnin' Sky
"Everything I Need" Released: 1977 "Burnin' Sky" Released: 1977

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Burnin' Sky is the fourth studio album by British 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 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 movie Almost Famous, the fictitious band Stillwater's first tee shirt is strikingly similar to the Burnin' Sky album cover.

Track listing

All songs by Paul Rodgers unless otherwise noted.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Burnin' Sky"	5:09
2.	"Morning Sun"	4:07
3.	"Leaving You"	3:23
4.	"Like Water" (Paul Rodgers, Machiko Shimizu)	4:18
5.	"Knapsack"	1:20
6.	"Everything I Need" (Paul Rodgers/Mick Ralphs/Simon Kirke/Boz Burrell)	3:22

Side two
No.	Title	Length
7.	"Heartbeat"	2:36
8.	"Peace of Mind" (Simon Kirke)	3:22
9.	"Passing Time"	2:30
10.	"Too Bad" (Mick Ralphs)	3:47
11.	"Man Needs Woman"	3:43
12.	"Master of Ceremony" (Paul Rodgers/Mick Ralphs/Simon Kirke/Boz Burrell)	7:10

Personnel

• Paul Rodgers – vocals, guitar, piano, accordion
• Mick Ralphs– guitar, keyboards
• Simon Kirke – drums
• Boz Burrell – bass

Additional personnel

• Mel Collins – Saxophone, flute
• Tim Hinkley – Keyboards

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1977	Pop Albums	15

Singles – Billboard (North America)

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

References

1. William Ruhlmann. "Burnin' Sky - Bad Company | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
2. Hudak, Joseph (1977-05-19). "Bad Company Burnin' Sky Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2015-09-19.