Holy Water (Bad Company album)

Holy Water
Studio album by Bad Company
Released	12 June 1990
Recorded	1989–1990
Genre	Hard rock
Length	53:27
Label	Atco Records
Producer	Tony Harris, Andrew Scarth, Terry Thomas
Bad Company chronology
Dangerous Age (1988) Holy Water (1990) Here Comes Trouble (1992)
Singles from Holy Water
"Holy Water" Released: 1990 "If You Needed Somebody" Released: 1990 "Walk Through Fire" Released: 1991

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AllMusic	[1]

Holy Water is the ninth studio album by hard rock band Bad Company, and their third with Brian Howe as lead vocalist. The album was released on June 12, 1990.^[2] It went platinum, selling over 1,000,000 units, and climbed to #35 on The Billboard Top Pop Albums Chart. The first single "Holy Water", was a #1 Billboard Album Rock Track for two weeks during the Summer of '90 as the band toured the U.S. with Damn Yankees. The single "If You Needed Somebody" became a major hit in early 1991, reaching # 16 on Billboards Hot 100 chart and #2 (for two weeks) on the Album Rock chart. "Boys Cry Tough"(#3), "Stranger, Stranger"(#9) and "Walk Through Fire"(#28 Hot 100 chart / #14 Album Rock chart) also received substantial airplay.

Track listing

All songs written by Brian Howe and Terry Thomas, except where noted.

No.	Title	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

• Brian Howe – lead vocals (all but 13)
• Mick Ralphs – lead guitar
• Felix Krish – bass
• Simon Kirke – drums, backing and lead (13) vocals, acoustic guitar

References

1. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Holy Water - Bad Company | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
2. "Holy Water by Bad Company on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2015-09-19.