''Fame and Fortune'' is the seventh studio album by British rock band

Bad Company Bad Company were an English rock supergroup formed in London in 1973 by singer Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke (both ex- Free), guitarist Mick Ralphs (ex- Mott the Hoople) and bassist Boz Burrell (ex-King Crimson). Kirke was the only m ...

, released in 1986. It was the first album released by the reformed group, featuring original members

Mick Ralphs Michael Geoffrey Ralphs (born 31 March 1944) is an English retired guitarist, vocalist and songwriter, who was a founding member of rock bands Mott the Hoople and Bad Company. Though not a constant member, he appeared on every studio album b ...

(guitar) and

Simon Kirke Simon Frederick St George Kirke (born 28 July 1949) is an English musician who was the co-founder, drummer, and only continuous member of the rock Supergroup (music), supergroup Bad Company. Prior to forming Bad Company he was the drummer and ...

(drums), with the addition of new frontman Brian Howe (formerly of

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's band) substituting for original singer

Paul Rodgers Paul Bernard Rodgers (born 17 December 1949) is an English-Canadian singer. He was the lead vocalist of numerous successful rock bands, including Free (band), Free, Bad Company, The Firm (rock band), the Firm and The Law (English band), the L ...

. While original bassist

Boz Burrell Raymond "Boz" Burrell (1 August 1946 – 21 September 2006) was an English musician. Originally a vocalist and guitarist, Burrell is best known for being the vocalist and bassist of King Crimson from 1971 to 1972 and the original bassist of B ...

appears credited as part of the line-up, the liner notes reveal that session player Steve Price played on the album. The album peaked at No. 106 on the ''Billboard'' 200.

Production

The album was produced by Foreigner producer

Keith Olsen Keith Alan Olsen (May 12, 1945 – March 9, 2020) was an American record producer and sound engineer, who worked with Magnum, Rick Springfield, Fleetwood Mac, Ozzy Osbourne, Grateful Dead, Whitesnake, Pat Benatar, Heart, Santana, Saga, For ...

. Foreigner's Mick Jones served as executive producer and co-writer of two tracks.

Critical reception

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'' deemed the album a "high-tech clunker".

Track listing

Personnel

Bad Company

* Brian Howe with: * Gregg Dechert – keyboards * Steven Price – bass

Production

*Executive Producer – Mick Jones *Engineered by –

Stuart Epps Stuart Epps is a British record producer and audio engineer. Since 1967, he has worked with Elton John, Led Zeppelin, Oasis, Twisted Sister, Nine Lies, Bill Wyman, Kiki Dee, George Harrison, Robbie Williams, Mark Owen, Paul Weller, Cliff Richar ...

, Brian Foraker, Jay Healy *Mixed by – Frank Filipetti with Mick Jones *Recorded at The Sol, Berkshire *Mixed at Goodnight L. A. and The Hit Factory New York *Mastered at Sterling Sound New York by

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*Sid Pryce – band technician *Produced by

Charts

References

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