Burnin' Sky

Burnin' Sky
Studio album by Bad Company
Released	March 3, 1977
Recorded	July–August 1976 at Château d'Hérouville, Hérouville, France
Genre	Hard rock
Length	44:48
Label	Swan Song Island Records (UK)
Producer	Bad Company
Bad Company chronology
Run With the Pack (1976) Burnin' Sky (1977) Desolation Angels (1979)

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Burnin' Sky is the fourth album by the band Bad Company. It was released in 1977 (see 1977 in music).

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 a disappointing (compared to their previous albums) #15 on the Billboard's Pop Albums chart but was the band's fourth consecutive U.S. Gold certified album.

The album's only charting single was the title cut which peaked at #78 on the singles chart.

The album was remastered and re-released in 1994.

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

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 (listed on the original LP as an intro to "Everything I Need")
6. "Everything I Need" (Paul Rodgers/Mick Ralphs/Simon Kirke/Boz Burrell) – 3:22

Side two

1. "Heartbeat" – 2:36
2. "Peace Of Mind" (Simon Kirke) – 3:22
3. "Passing Time" – 2:30
4. "Too Bad" (Mick Ralphs*)- 3:47
5. "Man Needs Woman" – 3:43
6. "Master Of Ceremony" (Paul Rodgers/Mick Ralphs/Simon Kirke/Boz Burrell) – 7:10

• "Too Bad" is listed as being a Mick Ralphs composition on both the b-side of the 7" single "Everything I Need" and on the Original Bad Company Anthology liner notes. CD versions list the song as a Paul Rodgers composition.

Omitted tracks

1. "Smokin' 45" (Boz Burrell/Peter Sinfield/Tim Hinkley) – 3:32

Personnel

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

Additional personnel

• Mel Collins – Saxophone
• 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

Mistakes

• The CD version lists the track "Burnin' Sky" as 5:19, though it is actually 5:09.
• The CD version lists the track "Morning Sun" as 3:57, though it is actually 4:07.
• The CD version lists the track "Too Bad" as 3:47, though it is actually 3:52.