Good Lovin' Gone Bad
| "Good Lovin' Gone Bad" | ||||
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| Single by Bad Company | ||||
| from the album Straight Shooter | ||||
| B-side | "Whiskey Bottle" | |||
| Released | March 1975[1] | |||
| Recorded | September 1974 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 3:35 | |||
| Label | Swan Song, Island | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mick Ralphs | |||
| Producer(s) | Bad Company | |||
| Bad Company singles chronology | ||||
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| "Good Lovin' Gone Bad" on YouTube | ||||
"Good Lovin' Gone Bad" is a song by the rock band Bad Company. Released in 1975, it reached the Top 40 in both the United States and the UK.[citation needed] The song was written by the band's guitarist Mick Ralphs and appears on their second album, Straight Shooter.[2]
Billboard described it as a "raucous, smashing assault" and praised the vocal performance and the guitar playing.[3] Cash Box called it a "solid, quality rocker."[4] Record World said that Bad Company "[lets] loose with new bold 'n' basic boogie."[5]
Classic Rock History critic Janey Roberts rated it as Bad Company's 6th best song, calling it "pure straight ahead rock and roll."[6] Classic Rock critic Malcolm Dome rated it as Bad Company's 5th best song, calling it "a powerful statement of good time intent."[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Good Lovin' Gone Bad" | 3:35 |
| 2. | "Whiskey Bottle" | 3:46 |
Chart positions
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK | 31[8] |
| CAN | 48[9] |
| US | 36[10] |
| AUS | 93 |
References
- ^ Strong, Charles (2002) [Originally published in 1994]. The Great Rock Discography (Sixth ed.). United Kingdom: Canongate Books. p. 133. ISBN 1-84195-312-1.
- ^ Naha, Ed. 1975 June album review in Rolling Stone magazine. Archived 2017-10-14 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 2014-02-07
- ^ "Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. April 12, 1975. p. 86. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
- ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. April 12, 1975. p. 22. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. April 19, 1975. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- ^ Roberts, Janey (October 19, 2022). "Top 10 Bad Company songs". Classic Rock History.
- ^ Dome, Malcolm (July 13, 2016). "The Top 10 Best Bad Company Songs". Classic Rock. Louder Sound. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
- ^ "The Official Charts Company - Bad Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". RPM. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- ^ "Bad Company - Chart history|Billboard". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
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