Album · Bad Company
Burnin’ Sky by Bad Company
Burnin’ Sky is an album by Bad Company, released in 1977. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 28 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Burnin Sky”, on 28 lists with a best position of #183.
Burnin' Sky, Bad Company's fourth album, came out on Swan Song on 3 March 1977, though it was in the can months earlier: Paul Rodgers, Mick Ralphs, Boz Burrell and Simon Kirke cut it at the Château d'Hérouville in France in July and August 1976 with engineer Chris Kimsey, and the release was held back so it wouldn't trample Run with the Pack.
It's the same no-frills formula the band built their name on, blues rock and hard rock with plenty of air in it, Rodgers's voice rough and soulful over Ralphs's chunky riffs and Kirke's steady pound. "Like Water" dates back to Peace, the short-lived band Rodgers ran while Free were on a break. In America it climbed to 15 on the Billboard 200, in Britain to 17, and the sleeve, which looks a lot like the poster for The Wild Bunch, later got a sly nod in Almost Famous.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Burnin’ Sky on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burnin Sky | 28 | #183 | – | 1990–2026 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.