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Genre:
Rock
Release Date: 07/19/1994
Run Time: 38:17
One year after
Bad Company's multi-platinum self-titled debut, the British band returned to London to record a follow-up. Utilizing material written earlier in 1973, vocalist and songwriter
Paul Rodgers wrote two acoustic-based
rock ballads that would live on forever in the annals of great
rock history.
"Shooting Star" and the Grammy-winning
"Feel Like Makin' Love" helped
Straight Shooter rise quickly through the charts to reach
Billboard's number three spot both in the U.S. and U.K. However, critically and commercially the album never achieved the tremendous success of its predecessor, largely due to the lack of strong follow-up singles and supporting tracks.
Simon Kirke stepped out from behind the drum-set to help produce and write
"Anna" and
"Weep No More," two slower and less aggressive
ballads indicative of the overall diminishing quality of the album. Following the release of
Straight Shooter,
Bad Company headlined their first North American tour.
~Gautam Baksi, All Music Guide
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