Dangerous Age

Dangerous Age
Dangerous Age
Studio album by Bad Company
Released	15 August 1988
Genre	Hard rock; AOR;
Length	44:31
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Terry Thomas
Bad Company chronology
Singles from Dangerous Age
	"No Smoke Without a Fire"; Released: 1988; "Shake It Up"; Released: April 1989;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]

Dangerous Age is the eighth studio album by hard rock band Bad Company. The album was released in August 1988.^[3] It was their second album with Brian Howe as lead vocalist and first with Steve Price credited as bass guitarist. It was produced and largely co-written by Terry Thomas. It helped bring the group back into the spotlight, with major radio airplay for the tracks "No Smoke Without a Fire" (#4), "One Night" (#9) and "Shake It Up" (#9) all reaching the top 10 on Billboard's Album Rock Tracks chart.

Track listing

All songs written by Brian Howe and Terry Thomas, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"One Night"	Mick Ralphs, Terry Thomas	4:38
2.	"Shake It Up"		3:56
3.	"No Smoke Without a Fire"		4:33
4.	"Bad Man"		3:45
5.	"Dangerous Age"	Mick Ralphs, Terry Thomas	3:45
6.	"Dirty Boy"		3:52
7.	"Rock of America"		3:55
8.	"Something About You"		4:17
9.	"The Way That It Goes"	Brian Howe, Mick Ralphs, Terry Thomas	3:25
10.	"Love Attack"	Brian Howe, Mick Ralphs, Terry Thomas	3:55
11.	"Excited"		4:32

Personnel

Bad Company

Brian Howe – vocals, saxophone
Mick Ralphs – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
Terry Thomas - guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
Steve Price – bass
Simon Kirke – drums

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[5]	84
US Billboard 200^[6]	58

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[7]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "RIAA".
^ "35 Years Ago: How Retooled Bad Company Survived a 'Dangerous Age'". Ultimate Classic Rock. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Dangerous Age - Bad Company | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
^ "Great Rock Discography". p. 35.
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 8728". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
^ "Bad Company Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
^ "American album certifications – Bad Company – Dangerous Age". Recording Industry Association of America.

[1] "RIAA".

[2] "35 Years Ago: How Retooled Bad Company Survived a 'Dangerous Age'". Ultimate Classic Rock. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

[allmusic-3] Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Dangerous Age - Bad Company | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 September 2015.

[4] "Great Rock Discography". p. 35.

[group=-5] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 8728". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 30, 2023.

[ac_Billboard200_Bad_Company-6] "Bad Company Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2023.

[United_StatesBad_CompanyDangerous_AgealbumCertRef-7] "American album certifications – Bad Company – Dangerous Age". Recording Industry Association of America.

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