Holy Water (Bad Company album)

Holy Water
Holy Water
Studio album by Bad Company
Released	12 June 1990
Recorded	1989–1990
Genre	Hard rock
Length	53:27
Label	Atco
Producer	Tony Harris, Andrew Scarth, Terry Thomas
Bad Company chronology
Singles from Holy Water
	"Holy Water"; Released: July 1990; "If You Needed Somebody"; Released: November 1990; "Walk Through Fire"; Released: July 1991;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B^[3]
Select	2/5^[4]

Holy Water is the ninth studio album by the English hard rock band Bad Company, and their third with Brian Howe as lead vocalist. The album was released on 12 June 1990.^[5]

Background

It went platinum, selling over 1,000,000 units, and climbed to No. 35 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart. The first single, "Holy Water", was a No. 1 Billboard Album Rock Tracks hit for two weeks during the summer of 1990 as the band toured the United States with Damn Yankees. The single "If You Needed Somebody" became a hit in early 1991, reaching No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 2 on the Album Rock Tracks chart. "Boys Cry Tough" (#3), "Stranger Stranger" (#9) and "Walk Through Fire" (#28 Hot 100 / #14 Album Rock Tracks) also received substantial airplay.

Track listing

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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Holy Water"		4:06
2.	"Walk Through Fire"		4:48
3.	"Stranger Stranger"	Brian Howe, Simon Kirke, Terry Thomas	4:51
4.	"If You Needed Somebody"		4:21
5.	"Fearless"		3:32
6.	"Lay Your Love on Me"	Mick Ralphs	4:04
7.	"Boys Cry Tough"		5:34
8.	"With You in a Heartbeat"		4:34
9.	"I Don't Care"		4:33
10.	"Never Too Late"	Mick Ralphs, Terry Thomas	3:42
11.	"Dead of the Night"	Mick Ralphs, Terry Thomas	3:40
12.	"I Can't Live Without You"	Mick Ralphs, Terry Thomas	3:50
13.	"100 Miles"	Simon Kirke	1:57

Personnel

Bad Company

Brian Howe – lead vocals
Mick Ralphs – guitars
Simon Kirke – drums; lead vocals and acoustic guitar on "100 Miles"

Additional personnel

Felix Krish – bass
Terry Thomas - guitars, backing vocals, Hammond organ, percussion
Lea Hart — backing vocals
Tina Egan — additional backing vocals on "If You Needed Somebody"
Rick Smith — accordion on "100 Miles"
Paul Cullen- bass player during the tour. Also seen in the Holy Water Music Video

Charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[6]	41
US Billboard 200^[7]	35
US AOR (Radio & Records)^[8]	1

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[9]	Gold	50,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[10]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Great Rock Discography". p. 35.
^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Holy Water - Bad Company | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
^ Greg Sandow (15 June 1990). "Holy Water". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
^ Sexton, Paul (August 1990). "Bad Company: Holy Water". Select. p. 87.
^ "Holy Water by Bad Company on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. June 1990. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 1275". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
^ "Bad Company Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
^ "AOR Albums" (PDF). Radio & Records. 22 June 1990. p. 88. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Bad Company – Holy Water". Music Canada.
^ "American album certifications – Bad Company – Holy Water". Recording Industry Association of America.

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

[2] Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Holy Water - Bad Company | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 September 2015.

[3] Greg Sandow (15 June 1990). "Holy Water". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 12 November 2019.

[4] Sexton, Paul (August 1990). "Bad Company: Holy Water". Select. p. 87.

[5] "Holy Water by Bad Company on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. June 1990. Retrieved 19 September 2015.

[group=-6] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 1275". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 30, 2023.

[ac_Billboard200_Bad_Company-7] "Bad Company Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2023.

[8] "AOR Albums" (PDF). Radio & Records. 22 June 1990. p. 88. Retrieved 10 May 2022.

[CanadaBad_CompanyHoly_WateralbumCertRef-9] "Canadian album certifications – Bad Company – Holy Water". Music Canada.

[United_StatesBad_CompanyHoly_WateralbumCertRef-10] "American album certifications – Bad Company – Holy Water". Recording Industry Association of America.

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