Desolation Angels
Studio album by Bad Company
Released	March 17, 1979
Recorded	1978
Genre	Hard rock
Length	40:43
Label	Swan Song Records
Producer(s)	Bad Company
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Bad Company chronology
Burnin' Sky (1977)	Desolation Angels (1979)	Rough Diamonds (1982)

Desolation Angels is a 1979 album by the rock band Bad Company. It was their 5th studio release. Paul Rodgers revealed on In the Studio with Redbeard (which devoted an episode to Desolation Angels) that the album's title came from the novel of the same name by Jack Kerouac. Image File history File links Bad_Company-Desolation_Angels. ... A Studio Album is an album of regular studio recordings. ... Bad Company were a British rock band founded in 1973, consisting of band members from Free (Paul Rodgers, Simon Kirke), Mott The Hoople (Mick Ralphs) and King Crimson (Boz Burrell). ... March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in leap years). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Hard rock is a form of rock and roll music which finds its closest roots in early-1960s garage rock and psychedelic rock. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Swan Song Records was a record label launched by Led Zeppelin on May 10, 1974. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes . ... Bad Company were a British rock band founded in 1973, consisting of band members from Free (Paul Rodgers, Simon Kirke), Mott The Hoople (Mick Ralphs) and King Crimson (Boz Burrell). ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 3_stars. ... Bad Company were a British rock band founded in 1973, consisting of band members from Free (Paul Rodgers, Simon Kirke), Mott The Hoople (Mick Ralphs) and King Crimson (Boz Burrell). ... Burnin Sky is the fourth album by the band Bad Company. ... Rough Diamonds is a 1982 album by British rock band, Bad Company. ... Rock group (or later rock band) is a generic name to describe a group of musicians specializing in a particular form of electronically amplified music. ... Bad Company were a British rock band founded in 1973, consisting of band members from Free (Paul Rodgers, Simon Kirke), Mott The Hoople (Mick Ralphs) and King Crimson (Boz Burrell). ... Paul Rodgers (born 17 December 1949, in Middlesbrough) is an English singer/songwriter known chiefly as a member of the bands Free in the 1960s and Bad Company in the 1970s. ... In the Studio with Redbeard is a North American radio program hosted by Dallas, Texas rock and roll disc jockey Redbeard. ... Jack Kerouac (pronounced ) (March 12, 1922 – October 21, 1969) was an American novelist, writer, poet, artist, and part of the Beat Generation. ...

Desolation Angels was recorded at Ridge Farm Studios in Surrey, England in late 1978.

It is considered the last strong album by Bad Company, mostly because it contains the last big hit by them, "Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy," written by Paul Rodgers which its inspiration came from a guitar synthesizer riff that Rodgers came up with. Paul Rodgers (born 17 December 1949, in Middlesbrough) is an English singer/songwriter known chiefly as a member of the bands Free in the 1960s and Bad Company in the 1970s. ...

"Gone, Gone, Gone", written by bassist Boz Burrell, also received substantial airplay on rock stations. It was the only song he ever wrote for the band, but is widely revered as one of the band's finest compositions. Raymond Burrell AKA Boz Burrell (born Raymond Burrell on 1 August 1946, in Lincoln, England, died 21 September 2006 in Spain) was a bass guitarist known for his involvement in bands such as King Crimson and Bad Company. ...

The album reached #3 on the Billboard album charts in 1979 and went Platinum in 1979 and Double Platinum subsequently.

A cover version of "Oh, Atlanta", written by Mick Ralphs, was recorded by Alison Krauss and appears on her 1995 album Now That I've Found You: A Collection. Mick Ralphs is a guitarist who was a founder member of 70s rock band Mott the Hoople. ... Alison Krauss (born July 23, 1971)[1] is an American bluegrass/country singer and fiddle player. ...

The album was remastered and re-released in 1994.

Record Label - Swan Song Records Swan Song Records was a record label launched by Led Zeppelin on May 10, 1974. ...

Track listing

1. "Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy" – 3:19
2. "Crazy Circles"
3. "Gone, Gone, Gone"
4. "Evil Wind"
5. "Early in the Morning"
6. "Lonely for Your Love"
7. "Oh, Atlanta"
8. "Take the Time"
9. "Rhythm Machine"
10. "She Brings Me Love"

Line-Up

• Paul Rodgers - Vocals, Piano, Guitar, Synthesizers
• Mick Ralphs - Lead Guitar, Keyboards
• Boz Burrell - Bass Guitar
• Simon Kirke - Drums

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ...

Singles - Billboard (North America)