| "Good Lovin' Gone Bad" | ||||
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| Single by Bad Company | ||||
| from the album Straight Shooter | ||||
| B-side | "Whiskey Bottle" | |||
| Released | March 1975[1] | |||
| Recorded | September 1974 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 3:35 | |||
| Label | Swan Song, Island | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mick Ralphs | |||
| Producer(s) | Bad Company | |||
| Bad Company singles chronology | ||||
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| "Good Lovin' Gone Bad" on YouTube | ||||
"Good Lovin' Gone Bad" is a song by the British rock band Bad Company. Released in 1975, it reached the Top 40 in both the United States and the UK. The song was written by the band's guitarist Mick Ralphs and appears on their second album, Straight Shooter.[2]
Billboard described it as a "raucous, smashing assault" and praised the vocal performance and the guitar playing.[3] Cash Box called it a "solid, quality rocker".[4] Record World said that Bad Company "[lets] loose with new bold 'n' basic boogie".[5]
Classic Rock History critic Janey Roberts rated it as Bad Company's sixth-best song, calling it "pure straight ahead rock and roll".[6] Classic Rock critic Malcolm Dome rated it as Bad Company's fifth-best song, calling it "a powerful statement of good time intent".[7]
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Good Lovin' Gone Bad" | 3:35 |
| 2. | "Whiskey Bottle" | 3:46 |
Chart positions
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK | 31[8] |
| CAN | 48[9] |
| US | 36[10] |
| AUS | 93 |
References
- ^ Strong, Charles (2002) [Originally published in 1994]. The Great Rock Discography (Sixth ed.). United Kingdom: Canongate Books. p. 133. ISBN 1-84195-312-1.
- ^ Naha, Ed. 1975 June album review in Rolling Stone magazine. Archived 14 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 7 February 2014
- ^ "Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. 12 April 1975. p. 86. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 12 April 1975. p. 22. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. 19 April 1975. p. 1. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ Roberts, Janey (19 October 2022). "Top 10 Bad Company songs". Classic Rock History.
- ^ Dome, Malcolm (13 July 2016). "The Top 10 Best Bad Company Songs". Classic Rock. Louder Sound. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ "The Official Charts Company – Bad Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ "Results – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". RPM. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ "Bad Company – Chart history|Billboard". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
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