Released August 1982 Release date August 1982 | Length 38:00 | |
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Recorded March – April 1981 at Ridge Farm Studios, Surrey, England Similar Bad Company albums, Blues rock albums |
Bad company rough diamonds 1982 full album
Rough Diamonds is the sixth studio album by rock band Bad Company. The album was released in August 1982. Rough Diamonds, like its predecessor, Desolation Angels, was recorded at Ridge Farm Studio in Surrey, England in March and April 1981 and engineered by Max Norman (famed for his work with Ozzy Osbourne).
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It was the last album by Bad Company's original line-up. The sessions were rough going from the beginning. First, their manager, Peter Grant, withdrew from view after the death of Led Zeppelin drummer, John Bonham in 1980. That same year, the murder of John Lennon made the band change their way of thinking. Then, on another occasion, a fistfight broke out between Paul Rodgers and Boz Burrell, only to be restrained by Mick Ralphs and Simon Kirke.
The album's opening track, "Electricland", written by Rodgers, was the album's biggest hit. Rodgers' "Painted Face" also received substantial airplay on rock stations. The album became the original line-up's worst-selling album, reaching a disappointing No. 26 on the Billboard album charts in 1982. The album was remastered and re-released in 1994.
Personnel
Additional personnel
Charts
Album – Billboard (North America)
Singles – Billboard (North America)
Songs
1Electric Land
2Untie the Knot4:09
3Nuthin' on the TV3:49