Holy Water | ||||
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Studio album by Bad Company | ||||
Released | 12 June 1990 | |||
Recorded | 1989–1990 | |||
Genre | Hard rock | |||
Length | 53:27 | |||
Label | Atco Records | |||
Producer | Tony Harris, Andrew Scarth, Terry Thomas | |||
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Holy Water is the ninth studio album by hard rock band Bad Company, and their third with Brian Howe as lead vocalist. The album was released on June 12, 1990. It went platinum, selling over 1,000,000 units, and climbed to #35 on The Billboard Top Pop Albums Chart. The first single "Holy Water", was a #1 Billboard Album Rock Track for two weeks during the Summer of '90 as the band toured the U.S. with Damn Yankees. The single "If You Needed Somebody" became a major hit in early 1991, reaching # 16 on Billboards Hot 100 chart and #2 (for two weeks) on the Album Rock chart. "Boys Cry Tough"(#3), "Stranger, Stranger"(#9) and "Walk Through Fire"(#28 Hot 100 chart / #14 Album Rock chart) also received substantial airplay.
All songs written by Brian Howe and Terry Thomas, except where noted.