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Holy Water



 
 
Holy water can also refer to water that has been blessed
Blessing

A blessing, is the infusion of something with Sacred, divine will, or one's hopes....
, such as by a priest
Priest

A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities....
, and is considered holy. See
holy water
Holy Water

Holy Water is a studio album by hard rock band Bad Company, with Brian Howe in place of Paul Rodgers as lead vocalist, released in June of 1990 ....
. For the song of the same name by Big & Rich
Big & Rich

Big & Rich are an American country music duo comprising two singer-songwriters: Big Kenny and John Rich . Both members alternate as lead vocalists and play rhythm guitar in the duo....
, see Holy Water (song)
Holy Water (song)

"Holy Water" was the third single by country music duo Big & Rich. The song appeared on their 2004 debut album, Horse of a Different Color ....
.


Holy Water is a studio album by hard rock
Hard rock

Hard rock is a sub-genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock and psychedelic rock and is considerably harder than conventional rock music....
 band Bad Company
Bad Company

Bad Company are an England hard rock Supergroup founded in 1973, consisting of band members from Free , Mott the Hoople , and King Crimson . Bad Company was managed by Peter Grant , who had also guided Led Zeppelin to massive success....
, with Brian Howe
Brian Howe (singer)

Brian Howe is a British rock singer and songwriter best known for replacing Paul Rodgers as the lead vocalist of the rock group Bad Company. Howe's career was jump-started in 1983 when Ted Nugent recruited him to handle lead vocals for Nugent's Penetrator album and front its subsequent world tour....
 in place of Paul Rodgers
Paul Rodgers

Paul Bernard Rodgers, is an England rock singer-songwriter best known for being a member of Free and Bad Company. Both bands experienced international success in the 1970s....
 as lead vocalist, released in June of 1990 (see 1990 in music
1990 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1990....
). The singles on the album all received moderate radio airplay. These include the title track, "Holy Water", power ballad
Power ballad

A Power ballad is a type of song typically characterized by having a slow tempo, long voiced notes, Electric guitar and/or acoustic guitars, and deemphasized percussion and bass guitar....
 "If You Needed Somebody" (which rose to #16 on the charts), and "Walk Through Fire". With slick arena-ready production, this was the last album by Bad Company to go Platinum.

Track listing

All songs written by Brian Howe and Terry Thomas, except where noted.
  1. "Holy Water"
  2. "Walk Through Fire"
  3. "Stranger Stranger" (Brian Howe
    Brian Howe (singer)

    Brian Howe is a British rock singer and songwriter best known for replacing Paul Rodgers as the lead vocalist of the rock group Bad Company. Howe's career was jump-started in 1983 when Ted Nugent recruited him to handle lead vocals for Nugent's Penetrator album and front its subsequent world tour....
    , Simon Kirke
    Simon Kirke

    File:Simon Kirke - Bad Company - 1976.jpgSimon Frederick St George Kirke is an England rock drummer best known as a member of Free and Bad Company....
    , Terry Thomas)
  4. "If You Needed Somebody"
  5. "Fearless"
  6. "Lay Your Love on Me" (Mick Ralphs
    Mick Ralphs

    Mick Ralphs is an English people guitarist and songwriter, who was a founding member of 1970s rock music musical ensembles, Mott the Hoople and Bad Company....
    )
  7. "Boys Cry Tough"
  8. "With You in a Heartbeat"
  9. "I Don't Care"
  10. "Never Too Late" (Mick Ralphs/Terry Thomas)
  11. "Dead of the Night" (Mick Ralphs, Terry Thomas)
  12. "I Can't Live Without You" (Mick Ralphs, Terry Thomas)
  13. "100 Miles" (Simon Kirke)


Personnel

  • Brian Howe
    Brian Howe (singer)

    Brian Howe is a British rock singer and songwriter best known for replacing Paul Rodgers as the lead vocalist of the rock group Bad Company. Howe's career was jump-started in 1983 when Ted Nugent recruited him to handle lead vocals for Nugent's Penetrator album and front its subsequent world tour....
     - vocals
  • Mick Ralphs
    Mick Ralphs

    Mick Ralphs is an English people guitarist and songwriter, who was a founding member of 1970s rock music musical ensembles, Mott the Hoople and Bad Company....
     - guitar
    Guitar

    The guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six Strings , but Tenor guitar, Seven-string guitar, Eight-string guitar, Ten-string guitar, Eleven-string guitar, Twelve-string guitar, Thirteen-string guitar and doubleneck guitar string guitars also exist....
  • Simon Kirke
    Simon Kirke

    File:Simon Kirke - Bad Company - 1976.jpgSimon Frederick St George Kirke is an England rock drummer best known as a member of Free and Bad Company....
     - drums
    Drum kit

    A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as cowbell s, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer....
    , vocals (lead vocals on "100 Miles"), acoustic guitar
    Steel-string acoustic guitar

    A steel-string acoustic guitar, is a modern form of guitar descended from the classical guitar, but strung with steel strings for a brighter, louder sound....
  • Felix Krish - bass
    Bass guitar

    The electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum.The bass guitar is similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, but with a larger body, a longer neck and Scale length, and usually four strings tuned to the same pitches as those of the double bass, whic...

Additional notes

Catalogue: (LP) Atco 91371, (CD) Atco 91371-2