What You Hear Is What You Get: The Best of Bad Company
Encyclopedia
What You Hear Is What You Get with subtitle The Best Of Bad Company is a live album
by hard rock
band Bad Company
, with Brian Howe
in place of Paul Rodgers
as lead vocalist. Released in 1993, the album covers the 1992 U.S tour, with much of the recording done at various California dates. The band's introduction was done by Ralph's guitar technician (at that time), Gary Gilmore.
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
by hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
band Bad Company
Bad Company
Bad Company were an English rock supergroup founded in 1973, consisting of two former Free band members — singer Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke — as well as Mott the Hoople guitarist Mick Ralphs and King Crimson bassist Boz Burrell. Peter Grant, who, in years prior, was a key component of...
, with Brian Howe
Brian Howe (singer)
Brian Anthony Howe is an English rock singer and songwriter, best known for replacing Paul Rodgers as the lead vocalist of Bad Company. Howe's career was jump-started in 1983 when Ted Nugent recruited him to handle lead vocals for his Penetrator album and front its subsequent world tour.-Early...
in place of Paul Rodgers
Paul Rodgers
Paul Bernard Rodgers is an English rock singer-songwriter, best known for his success in the 1970s as a member of Free and Bad Company. After stints in two less successful bands in the 1980s and early 1990s, The Firm and The Law, he became a solo artist. He has recently toured and recorded with...
as lead vocalist. Released in 1993, the album covers the 1992 U.S tour, with much of the recording done at various California dates. The band's introduction was done by Ralph's guitar technician (at that time), Gary Gilmore.
Track listing
- "How About That" – 5:31
- "Holy Water" – 4:27
- "Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy" – 3:11
- "If You Needed Somebody" – 5:12
- "Here Comes Trouble" – 4:00
- "Ready For Love" – 5:25
- "Shooting Star" – 6:28
- "No Smoke Without A Fire" – 5:03
- "Feel Like Makin' Love" – 5:45
- "Take This Town" – 5:15
- "Movin' On" – 3:20
- "Good Lovin' Gone Bad" – 3:49
- "Fist Full of Blisters" – 1:00
- "Can't Get Enough" – 4:37
- "Bad Company" – 8:15
Personnel
- Brian HoweBrian Howe (singer)Brian Anthony Howe is an English rock singer and songwriter, best known for replacing Paul Rodgers as the lead vocalist of Bad Company. Howe's career was jump-started in 1983 when Ted Nugent recruited him to handle lead vocals for his Penetrator album and front its subsequent world tour.-Early...
- Lead Vocals - Mick RalphsMick RalphsMichael Geoffrey "Mick" Ralphs is an English guitarist and songwriter, who was a founding member of rock bands Mott the Hoople and Bad Company.-Career:...
- Lead Guitar, Piano - Dave ColwellDave ColwellDave "Bucket" Colwell is a guitarist from the United Kingdom and has been a member of Bad Company, Samson, ASAP, The Eastenders, The Entire Population of Hackney, Angel Street and FM...
- Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals - Rick WillsRick WillsRick Wills , is a British bass player. He is best known for his work with rock band Foreigner and his associations with the Small Faces and Bad Company.-Career:...
- Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals - Simon KirkeSimon KirkeSimon Kirke is an English rock drummer best known as a member of Free and Bad Company.-Biography:...
- Drums, Backing Vocals
Studio personnel
- Ted JensenTed JensenTed Jensen is an American recording engineer. Jensen is the chief mastering engineer at Sterling Sound. He started his career as a mastering engineer in 1976 and is currently the most active Mastering Engineer in the industry...
− Masterer - Dave Natale − Recording Engineer
- John Seymour − Assistant Engineer
- Mick Ralphs − Writer
- Simon Kirke − Mixer
- Brian Howe − Writer
- Terry Thomas − Writer
- Paul RodgersPaul RodgersPaul Bernard Rodgers is an English rock singer-songwriter, best known for his success in the 1970s as a member of Free and Bad Company. After stints in two less successful bands in the 1980s and early 1990s, The Firm and The Law, he became a solo artist. He has recently toured and recorded with...
− Writer - Dave Wittman − Mixer, Engineer