Holy Water (Bad Company album)

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Holy Water is the ninth studio album by the English hard rock band Bad Company, and their third with Brian Howe as lead vocalist. The album was released on 12 June 1990.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Background

It went platinum, selling over 1,000,000 units, and climbed to No. 35 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart. The first single, "Holy Water", was a No. 1 Billboard Album Rock Tracks hit for two weeks during the summer of 1990 as the band toured the United States with Damn Yankees. The single "If You Needed Somebody" became a hit in early 1991, reaching No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 2 on the Album Rock Tracks chart. "Boys Cry Tough" (#3), "Stranger Stranger" (#9) and "Walk Through Fire" (#28 Hot 100 / #14 Album Rock Tracks) also received substantial airplay.

Track listing

All songs written by Brian Howe and Terry Thomas, except where noted. Template:Track listing

Personnel

Bad Company

• Brian Howe – lead vocals
• Mick Ralphs – guitars
• Simon Kirke – drums; lead vocals and acoustic guitar on "100 Miles"

Additional personnel

• Felix Krish – bass
• Terry Thomas - guitars, backing vocals, Hammond organ, percussion
• Lea Hart — backing vocals
• Tina Egan — additional backing vocals on "If You Needed Somebody"
• Rick Smith — accordion on "100 Miles"
• Paul Cullen- bass player during the tour. Also seen in the Holy Water Music Video

Charts

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Chart (1990)	Peak position
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