Straight Shooter is the second studio album by the English hard rock supergroup Bad Company. The album was released on 28 March 1975.

The album reached number 3 on both the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200. It was certified gold (500,000 units sold) by the Recording Industry Association of America a month after its release. The album was remastered and re-released in 1994.

The track "Shooting Star" (written by lead singer Paul Rodgers) was lyrically inspired by the drug and alcohol-related deaths of guitarist Jimi Hendrix and other rock musicians.

Background

In May 1974, Bad Company released their self-titled debut album. The album's final single "Feel like Makin' Love" was released in June

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Robert Christgau felt that although Straight Shooter was better than its predecessor, it should not be labelled hard rock because Paul Rodgers did not have a strong voice, which is needed to be a rock singer.

Gautam Baksi's review of the album for AllMusic said that the album's popularity was attributed to the ballads "Shooting Star" and "Feel like Makin' Love", while the two songs written by Simon Kirke—"Anna" and "Weep No More"—as well as the album not having enough supporting songs and follow-up singles, were what made the album less successful than its predecessor.

Track listing

Non-album tracks

  1. "Whiskey Bottle" <small>(Rodgers, Ralphs, Burrell)</small> – 3:44
  2. Released as the B-side of the "Good Lovin' Gone Bad" single.

Personnel

Personnel taken from Straight Shooter liner notes.

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Certifications and sales

References

  • Lyrics of live cover of "Shooting Star" by Queen + Paul Rodgers from Live in Ukraine, from Queen official website
  • Bad Company - Straight Shooter (1975) album releases & credits at Discogs