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Dangerous Age
Studio album by
Bad Company
Released15 August 1988[1]
Genre
Length44:31
LabelAtlantic
ProducerTerry Thomas
Bad Company chronology
Fame and Fortune
(1986) 		Dangerous Age
(1988) 		Holy Water
(1990)
Singles from Dangerous Age
  1. "No Smoke Without a Fire"
    Released: 1988
  2. "Shake It Up"
    Released: April 1989[4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

Dangerous Age is the eighth studio album by hard rock band Bad Company. The album was released in August 1988.[3] It was their second album with Brian Howe as lead vocalist and first with Steve Price credited as bass guitarist. It was produced and largely co-written by Terry Thomas. It helped bring the group back into the spotlight, with major radio airplay for the tracks "No Smoke Without a Fire" (#4), "One Night" (#9) and "Shake It Up" (#9) all reaching the top 10 on Billboard's Album Rock Tracks chart.

Track listing

All songs written by Brian Howe and Terry Thomas, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."One Night"Mick Ralphs, Terry Thomas4:38
2."Shake It Up" 3:56
3."No Smoke Without a Fire" 4:33
4."Bad Man" 3:45
5."Dangerous Age"Mick Ralphs, Terry Thomas3:45
6."Dirty Boy" 3:52
7."Rock of America" 3:55
8."Something About You" 4:17
9."The Way That It Goes"Brian Howe, Mick Ralphs, Terry Thomas3:25
10."Love Attack"Brian Howe, Mick Ralphs, Terry Thomas3:55
11."Excited" 4:32

Personnel

Bad Company

Charts

Chart (1988) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[5] 84
US Billboard 200[6] 58

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[7] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "RIAA".
  2. ^ "35 Years Ago: How Retooled Bad Company Survived a 'Dangerous Age'". Ultimate Classic Rock. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Dangerous Age - Bad Company | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Great Rock Discography". p. 35.
  5. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 8728". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  6. ^ "Bad Company Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  7. ^ "American album certifications – Bad Company – Dangerous Age". Recording Industry Association of America.
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