A1 	Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy 	3:16
A2 	Crazy Circles 	3:31
A3 	Gone, Gone, Gone 	3:47
A4 	Evil Wind 	4:19
A5 	Early In The Morning 	5:42
B1 	Lonely For Your Love 	3:25
B2 	Oh, Atlanta 	4:07
B3 	Take The Time 	4:13
B4 	Rhythm Machine 	3:42
B5 	She Brings Me Love	4:41

Boz Burrell - Bass
Simon Kirke - Drums
Mick Ralphs - uitar, Keyboards
Paul Rodgers - Accordion, Guitar, Piano 
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Backing Vocals – The Bones

By the time Bad Company released Desolation Angels, it was evident that even Rodgers and Ralphs were getting tired of their '70s-styled, conveyor-belt brand of rock & roll, so they decided to add keyboards and some minor string work to the bulk of the tracks. Although this change of musical scenery was a slight breath of fresh air, it wasn't enough to give Desolation Angels the much added depth or distinction that was intended, and only the vocal passion of "Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy" really comes out on top, eventually becoming a gold single. The good news is that Desolation Angels is a noticeable improvement from 1977's Burnin' Sky, with Bad Company's sound taking on a smoother, more polished feel than its predecessor. "Gone, Gone, Gone," "Lonely for Your Love," and "She Brings Me Love" work best in Rodgers' favor, and fans did prove their loyalty, pushing the album to the number ten mark in the U.K. and to number three in the U.S. The campaign toward a new sound does cause a few of the cuts ("Crazy Circles," "Evil Wind") to appear a bit forced and overly glitzy (especially the use of electronic drums), and the album spawns a smattering of a few attractive moments rather than evolving as a complete, constructive listen. Things didn't get much better for Bad Company, and it was after the release of 1982's Rough Diamonds, a much weaker and unattached effort, that Rodgers decided to call it quits. ---Mike DeGagne, AllMusic Review

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01. Can't Get Enough (Single Edit)
02. Bad Company
03. Movin' On
04. Ready For Love
05. Easy On My Soul (Previously Unreleased Version)
06. Good Lovin' Gone Bad
07. Feel Like Makin' Love
08. Shooting Star
09. Weep No More
10. See The Sunlight (Previously Unreleased Version)
11. Live For The Music
12. Simple Man
13. Honey Child
14. Run With the Pack (Single Edit)
15. Burnin' Sky
16. Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy
17. Rhythm Machine
18. Gone, Gone, Gone
19. Electricland (Single Edit)

Prior to the 2015 collection Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy: The Very Best of Bad Company, there were only two Bad Company compilations in release: the lean 1985 set 10 from 6, arriving a full six years after their last hit album, and 1999's The Original Bad Company Anthology, a 33-track double-disc set that dug deep into the group's golden years of 1974-1982. Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy occupies a much-needed middle ground, providing 19 songs on a generous single disc. This, like The Original Bad Company Anthology, focuses solely on the six albums Bad Company cut for Swan Song, which means there's nothing from their late-'80s/early-'90s run on Atco, even though "No Smoke Without a Fire," "Holy Water," "If You Needed Somebody," and "How About That" are also owned by WEA and could easily have been included. So, this is all a matter of aesthetics: a decision to highlight the band's big, brawny arena rockers, the best of which ("Can't Get Enough," "Bad Company," "Ready for Love," "Feel Like Makin' Love," "Shooting Star," "Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy") are quintessential classic rock staples. The remaining 13 songs here -- including lesser-known singles "Movin' On," "Good Lovin' Gone Bad," "Honey Child," and "Gone, Gone, Gone," along with a representative portion of album cuts -- show how Bad Company offered more than those well-known songs, how they moved with a steady macho assurance that stripped British blues-rock down to the loud, churning basics. --- Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AllMusic Review

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