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Flirtin' with Disaster is the second studio album by American rock band Molly Hatchet, released in 1979 by Epic Records. The album was re-issued in 2001 with four bonus tracks. It is their best-selling album.

Flirtin' with Disaster
Cover art by Frank Frazetta
Studio album by Molly Hatchet
Released	September 1979 (1979-09)
Studio	Bee Jay Recording Studios, Orlando, Florida Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Southern rock, hard rock
Length	38:17
Label	Epic
Producer	Tom Werman, Pat Armstrong
Molly Hatchet chronology
Molly Hatchet (1978) Flirtin' with Disaster (1979) Beatin' the Odds (1980)
Singles from Flirtin' with Disaster
"Jukin' City" / "Gunsmoke" Released: 1979 "It's All Over Now" / "Good Rockin'" Released: 1979 "Flirtin' with Disaster" / "Gunsmoke" Released: 1979

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	C+[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10[3]

The cover is a painting by Frank Frazetta entitled "Dark Kingdom."

Track listing

Side one

1. "Whiskey Man" (Danny Joe Brown, Bruce Crump, Dave Hlubek, Steve Holland) – 3:38
2. "It's All Over Now" (Bobby Womack, Shirley Jean Womack) – 3:40 (The Valentinos cover)
3. "One Man's Pleasure" (Brown, Hlubek, Duane Roland) – 3:24
4. "Jukin' City" (Brown, Hlubek, Holland) – 3:46
5. "Boogie No More" (Brown, Crump, Hlubek, Holland, Roland, Banner Thomas) – 6:08

Side two

1. "Flirtin' with Disaster" (Brown, Hlubek, Thomas) – 5:00
2. "Good Rockin'" (Brown, Crump, Hlubek, Holland, Roland, Thomas) – 3:17
3. "Gunsmoke" (Crump, Roland) – 3:11
4. "Long Time" (Brown, Hlubek, Holland) – 3:19
5. "Let the Good Times Roll" (Brown, Hlubek, Holland) – 2:56

2001 Bonus tracks

1. "Silver and Sorrow" (Brown, Crump, Hlubek, Holland, Roland, Thomas) – 3:36 (demo)
2. "Flirtin' with Disaster" (Brown, Hlubek, Thomas) – 6:15 (live from Jacksonville, FL in 1980)
3. "One Man's Pleasure" (Brown, Hlubek, Roland) – 3:16 (live from Jacksonville, FL in 1980)
4. "Cross Road Blues" (Robert Johnson) – 4:13 (live from Jacksonville, FL in 1980)

Personnel

Molly Hatchet

• Danny Joe Brown – vocals
• Dave Hlubek – guitar
• Steve Holland – guitar
• Duane Roland – guitar
• Banner Thomas – bass guitar
• Bruce Crump – drums

Additional musicians

• Max Gronenthal – background vocals on track 2
• Tom Werman – percussion
• Jai Winding – keyboard

Production

• Tom Werman – producer
• Gary Ladinsky – engineer, mixing
• Bill Vermillion, Cary Pritkin – assistant engineers
• George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
• Pat Armstrong – executive producer, direction

Charts

Certifications

Country	Organization	Year	Sales
USA	RIAA	1986	2× Platinum (+ 2,000,000)[7]
Canada	CRIA	1982	Gold (+ 50,000)[8]

References

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Flirtin’ with Disaster — второй студийный альбом американской группы Molly Hatchet, исполняющей южный рок, выпущенный в 1979 году на лейбле Epic Records. Вскоре после выхода, альбом достиг 19 места в американском чарте Billboard 200[1]. 22 февраля 1980 года пластинка получила статус платиновой за продажу миллиона копий. А к 24 ноября 1986 года уже разошлась количеством превышающим два миллиона, тем самым получив статус мультиплатиновой[2]. Flirtin' with Disaster является самым продаваемым альбомом группы.

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