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.[3] 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 Track 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 major 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.

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Holy Water
Studio album by Bad Company
Released	12 June 1990
Recorded	1989–1990
Genre	Hard rock
Length	53:27
Label	Atco
Producer	Tony Harris, Andrew Scarth, Terry Thomas
Bad Company chronology
Dangerous Age (1988) Holy Water (1990) Here Comes Trouble (1992)
Singles from Holy Water
"Holy Water" Released: 1990 "If You Needed Somebody" Released: 1990 "Walk Through Fire" Released: 1991

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B[2]

Track listing

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

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"

Charts

References