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}} ''Straight Shooter'' is the second studio album by British supergroup Bad Company. The album was released in April 1975, a month after the release of the single "Good Lovin' Gone Bad" and four months before the album's second single "Feel Like Makin' Love" (see 1975 in music).〔 The album reached number 3 in the UK Albums Chart and the US ''Billboard'' 200.〔("Bad Company Chart history" ). Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 August 2014〕 It was certified gold (500,000 units sold) by the Recording Industry Association of America a month after its release.〔(RIAA Certification Search ) Type "Straight Shooter" under ''Title'' for search results.〕 Mick Ralphs and Simon Kirke revealed on ''In the Studio'' (which devoted an episode to ''Straight Shooter'') that the track "Shooting Star" (which told the story of a rock star who died early) was lyrically inspired by the drug and alcohol-related deaths of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Jim Morrison. ==Background== In June 1974, Bad Company released their self-titled debut album.〔 Three months later, the band and recording engineer Ron Nevison recorded at least eight songs at Clearwell Castle in Gloucestershire, England. Sometime later Nevison mixed the songs for ''Straight Shooter'' at Air Studios in London. The sleeve for the album was designed by Hipgnosis, who also designed their debut album.〔 The first single from the album, "Good Lovin' Gone Bad", was released in March 1975〔 and reached No. 36 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The album was released in April.〔 The album's final single "Feel Like Makin' Love" was released in August〔 and reached No. 10 on the Hot 100.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Straight Shooter (Bad Company album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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