Fame and Fortune (Bad Company song)

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"Fame and Fortune"
Fame and Fortune (Bad Company single).jpg
Single by Bad Company
from the album Fame and Fortune
B-side "When We Made Love"
ReleasedNovember 1986 (1986-11)
Genre Hard rock
Length3:35
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s) Mick Ralphs
Producer(s) Keith Olsen
Bad Company singles chronology
"That Girl"
(1986)
"Fame and Fortune"
(1986)
"Shake It Up"
(1988)

"Fame and Fortune" is a song by English rock band Bad Company. The song was released as the third and final single from the album of the same name. The track was written by guitarist Mick Ralphs.

Contents

"Fame and Fortune" peaked at #37 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, the band's second lowest peak position on the chart. [1] [2]

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fame and Fortune" Mick Ralphs 3:35
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."When We Made Love" Brian Howe, Simon Kirke, John Bettis 4:18

Personnel

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References

  1. "Bad Company Fame And Fortune Chart History". Billboard . Eldridge Industries . Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  2. "Bad Company Chart History". Billboard . Eldridge Industries . Retrieved June 15, 2018.