Flirtin' with Disaster

1979 studio album by Molly Hatchet
Flirtin' with Disaster
Cover art by Frank Frazetta
Studio album by
Molly Hatchet
ReleasedSeptember 1979 (1979-09)
StudioBee Jay Recording Studios, Orlando, Florida
Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles, California
GenreSouthern rock, boogie rock
Length38:17
LabelEpic
ProducerTom Werman, Pat Armstrong
Molly Hatchet chronology
Molly Hatchet
(1978) 		Flirtin' with Disaster
(1979) 		Beatin' the Odds
(1980)
Singles from Flirtin' with Disaster
  1. "Jukin' City" / "Gunsmoke"
    Released: 1979
  2. "It's All Over Now" / "Good Rockin'"
    Released: 1979
  3. "Flirtin' with Disaster" / "Gunsmoke"
    Released: 1979

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.

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

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideC+[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

The Globe and Mail wrote that "Molly Hatchet is little more than just another in a too-long line of senseless and unimaginative southern boogie bands, rehashing party-boogie licks and singing the joys of cheap booze and even cheaper women."[5]

The Rolling Stone Album Guide deemed the title track "an obvious Skynyrd rip ... [that] possesses a certain rough charm."[4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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
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
6."Flirtin' with Disaster"(Brown, Hlubek, Thomas)5:00
7."Good Rockin'"(Brown, Crump, Hlubek, Holland, Roland, Thomas)3:17
8."Gunsmoke"(Crump, Roland)3:11
9."Long Time"(Brown, Hlubek, Holland)3:19
10."Let the Good Times Roll"(Brown, Hlubek, Holland)2:56
Total length:38:17

2001 Bonus tracks

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Silver and Sorrow" (demo)(Brown, Crump, Hlubek, Holland, Roland, Thomas)3:36
12.""Flirtin' with Disaster" (live from Jacksonville, FL in 1980) 3:36
13."One Man's Pleasure" (live from Jacksonville, FL in 1980) 3:16
14."Cross Road Blues" (live from Jacksonville, FL in 1980)(Robert Johnson)4:13
Total length:55:51

Personnel

Molly Hatchet
Additional musicians
  • Max Carl – 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

Weekly charts

Chart (1979) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (RPM)[6] 54
US Billboard 200[7] 19

Year-end charts

Chart (1980) Position
US Billboard 200[8] 24

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1980 "Flirtin' with Disaster" Billboard Hot 100 (USA) 42

Certifications

Country Organization Year Sales
USA RIAA 1986 2× Platinum (+ 2,000,000)[9]
Canada CRIA 1982 Gold (+ 50,000)[10]

References

  1. ^ Theakstone, Rob. "Molly Hatchet - Flirtin' with Disaster review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 8, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Popoff, Martin (October 2003). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 186. ISBN 978-1894959025.
  4. ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 482.
  5. ^ Niester, Alan (27 Oct 1979). "Flirtin' with Disaster Molly Hatchet". The Globe and Mail. p. F5.
  6. ^ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 32, No. 13, December 22, 1979". Library and Archives Canada. December 22, 1979. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  7. ^ "Molly Hatchet Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  8. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1980". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  9. ^ "RIAA Database: Search for Molly Hatchet". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  10. ^ "Gold Platinum Database - Artist: Molly Hatchet". Music Canada. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
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