Flirtin' with Disaster
1979 studio album by Molly Hatchet
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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.
Record Plant, Los Angeles, California
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Cover art by Frank Frazetta | ||||
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| Released | September 1979 | |||
| Studio | Bee Jay, Orlando, Florida Record Plant, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Southern rock, boogie rock | |||
| Length | 38:17 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Tom Werman, Pat Armstrong | |||
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The cover is a painting by Frank Frazetta titled "Dark Kingdom."
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C+[2] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10[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. | Title | Writer(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 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 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
- Danny Joe Brown – vocals
- Dave Hlubek – guitar
- Steve Holland – guitar
- Duane Roland – guitar
- Banner Thomas – bass guitar
- Bruce Crump – drums
- 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
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[9] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[10] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||