Flirtin' with Disaster

Flirtin' with Disaster
Flirtin' with Disaster
	Cover art by Frank Frazetta
Studio album by Molly Hatchet
Released	September 1979
Studio	Bee Jay Recording Studios, Orlando, Florida; Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Southern rock, boogie rock
Length	38:17
Label	Epic
Producer	Tom Werman, Pat Armstrong
Molly Hatchet chronology
Singles from Flirtin' with Disaster
	"Jukin' City" / "Gunsmoke"; Released: 1979; "It's All Over Now" / "Good Rockin'"; Released: 1979; "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 edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
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 edit

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

2001 Bonus tracks edit

No.	Title	Writer(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 edit

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 edit

Weekly charts edit

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

Year-end charts edit

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

Singles edit

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

Certifications edit

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

References edit

^ Theakstone, Rob. "Molly Hatchet - Flirtin' with Disaster review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 482.
^ Niester, Alan (27 Oct 1979). "Flirtin' with Disaster Molly Hatchet". The Globe and Mail. p. F5.
^ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 32, No. 13, December 22, 1979". Library and Archives Canada. December 22, 1979. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
^ "Molly Hatchet Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1980". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
^ "RIAA Database: Search for Molly Hatchet". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
^ "Gold Platinum Database - Artist: Molly Hatchet". Music Canada. Retrieved January 20, 2017.

[1] Theakstone, Rob. "Molly Hatchet - Flirtin' with Disaster review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 2, 2011.

[CG-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.

[martin-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.

[RS-4] 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.

[ac_Billboard200_Molly_Hatchet-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.

[USGold-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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