Flirtin' with Disaster

For the song of the same name, see Flirtin' with Disaster (song).

Cover art by Frank Frazetta

Studio album by Molly Hatchet

Released

September 1979

Recorded

Bee Jay Recording Studios, Orlando, Florida
Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles, California

Genre

Southern rock, hard rock

Length

38:17

Molly Hatchet chronology

Molly Hatchet
(1978)

Flirtin' with Disaster
(1979)

Beatin' the Odds
(1980)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Flirtin' with Disaster is the second studio album by American southern rock band Molly Hatchet, released in 1979 (see 1979 in music). In 2001, Sony Music re-issued the album under their subsidiary label Epic/Legacy with the production of Jeff Magid and four bonus tracks. It is their best-selling album.

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

Track listing

"Whiskey Man" (Danny Joe Brown, Bruce Crump, Dave Hlubek, Steve Holland) – 3:38
"It's All Over Now" (Bobby Womack, Shirley Jean Womack) – 3:40
"One Man's Pleasure" (Brown, Hlubek, Duane Roland) – 3:24
"Jukin' City" (Brown, Hlubek, Holland) – 3:46
"Boogie No More" (Brown, Crump, Hlubek, Holland, Roland, Banner Thomas) – 6:08
"Flirtin' with Disaster" (Brown, Hlubek, Thomas) – 5:00
"Good Rockin'" (Brown, Crump, Hlubek, Holland, Roland, Thomas) – 3:17
"Gunsmoke" (Crump, Roland) – 3:11
"Long Time" (Brown, Hlubek, Holland) – 3:19
"Let the Good Times Roll" (Brown, Hlubek, Holland) – 2:56

Bonus tracks on 2001 Sony remaster

"Silver and Sorrow" (Brown, Crump, Hlubek, Holland, Roland, Thomas) – 3:36 (demo)
"Flirtin' with Disaster" (Brown, Hlubek, Thomas) – 6:15 (live from Jacksonville, FL in 1980)
"One Man's Pleasure" (Brown, Hlubek, Roland) – 3:16 (live from Jacksonville, FL in 1980)
"Cross Road Blues" (Robert Johnson) – 4:13 (live from Jacksonville, FL in 1980)

Personnel

Molly Hatchet

Danny Joe Brown – vocals
Bruce Crump – drums
Dave Hlubek – guitar
Steve Holland – guitar
Duane Roland – guitar
Banner Thomas – bass guitar

Additional musicians

Max Gronenthal – vocals, background vocals
Tom Werman – percussion
Jai Winding – keyboards

Production

Pat Armstrong – executive production, direction
Gary Ladinsky – engineering, mixing
George Marino – mastering
Cary Pritkin – assistant engineering
Bill Vermillion – assistant engineering
Tom Werman – production

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)^[2]

Year	Chart	Position
1979	Pop Albums	19

Singles – Billboard (North America)^[3]

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1980	"Flirtin' With Disaster"	Pop Singles	42

Certifier	Certification	Sales
RIAA (U.S.)^[4]	2× Platinum	2,000,000

References

↑ Theakstone, Rob. "Molly Hatchet Flirtin' with Disaster review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
↑ "Flirtin' with Disaster Billboard albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
↑ "Flirtin' with Disaster Billboard singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
↑ "Gold & Platinum searchable database". RIAA. Retrieved 16 April 2011.

Molly Hatchet

Dave Hlubek John Galvin Bobby Ingram Phil McCormack Shawn Beamer Tim Lindsey Duane Roland Steve Holland Bruce Crump Banner Thomas Danny Joe Brown Melvin Powell Jimmy Farrar Riff West B.B. Borden Andy McKinney Mac Crawford Bryan Bassett Sean Shannon Mike Owings Scott Craig

Studio albums	Molly Hatchet (1978) Flirtin' with Disaster (1979) Beatin' the Odds (1980) Take No Prisoners (1981) No Guts... No Glory (1983) The Deed Is Done (1984) Lightning Strikes Twice (1989) Devil's Canyon (1996) Silent Reign of Heroes (1998) Kingdom of XII (2000) Warriors of the Rainbow Bridge (2005) Southern Rock Masters (2008) Justice (2010)

Other albums	Double Trouble Live (1985) Greatest Hits (1990)

Singles	"Flirtin' with Disaster" "Free Bird" (with Charlie Daniels)

Related	The Danny Joe Brown Band Gator Country Southern Rock Allstars

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