Flirtin' with Disaster

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.

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, hard rock
Length	38:17
Label	Epic
Producer	Tom Werman, Pat Armstrong
Molly Hatchet chronology
Molly Hatchet (1978) Flirtin' with Disaster (1979) Beatin' the Odds (1980)
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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	C+[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10[3]

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

Track listing

Side one

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 (The Valentinos cover)
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

Side two

1. "Flirtin' with Disaster" (Brown, Hlubek, Thomas) – 5:00
2. "Good Rockin'" (Brown, Crump, Hlubek, Holland, Roland, Thomas) – 3:17
3. "Gunsmoke" (Crump, Roland) – 3:11
4. "Long Time" (Brown, Hlubek, Holland) – 3:19
5. "Let the Good Times Roll" (Brown, Hlubek, Holland) – 2:56

Bonus tracks on 2001 Sony remaster

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

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 Gronenthal – background vocals on track 2
• Tom Werman – percussion
• Jai Winding – keyboards

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

Album Year Chart Position 1979 Billboard 200 (USA)[4] 19 RPM100 (Canada)[5] 54

Singles Year Single Chart Position 1980 "Flirtin' with Disaster" Billboard Hot 100 (USA)[4] 42

Certifications

Country	Organization	Year	Sales
USA	RIAA	1986	2x Platinum (+ 2,000,000)[6]
Canada	CRIA	1982	Gold (+ 50,000)[7]

References

1. Theakstone, Rob. "Molly Hatchet - Flirtin' with Disaster review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
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. "Molly Hatchet Awards". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
5. "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 32, No. 13, December 22, 1979". Library and Archives Canada. 22 December 1979. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
6. "RIAA Database: Search for Molly Hatchet". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
7. "Gold Platinum Database - Artist: Molly Hatchet". Music Canada. Retrieved 2017-01-20.