In Concert: Merchants of Cool

In Concert: Merchants of Cool is a live album and DVD by English hard rock band Bad Company. It was recorded principally at The Paramount Theater, Denver, Colorado and The Grove of Anaheim, Anaheim, California, in January 2002. It features hits from both Bad Company and precursor band Free as well as two new studio tracks, "Joe Fabulous" and "Saving Grace". It is their only album not to feature guitarist Mick Ralphs; longtime session guitarist Dave “Bucket” Colwell, who had previously appeared on the Here Comes Trouble album, plays in Mick’s place. Additionally, Jaz Lochrie plays bass instead of Boz Burrell. The band covers two songs from the Beatles, "Ticket to Ride" and "I Feel Fine", as well as one from Paul Rodgers' and Simon Kirke's former band Free, "All Right Now".

In Concert: Merchants of Cool
Live album by Bad Company
Released	21 May 2002
Genre	Hard rock
Label	Sanctuary
Producer	Bad Company
Bad Company chronology
The 'Original' Bad Co. Anthology (1999) In Concert: Merchants of Cool (2002) Inside Bad Company 1974-1982 (2005)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Track listing

1. "Burnin' Sky" (Paul Rodgers) – 5:35
2. "Can't Get Enough" (Mick Ralphs) – 3:47
3. "Feel Like Makin' Love" (Ralphs, Rodgers) – 5:26
4. "Rock Steady" (Rodgers) – 3:49
5. "Movin' On" (Ralphs) – 3:10
6. "Deal with the Preacher" (Ralphs, Rodgers) – 4:34
7. "Ready for Love" (Ralphs) – 6:33
8. "Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy / Ticket to Ride / I Feel Fine" (Rodgers, John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 6:29
9. "All Right Now" (Andy Fraser, Rodgers) – 6:28
10. "Bad Company" (Simon Kirke, Rodgers) – 5:42
11. "Silver, Blue and Gold" (Rodgers) – 5:02
12. "Shooting Star" (Rodgers) – 6:42
13. "Joe Fabulous" (Rodgers) – 3:39 (new studio track)
14. "Saving Grace" (Rodgers, Neal Schon, Geoff Whitehorn) – 4:07 (new studio recording of a Paul Rodgers solo song from Now)

Personnel

• Paul Rodgers – vocals, arranger, guitar, piano
• Dave Colwell – guitar, background vocals
• Jaz Lochrie – bass, background vocals
• Simon Kirke – drums, percussion, background vocals
• Recorded by Chris Mickle, Bud Martin & Justin Peacock.

Video formats

• 1.78:1 Anamorphic widescreen

Audio formats

• Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround (English)
• Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo (English)
• Running Time: 140 Minutes
• Release Year: 2002
• MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Charts

Album – Billboard (United States)

Year	Chart	Position
2002	Pop Albums	114

Singles – Billboard (United States)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2002	"Joe Fabulous"	Classic Rock Radio	1
2002	"Joe Fabulous"	Mainstream Rock Chart	20

References

1. In Concert: Merchants of Cool at AllMusic