Album of the Day — September 23
Badfinger — Straight Up
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6 min readSep 23, 2020
23.September.2020
Badfinger
Straight Up
1971
Badfinger was a Welsh band that made both good music AND have hits …while being in the eye of the hurricane that was The Beatles record label, Apple Records.
Badfinger was the first non-Beatle signing to Apple Records …and serve as a cautionary tale about what can happen to bands signed to other bands boutique labels.
Nonetheless, Badfinger miraculously scored four international hits between 1970 and 1972:
- “Come and Get It” (written and produced by their boss — Paul McCartney)
- “No Matter What”
- “Day After Day” (produced by one of their other bosses, George Harrison)
- “Baby Blue” (produced by musical savant Todd Rundgren)
Their song “Without You” was a hit for many people over the years, most notably Harry Nilsson and Mariah Carey.
The four men who made up Badfinger were:
- Pete Ham — lead vocals, acoustic guitar, slide guitar
- Tom Evans — backing vocals, bass guitar
- Joey Molland — backing vocals, acoustic guitar
