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{{Infobox Album | {{Infobox Album | ||
|name = Mean Business | |name = Mean Business | ||
|image = | |image = Image:MBalbum1986.jpg | ||
|caption = | |caption = | ||
|type = Studio album | |type = Studio album | ||
|artist = | |artist = The Firm (band)|The Firm | ||
|released = 3 February 1986 | |released = 3 February 1986 | ||
|recorded = <small>November - December 1985 at<br> | |recorded = <small>November - December 1985 at<br>the Sol Studios, Berkshire<br>Mixed at the Sol Studios, Berkshire.</small> | ||
|genre = Hard rock, rock | |genre = Hard rock, rock | ||
|language = English | |language = English | ||
|length = 39 | |length = 39 minutes 20 seconds | ||
|label = Atlantic Records | |label = Atlantic Records | ||
|catalogue = Atlantic 81628-1 (US), Atlantic 781 628-1 (UK) | |catalogue = Atlantic 81628-1 (US), Atlantic 781 628-1 (UK) | ||
|producer = | |producer = Jimmy Page, Paul Rodgers and Julian Mendelsohn | ||
|engineer = Stuart Epps | |engineer = Stuart Epps | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Mean Business''''' is a studio album by The Firm (band)|the Firm, released by Atlantic Records on 3 February 1986. | |||
'''''Mean Business''''' is a studio album by | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The album's title was intended to have a double meaning: that the music business is a hard one, and that the band was serious about its music ( | The album's title was intended to have a double meaning: that the music business is a hard one, and that the band was serious about its music ('The Firm mean business'). ''Mean Business'' however did not achieve the same level of commercial success as the The Firm (album)|debut album, and the subsequent tour to promote the album had decreased ticket sales. Jimmy Page continued to experiment with his guitar tone introducing new effects pedals like chorus and volume units as well as his Roland guitar synthesizer. One of the album's tracks, 'Fortune Hunter' is a re-working of an instrumental track from Page's previous XYZ (band)|XYZ sessions. 'Live in Peace' was first recorded on Paul Rodgers' first solo album, 1983's ''Cut Loose''. The differences between the two versions was that Chris Slade played the drums meno mosso than the ''Cut Loose'' version and Page added a bluesy pentatonic guitar solo at the coda. Jimmy Page and Paul Rodgers decided to mutually disband The Firm (band)|the Firm within four months of this album's release. Rodgers explained: | ||
{{ | {{Quote|Jimmy [Page] had been off the road and was very keen to get back, so we kind of compromised and said we'll make two albums and tour with them and see how we feel at the end of that time. At the end of the two years it was 'Okay, well, that was great, let's move on''. | ||
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The album peaked at #22 on the | The album peaked at #22 on the Billboard Music Charts|Billboard's Billboard 200 album chart and #46 on the UK Album Chart, and the single 'All the King's Horses' spent four weeks at the top of Billboard (magazine)|Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. | ||
{| class= | {| class='wikitable' | ||
|colspan= | |colspan='2' style='background:#ccffff'|<center>'''Album information'''</center> | ||
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1986 Track listing: | 1986 Track listing: | ||
*Side 1: | *Side 1: | ||
# | # 'Fortune Hunter' (Jimmy Page, Paul Rodgers) – 5:00 | ||
# | # 'Cadillac' (Jimmy Page, Paul Rodgers) – 5:57 | ||
# | # 'All the King's Horses' (Paul Rodgers) – 3:16 | ||
# | # 'Live in Peace' (Paul Rodgers) – 5:05 | ||
*Side 2: | *Side 2: | ||
# | # 'Tear Down the Walls' (Jimmy Page, Paul Rodgers) – 4:43 | ||
# | # 'Dreaming' (Tony Franklin) – 6:00 | ||
# | # 'Free to Live' (Jimmy Page, Paul Rodgers) – 4:13 | ||
# | # 'Spirit of Love' (Paul Rodgers) – 5:06 | ||
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|} | |} | ||
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==Chart positions== | ==Chart positions== | ||
===Album=== | ===Album=== | ||
{| class= | {| class='wikitable sortable' | ||
!Chart (1986) | !Chart (1986) | ||
!align= | !align='left'|Peak Position | ||
|- | |- | ||
| US ''Billboard'' The 200 Albums Chart<ref name= | | US ''Billboard'' The 200 Albums Chart<ref name='US billboard 200 chart'>{{cite web | url = http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=305&cfgn=Albums&cfn=The+Billboard+200&ci=3004916&cdi=6225985&cid=03%2F15%2F1986 | title = The Billboard 200 - 15 March 1986 | publisher = ''Billboard'' | accessdate = 2009-01-17}}</ref> | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| Canadian ''RPM'' Top 100 Chart<ref name= | | Canadian ''RPM'' Top 100 Chart<ref name='Canadian rpm chart'>{{cite web | url = http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0651&volume=44&issue=1&issue_dt=March%2029%201986&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=hrg50o22lgammqcogv27ve6d95 | title = RPM Albums Chart - 29 March 1986 | publisher = ''RPM'' | accessdate = 2009-01-17}}</ref> | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| Swedish Albums Chart<ref name= | | Swedish Albums Chart<ref name='Swedish albums chart'>{{cite web | url = http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Firm&titel=Mean+Business&cat=a | title = Top 60 Albums - 2 April 1986 | publisher = swedishcharts.com | accessdate = 2009-01-17}}</ref> | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| UK Albums Chart<ref name= | | UK Albums Chart<ref name='UK albums chart'>{{cite web | url = http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=2510 | title = Top 100 Albums - 5 April 1986 | publisher = chartstats.com | accessdate = 2009-01-19}}</ref> | ||
|align= | |align='center'|46 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
===Singles=== | ===Singles=== | ||
{|class= | {|class='wikitable' border='1' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Year | ! Year | ||
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| 1986 | | 1986 | ||
| | | 'All the King's Horses' | ||
| US ''Billboard'' Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart<ref name= | | US ''Billboard'' Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart<ref name='US mainstream rock chart'>{{cite web | url = http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=376&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+Mainstream+Rock+Tracks&ci=3004851&cdi=6221701&cid=02%2F22%2F1986 | title = Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks - 22 February 1986 | publisher = ''Billboard'' | accessdate = 2009-01-19}}</ref> | ||
|align= | |align='center'|1 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1986 | | 1986 | ||
| | | 'All the King's Horses' | ||
| US ''Billboard'' The Billboard Hot 100 Chart<ref name= | | US ''Billboard'' The Billboard Hot 100 Chart<ref name='US billboard hot 100 chart'>{{cite web | url = http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=379&cfgn=Singles&cfn=The+Billboard+Hot+100&ci=3004908&cdi=6225347&cid=03%2F22%2F1986 | title = Hot 100 Chart - 22 March 1986 | publisher = ''Billboard'' | accessdate = 2009-01-19}}</ref> | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| 1986 | | 1986 | ||
| | | 'All the King's Horses' | ||
| US ''Cash Box'' Top 100 Singles Chart<ref name= | | US ''Cash Box'' Top 100 Singles Chart<ref name='US cashbox singles chart'>{{cite web | url = http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19860322.html | title = Top 100 Singles - 22 March 1986 | publisher = ''Cash Box'' | accessdate = 2009-01-19}}</ref> | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| 1986 | | 1986 | ||
| | | 'Live in Peace' | ||
| US ''Billboard'' Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=376&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+Mainstream+Rock+Tracks&ci=3004970&cdi=6229183&cid=04%2F05%2F1986 | title = Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks - 5 April 1986 | publisher = ''Billboard'' | accessdate = 2009-01-15}}</ref> | | US ''Billboard'' Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=376&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+Mainstream+Rock+Tracks&ci=3004970&cdi=6229183&cid=04%2F05%2F1986 | title = Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks - 5 April 1986 | publisher = ''Billboard'' | accessdate = 2009-01-15}}</ref> | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Credits== | ==Credits== | ||
{| class= | {|class='wikitable' | ||
|colspan= | |colspan='2' style='background:#ccffcc'|<center>'''Personnel'''</center> | ||
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**Paul Rodgers - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, producer | **Paul Rodgers - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, producer | ||
**Jimmy Page – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, producer | **Jimmy Page – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, producer | ||
**Tony Franklin – bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizer | **Tony Franklin – bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals | ||
**Chris Slade - drums, percussion, backing vocals | **Chris Slade - drums, percussion, backing vocals | ||
*Production: | *Production: | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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Mean Business is a studio album by The Firm (band)|the Firm, released by Atlantic Records on 3 February 1986. OverviewThe album's title was intended to have a double meaning: that the music business is a hard one, and that the band was serious about its music ('The Firm mean business'). Mean Business however did not achieve the same level of commercial success as the The Firm (album)|debut album, and the subsequent tour to promote the album had decreased ticket sales. Jimmy Page continued to experiment with his guitar tone introducing new effects pedals like chorus and volume units as well as his Roland guitar synthesizer. One of the album's tracks, 'Fortune Hunter' is a re-working of an instrumental track from Page's previous XYZ (band)|XYZ sessions. 'Live in Peace' was first recorded on Paul Rodgers' first solo album, 1983's Cut Loose. The differences between the two versions was that Chris Slade played the drums meno mosso than the Cut Loose version and Page added a bluesy pentatonic guitar solo at the coda. Jimmy Page and Paul Rodgers decided to mutually disband The Firm (band)|the Firm within four months of this album's release. Rodgers explained:
The album peaked at #22 on the Billboard Music Charts|Billboard's Billboard 200 album chart and #46 on the UK Album Chart, and the single 'All the King's Horses' spent four weeks at the top of Billboard (magazine)|Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
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