Album: Flirtin' With Disaster by Molly Hatchet (1979)
Style: Rock/Pop
Record Label: SPV GmbH
Format: Album

Description: Flirtin' with Disaster is the second studio album by American southern rock band Molly Hatchet, released in 1979. 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."

Artist Background: Named after a legendary Southern prostitute who allegedly beheaded and mutilated her clients, Jacksonville's Molly Hatchet meld loud hard rock boogie with guitar jam-oriented Southern rock. Formed in 1975, the group's original lineup featured three guitarists -- Dave Hlubek, Steve Holland, and Duane Roland -- plus vocalist Danny Joe Brown, bassist Banner Thomas, and drummer Bruce Crump. They recorded a self-titled debut album in 1978, which quickly went platinum; the follow-up, Flirtin' With ... Part of the Jacksonville, FL, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Hard Rock movement.

Related Artists: Blackfoot, Black Oak Arkansas, The Outlaws, The Marshall Tucker Band

Music Scene: Part of the Jacksonville, FL, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Hard Rock movement.

Tags: Rock/Pop, 1970s, Album, SPV GmbH

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Flirtin' with Disaster is the second studio album by American southern rock band Molly Hatchet, released in 1979. 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."

Flirtin' With Disaster

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