Flirtin' with Disaster
{{For|the song of the same name|Flirtin' with Disaster (song)}}
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{{Infobox album
| name = Flirtin' with Disaster
| type = Studio
| artist = Molly Hatchet
| cover = Molly Hatchet - Flirtin' with Disaster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Cover art by Frank Frazetta
| released = {{Start date|1979|09}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = Bee Jay Recording Studios, Orlando, Florida
Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles, California
| genre = Southern rock, boogie rock
| length = {{Duration|m=38|s=17}}
| label = Epic
| producer = Tom Werman, Pat Armstrong
| prev_title = Molly Hatchet
| prev_year = 1978
| next_title = Beatin' the Odds
| next_year = 1980
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Flirtin' with Disaster
| type = studio
| single1 = Jukin' City" / "Gunsmoke
| single1date = 1979
| single2 = It's All Over Now" / "Good Rockin'
| single2date = 1979
| single3 = Flirtin' with Disaster" / "Gunsmoke
| single3date = 1979
}}
}}
Flirtin' with Disaster is the second studio album by American rock band Molly Hatchet, released in 1979 by Epic Records. The album was re-issued in 2001 with four bonus tracks. It is their best-selling album.
The cover is a painting by Frank Frazetta titled "Dark Kingdom."
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 =AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/flirtin-with-disaster-mw0000191042 | title = Molly Hatchet - Flirtin' with Disaster review | accessdate = July 2, 2011 | last = Theakstone | first = Rob | work = AllMusic | publisher = Rovi Corporation}}
|rev2 = Christgau's Record Guide
|rev2Score = C+{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies|publisher=Ticknor & Fields|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: M|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=M&bk=70|accessdate=March 8, 2019|via=robertchristgau.com}}
|rev3 = Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal
|rev3Score = 7/10{{cite book |last1 = Popoff |first1 = Martin |authorlink1 = Martin Popoff |title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies |publisher = Collector's Guide Publishing |date = October 2003 |location = Burlington, Ontario, Canada |isbn = 978-1894959025 |page=186}}
|rev4 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide
|rev4score = {{rating|2.5|5}}{{cite book |title=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |date=1992 |publisher=Random House |page=482}}
}}
The Globe and Mail wrote that "Molly Hatchet is little more than just another in a too-long line of senseless and unimaginative southern boogie bands, rehashing party-boogie licks and singing the joys of cheap booze and even cheaper women."{{cite news |last1=Niester |first1=Alan |title=Flirtin' with Disaster Molly Hatchet |work=The Globe and Mail |date=27 Oct 1979 |page=F5}}
The Rolling Stone Album Guide deemed the title track "an obvious Skynyrd rip ... [that] possesses a certain rough charm."
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Whiskey Man
| writer1 = (Danny Joe Brown, Bruce Crump, Dave Hlubek, Steve Holland)
|note1 =
| length1 = 3:38
| title2 = It's All Over Now
| writer2 = (Bobby Womack, Shirley Jean Womack)
|note2 =
|length2 = 3:40
| title3 = One Man's Pleasure
| writer3 = (Brown, Hlubek, Duane Roland)
|note3 =
| length3 = 3:24
| title4 = Jukin' City
| writer4 = (Brown, Hlubek, Holland)
|note4 =
| length4 = 3:46
| title5 = Boogie No More
| writer5 = (Brown, Crump, Hlubek, Holland, Roland, Banner Thomas)
|note5 =
| length5 = 6:08
| title6 = Flirtin' with Disaster
| writer6 = (Brown, Hlubek, Thomas)
|note6 =
| length6 = 5:00
| title7 = Good Rockin'
| writer7 = (Brown, Crump, Hlubek, Holland, Roland, Thomas)
|note7 =
| length7 = 3:17
| title8 = Gunsmoke
| writer8 = (Crump, Roland)
|note8 =
| length8 = 3:11
| title9 = Long Time
| writer9 = (Brown, Hlubek, Holland)
|note9 =
| length9 = 3:19
| title10 = Let the Good Times Roll
| writer10 = (Brown, Hlubek, Holland)
|note10 =
| length10 = 2:56| total_length = 38:17
}}
2001 Bonus tracks
{{Track listing
| title11 = Silver and Sorrow
| writer11 = (Brown, Crump, Hlubek, Holland, Roland, Thomas)
|note11 = demo
| length11 = 3:36
| title12 = "Flirtin' with Disaster
| writer12 =
|note12 = live from Jacksonville, FL in 1980
| length12 = 3:36
| title13 = One Man's Pleasure
| writer13 =
|note13 = live from Jacksonville, FL in 1980
| length13 = 3:16
| title14 = Cross Road Blues
| writer14 = (Robert Johnson)
|note14 = live from Jacksonville, FL in 1980
| length14 = 4:13 | total_length = 55:51
}}
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 Carl – background vocals on track 2
- Tom Werman – percussion
- Jai Winding – keyboard
;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
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=Weekly charts=
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| Chart (1979)
!Peak |
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| {{album chart|Canada|54|artist=Molly Hatchet|album=Flirtin' with Disaster|chartid=6858b|rowheader=true|access-date=November 27, 2024}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|19|artist=Molly Hatchet|rowheader=true|access-date=November 27, 2024}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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! scope="col"| Chart (1980) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1980/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1980|work=Billboard|accessdate=October 27, 2021}}
| 24 |
|---|
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|artist=Molly Hatchet|title=Flirtin' with Disaster|award=Gold|relyear=1979|certyear=1982}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|artist=Molly Hatchet|title=Disaster|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=1979|certyear=1986}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}