<P> Straight Shooter is the second studio album by the English supergroup Bad Company . The album was released in April 1975, a month after the release of the single "Good Lovin' Gone Bad" and four months before the album's second single "Feel Like Makin' Love" (see 1975 in music). </P> <P> The album reached number 3 in the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200 . It was certified gold (500,000 units sold) by the Recording Industry Association of America a month after its release . </P> <P> Mick Ralphs and Simon Kirke revealed on In the Studio (which devoted an episode to Straight Shooter) that the track "Shooting Star" (which told the story of a rock star who died early) was lyrically inspired by the drug and alcohol - related deaths of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Jim Morrison . </P> <P> In June 1974, Bad Company released their self - titled debut album . Three months later, the band and recording engineer Ron Nevison recorded at least eight songs at Clearwell Castle in Gloucestershire, England . Sometime later Nevison mixed the songs for Straight Shooter at Air Studios in London . The sleeve for the album was designed by Hipgnosis, who also designed their debut album . </P>

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