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When Peter Grant died in 1995, the original four members met at his funeral and eventually decided to work together again. In 1992, their Here Comes Trouble album yielded the hit song 'How About That' as the 1990's were nostalgic for the 1970's. In 1990, they came back with their Holy Water album with its title track, 'Boys Cry Tough', 'If You Needed Somebody' 'Stranger Stranger' and 'Walk Through Fire' as its hit songs. Eventually Howe was replaced by a third vocalist, Robert Hart.

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The group also became a Revolving Door Band several new members came and went, with Ralphs and Kirke as the only constants (at least in the studio - Ralphs had to sit out some tours due to recurring health problems). With Paul Rodgers busy in The Firm, Brian Howe (formerly Ted Nugent's vocalist) was recruited as the new singer, beginning Bad Company's The Band Minus the Face era.

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In 1986, Mick Ralphs and Simon Kirke formed a new band - but their then-current label, Atlantic Records, insisted that they use the Bad Company name.