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 it's music ("The Firm mean business"). However, perhaps due to the lukewarm-at-best critical and financial success which the band met, Page and Rodgers decided to disband The Firm within months of this album's release.
"Mean Business" is the second studio album by The Firm, released in 1986 on CD format by Atlantic Records. This supergroup, consisting of legendary musicians Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), Paul Rodgers (Bad Company, Free), Tony Franklin, and Chris Slade, brought together a fusion of hard rock and blues influences. "Mean Business" showcases powerful guitar riffs from Page and soulful vocals from Rodgers, delivering tracks like "Fortune Hunter" and "All the King's Horses." Although The Firm was short-lived as a band, their work left a notable mark on 80s rock music with both albums achieving commercial success. Atlantic Records has been an influential force in the music industry since its founding in 1947, known for signing iconic artists such as Aretha Franklin and Led Zeppelin.