In this paper, we extend Campbell and Taksler (2003) by conditioning for underlying bond liquidity, and exploring the relative contribution of equity volatility and bond liquidity in the cross-sectional pricing of corporate bond spreads. We tease out the volatility impact from the liquidity effects, and examine whether idiosyncratic risk subsume the information in liquidity in explaining corporate bond prices. We explore the roles of volatility and liquidity on cross-sectional bond prices unconditionally, as well as conditional on several underlying distress features. High-distress issues are defined as bonds with low ratings, low liquidity, or high underlying equity volatility. High-distress periods refer to low-growth or recession periods, and periods of high aggregate equity market volatility or low aggregate bond market liquidity in the economy.