Like a Rock
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| Studio album by Bob Seger | ||
| Released | April 1986 | |
| Recorded | 1985-1986 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 43:55 | |
| Label | Capitol | |
| Producer(s) | Punch Andrews, David Cole, Bob Seger |
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| Professional reviews | ||
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| Bob Seger chronology | ||
| The Distance (1982) |
Like a Rock (1986) |
The Fire Inside (1991) |
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- This article is about the album. For the song, see Like a Rock (song)
Like a Rock is an album by American rock band Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, released in 1986 (see 1986 in music). The title track is best known for being featured on Chevrolet truck commercials.
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[edit] Track listing
all songs written by Bob Seger, except where noted
- "American Storm" – 4:17
- "Like a Rock" – 5:56
- "Miami" – 4:40
- "The Ring" – 5:35
- "Tightrope" (Frost, Seger) – 4:31
- "The Aftermath" (Craig Frost, Seger) – 3:30
- "Sometimes" – 3:31
- "It's You" – 4:03
- "Somewhere Tonight" – 4:25
- "Fortunate Son" (John Fogerty) – 3:20
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Silver Bullet Band
- Bob Seger - acoustic guitar, guitar, piano, vocals
- Craig Frost - organ, synthesizer, piano, keyboard
- Chris Campbell - bass
- Alto Reed - baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
[edit] Additional musicians
- Izora Armstead - vocals, background vocals
- Dawayne Bailey - acoustic guitar, guitar, electric guitar
- Don Brewer - drums
- Pete Carr - guitar
- Mark Chatfield - electric guitar
- David Cole - synthesizer
- Laura Creamer - vocals, background vocals
- Mark Creamer - vocals, background vocals
- Paulinho Da Costa - percussion
- Donny Gerrard - vocals, background vocals
- Gary Grant - trumpet
- Don Henley - vocals, background vocals, harmony vocals
- Gary Herbig - saxophone
- Jerry Hey - trumpet
- Dann Huff - guitar
- Kim Hutchcroft - saxophone
- Douglas Kibble - vocals, background vocals
- Russ Kunkel - drums
- Gary Mallaber - drums
- Shaun Murphy - vocals, background vocals, harmony vocals
- Bill Payne - synthesizer, piano, keyboard
- Bill Reichenbach Jr. - trombone
- John "J.R." Robinson - drums
- Marc Russo - saxophone
- Timothy B. Schmit - vocals, background vocals
- Fred Tackett - acoustic guitar, guitar
- Rick Vito - acoustic guitar, guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar
- Martha Wash - vocals, background vocals
- Ernie Watts - saxophone
- The Weather Girls - background vocals
[edit] Production
- Producers: Punch Andrews, David Cole, Bob Seger
- Engineers: David Cole, Greg Edward, Shelly Yakus
- Assistant engineers: David Azelbaum, Bob Castle, Judy Clapp, Peter Doell, Steve Himelfarb
- Mixing: Punch Andrews, David Cole, Bob Seger
- Mastering: Wally Traugott
- Horn arrangements: Jerry Hey, Alto Reed
- Art direction: Bill Burks, Roy Kohara
- Design: Mark Shoolery
- Photography: Aaron Rapoport
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1986 | The Billboard 200 | 3 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1986 | "American Storm" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 2 |
| 1986 | "American Storm" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 13 |
| 1986 | "Fortunate Son" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 9 |
| 1986 | "It's You" | Adult Contemporary | 22 |
| 1986 | "It's You" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 8 |
| 1986 | "It's You" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 52 |
| 1986 | "Like a Rock" | Adult Contemporary | 21 |
| 1986 | "Like a Rock" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 1 |
| 1986 | "Like a Rock" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 12 |
| 1986 | "Miami" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 70 |
| 1986 | "Tightrope" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 35 |
| 1986 | "The Aftermath" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 9 |
