Night Moves (album)

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Night Moves
Night Moves cover
Studio album by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Released October 1976
Recorded 1976 (?)
Genre Rock
Length 36:50
Label Capitol
Producer Punch Andrews, Muscle Shoals Horns, Jack Richardson, Bob Seger
Professional reviews
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band chronology
Live Bullet
(1976)
Night Moves
(1976)
Stranger in Town
(1978)

Night Moves is the ninth album by American rock band Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, released in 1976 (see 1976 in music).

The album received immediate critical praise; the Rolling Stone reviewer said that, "If there is any grace in heaven, Night Moves will give Bob Seger the national following which has long eluded him." [1] Propelled by the title song, which became a Top 10 hit single, and additional strong material, the album did just that.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

all songs written by Bob Seger, except where noted

  1. "Rock & Roll Never Forgets" – 3:52
  2. "Night Moves" – 5:25
  3. "The Fire Down Below" – 4:28
  4. "Sunburst" – 5:13
  5. "Sunspot Baby" – 4:38
  6. "Mainstreet" – 3:43
  7. "Come to Poppa" (Earl Randle, Willie Mitchell) – 3:11
  8. "Ship of Fools" – 3:24
  9. "Mary Lou" (Young Jessie, Sam Ling) – 2:56

Tracks 1, 3 - 4 and 9 were recorded by the Silver Bullet Band in Detroit.

Track 2 was recorded in Toronto.

Tracks 5 - 8 were recorded by the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section in Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Alabama.

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Silver Bullet Band

[edit] "Night Moves"

  • Bob Seger - acoustic guitar, piano, vocals
  • Chris Campbell - bass guitar
  • Charlie Allen Martin - drums
  • Doug Riley - piano, organ
  • Joe Miquelon - electric guitar
  • Sharon Dee Williams, Rhonda Silver, Laurel Ward - background vocals

[edit] Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section

[edit] Additional musicians

  • Drew Abbott - guitar on "Ship of Fools"
  • Jerry Luck - accordion

[edit] Production

  • Producers: Punch Andrews, Muscle Shoals Horns, Jack Richardson, Bob Seger
  • Engineers: Jim Bruzzese, Brian Christian, Jerry Masters, Steve Melton,Greg Miller
  • Mixing: Jim Bruzzese
  • Mastering: Wally Traugott
  • Photography: Tom Bert

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1977 Pop Albums 8

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1977 "Night Moves" Pop Singles 4
1977 "Mainstreet" Pop Singles 24
1977 "Rock and Roll Never Forgets" Pop Singles 41