Night Moves (album)

Night Moves
Studio album by Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
Released October 22, 1976[1]
Recorded
Genre Rock
Length 36:50[1]
Label Capitol
Producer
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band chronology
Live Bullet
(1976)Live Bullet1976		 Night Moves
(1976)		 Stranger in Town
(1978)Stranger in Town1978
Singles from Night Moves
  1. "Night Moves"
    Released: December 12, 1976
  2. "Mainstreet"
    Released: April 18, 1977
  3. "Rock and Roll Never Forgets"
    Released: June 1977

Night Moves is the ninth studio album by American rock singer-songwriter Bob Seger, and his first with the Silver Bullet Band. The album was released on October 22, 1976 by Capitol Records. Although the front cover only credits backing by the Silver Bullet Band, four of the nine songs on the album feature backing by the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section.[2]

The album was well received by critics and gave Bob Seger nationwide success. Three singles were released from the album, with two of them making the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album became Seger's second to become certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America and was his first to be certified platinum by the same association.[3] It later achieved a certification of sextuple platinum.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Robert ChristgauA− [4]
Rolling Stone [5]

Popular music critic Robert Christgau wrote that the riffs on Night Moves are classic rock and roll riffs, like those performed by Chuck Berry or the Rolling Stones, and that the album is about rock and roll for those who are no longer in their teens, like the song "Rock and Roll Never Forgets".[4] The Rolling Stone review of the album by Kit Rachlis stated that the album is one of the best to come out of 1976-77, that Seger sounds like Rod Stewart and writes lyrics like Bruce Springsteen, and that album is classic rock and roll. The only problem that Rachlis had with the album was the production not being strong enough.[5] A later review of the album by Stephen Thomas Erlewine for AllMusic says that the album was very similar to Beautiful Loser (1975), but Night Moves is harder than Beautiful Loser. Erlewine also feels that the album has a wide range of styles and has not lost any of its influence years later.[1]

The song "Night Moves" was featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto V on the fictional radio station Los Santos Rock Radio.

The song was also featured in the 1981 film American Pop, as well as an episode of Supernatural in which Sam and Dean sing along to the radio.

"The Fire Down Below" was covered by Tina Turner on her 1978 album Rough.

The song was also covered by rock band Wayland on their 2011 EP "Welcome To My Head".

Track listing

All tracks written by Bob Seger, except where noted.

Side One
No.TitleLength
1."Rock and Roll Never Forgets"3:52
2."Night Moves"5:25
3."The Fire Down Below"4:28
4."Sunburst"5:13
Side Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Sunspot Baby" 4:38
6."Mainstreet" 3:43
7."Come to Poppa"Earl Randle, Willie Mitchell3:11
8."Ship of Fools" 3:24
9."Mary Lou"Young Jessie, Sam Ling2:56

Personnel

Musicians

Charts

Chart (1977) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums (RPM)[8] 12
US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard)[9] 8

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)[10] 3× Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[11] 6× Platinum 6,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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