The Fire Inside (Bob Seger album)

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The Fire Inside is an album by American rock band Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music).

Track listing

all songs written by Bob Seger, except where noted

1. "Take a Chance"
2. "The Real Love"
3. "Sightseeing"
4. "Real at the Time"
5. "Always in My Heart"
6. "The Fire Inside"
7. "New Coat of Paint" (Tom Waits)
8. "Which Way"
9. "The Mountain"
10. "The Long Way Home"
11. "Blind Love" (Tom Waits)
12. "She Can't Do Anything Wrong" (Bill Davis, Walt Richmond)

Personnel

• Bob Seger - electric guitar, rhythm guitar, vocals, choir, chorus, harmony vocals
• Kenny Aronoff - drums
• Sweet Pea Atkinson - background vocals
• Eddie Bayers - drums
• Barry Beckett - synthesizer
• Roy Bittan - piano
• Sir Harry Bowens - background vocals
• Bobby Bruce - violin
• Rosemary Butler - background vocals
• Chris Campbell - bass
• Mike Campbell - acoustic guitar, bass, electric guitar, 12 string guitar
• Mimi Cooper - background vocals
• Laura Creamer - background vocals
• Thornetta Davis - background vocals
• Craig Frost - organ, synthesizer, piano
• Lisa Germano - violin
• Donny Gerrard - background vocals, choir, chorus
• Bob Glaub - bass
• Richard Greene - violin
• Richard Hayward - drums
• Bruce Hornsby - piano, accordion
• Dann Huff - electric guitar, rhythm guitar
• James "Hutch" Hutchinson - bass guitar|bass
• John Jorgenson - slide guitar
• Russ Kunkel - drums
• Steve Lukather - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Donald Ray Mitchell - background vocals
• Jamie Muhoberac - synthesizer
• Shaun Murphy - background vocals, harmony vocals
• Buell Neidlinger - acoustic bass
• James Newton-Howard - synclavier
• Dean Parks - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Bill Payne - piano
• Don Potter - acoustic guitar
• Alto Reed - baritone saxophone
• Michael Rhodes - bass
• Walt Richmond - piano
• Patty Smyth - background vocals, choir, chorus, harmony vocals
• J.D. Souther - background vocals, choir, chorus
• Fred Tackett - acoustic guitar
• David Teegarden - drums
• Rick Vito - guitar, slide guitar
• Waddy Wachtel - acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar
• Don Was - bass
• Joe Walsh - guitar, 12 string guitar
• Oren Waters - harmony vocals
• Jai Winding - organ (music)|organ

Production

• Producers: Punch Andrews, Barry Beckett, Bob Seger, Don Was
• Engineers: Allen Abrahamson, Bryan Arnett, Craig Brock, Ed Cherney, Denis Forbes, Ed Goodreau, John Kunz, Michael Mason, Justin Niebank, Thom Panunzio, Gerard Smerek, Randy Wine
• Assistant engineers: Tom Banghart, Dan Bosworth, Buzz Burrowes, Jim DeMain, John Hurley, Marnie Riley, Don Smith, Brett Swain, Don Was
• Mixing: Punch Andrews, Ed Cherney, David Cole, Bob Seger
• Photography: John Abeyla

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1991	The Billboard 200	7

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1991	"Take a Chance"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	10
1991	"The Fire Inside"	Adult Contemporary	45
1991	"The Fire Inside"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	6
1991	"The Real Love"	Adult Contemporary	4
1991	"The Real Love"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	4
1991	"The Real Love"	The Billboard Hot 100	24