The Fire Inside (Bob Seger album)
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The Fire Inside is the fourteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Seger. The album was released in mid 1991 on the record label, Capitol. It was Seger's first album of entirely new music since Like a Rock in 1986. It features contributions from Joe Walsh, Bruce Hornsby, Roy Bittan, Steve Lukather, Don Was, Waddy Wachtel, Rick Vito, Mike Campbell, Patty Smyth, Lisa Germano, and Kenny Aronoff.
On release, The Fire Inside received a mixed critical reception, but was still a commercial success peaking at number 7 on the US Billboard album chart, and achieved Platinum status from the R.I.A.A.
Critical reception
Reviewing for AllMusic, critic Bret Adams wrote of the album "Overall, the 12-track album is a disappointing piecemeal effort with five different production credits, and Seger uses two Tom Waits covers and one other outside song to pad it."[2]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Bob Seger, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Take a Chance" | 3:41 | |
| 2. | "The Real Love" | 4:40 | |
| 3. | "Sightseeing" | 3:39 | |
| 4. | "Real at the Time" | 3:53 | |
| 5. | "Always in My Heart" | 4:14 | |
| 6. | "The Fire Inside" | 5:56 | |
| 7. | "New Coat of Paint" | Tom Waits | 3:26 |
| 8. | "Which Way" | 3:57 | |
| 9. | "The Mountain" | 6:45 | |
| 10. | "The Long Way Home" | 4:24 | |
| 11. | "Blind Love" | Tom Waits | 4:23 |
| 12. | "She Can't Do Anything Wrong" | Bill Davis, Walt Richmond | 3:38 |
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, twelve-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
- Richie Hayward - drums
- Bruce Hornsby - piano, accordion
- Dann Huff - electric guitar, rhythm guitar
- James "Hutch" Hutchinson - 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
Production
- Producers: Punch Andrews, Barry Beckett, Bob Seger, Don Was
- Engineers: Allen Abrahamson, Bryant 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 N. 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 |
References
- ^ Adams, Bret. Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band: The Fire Inside > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ^ Adams, Bret (1991-08-19). "The Fire Inside - Bob Seger,Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-10-27.