''Like a Rock'' is the thirteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Seger, released in 1986. The

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is best known for being featured in Chevrolet truck commercials throughout the 1990s and early 2000s.

Content

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in Detroit. It was originally available only as the B-side of the " American Storm" single, and was added as a bonus track to the CD release of the album. The

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version ends with "Somewhere Tonight". The song "Miami" is featured in an episode of the TV series ''

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''. Seger said of "The Ring": '' Cash Box'' said of "It's You" that "This mid-tempo ballad has a mellow country inflection with the customary Seger rock edge." '' Billboard'' called it a "subdued mid-tempo song" that "fairly begs for a

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cover." '' Cash Box'' called "Miami" a "more relaxed, meldodic outing." '' Billboard'' called it a "wistful boogie

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contemplates the immigrant's dilemma." This is the first studio album credited to "Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band" that doesn't feature the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section replacing the Silver Bullet Band on any tracks.

History

The album was originally going to be named ''American Storm'' after the first track and was going to be released in December 1985, but it was delayed and the name was changed.

Track listing

Personnel

As listed in the liner notes. * Bob Seger – guitar (1), piano (3), acoustic guitar (4), vocals (all tracks)

Silver Bullet Band

Craig Frost Craig Frost (born April 20, 1948 in Flint, Michigan) is the keyboardist for Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band. He is also known as keyboardist for 1970s hard rock band Grand Funk Railroad. He plays organ, synthesizers, and piano. Frost exp ...

– organ (1–4, 7), piano (4, 10), synthesizer (5, 6, 8, 9) *Chris Campbell – bass (all tracks) *

Alto Reed Alto Reed (born Thomas Neal Cartmell, May 16, 1948 – December 30, 2020) was an American saxophonist best known as a long-time member of Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band He was a 1966 graduate of Lake Shore High School in St. Clair Shore ...

– baritone saxophone (1, 7),

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(3, 6), organ (10)

Additional musicians

Guitars *

Pete Carr Jesse Willard "Pete" Carr (April 22, 1950 – June 27, 2020) was an American guitarist. Carr contributed to successful recordings by Joan Baez, Luther Ingram, Bob Seger, Paul Simon, Willie Nelson, Joe Cocker, Boz Scaggs, The Staple Singers, ...

– guitar (1) *

Dawayne Bailey Dawayne Bailey is an American guitarist who has toured and recorded with Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band, Véronique Sanson, and Chicago. Bailey was born and raised in Manhattan, Kansas. While still attending Manhattan High School in Kansas, ...

– acoustic guitar (2), electric guitar (10) *

Rick Vito Richard Francis (Rick) Vito (born October 13, 1949, in Darby, Pennsylvania, United States) is an American guitarist and singer. He was part of Fleetwood Mac between 1987 and 1991. Vito took over as lead guitarist after Lindsey Buckingham left t ...

– slide guitar (2, 5, 6), acoustic guitar (3, 4) * Fred Tackett – acoustic guitar (4, 9), guitar solo (7) *

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– guitar (7) *Mark Chatfield – electric guitar (10) Drums & Percussion *

Russ Kunkel Russell Kunkel (born September 27, 1948) is an American drummer who has worked as a session musician with many popular artists, including Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, Jimmy Buffett, Harry Chapin, Rita Coolidge, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, Dan F ...

– drums (1, 2) * John Robinson – drums (3, 5–9) *

Gary Mallaber Gary Mallaber (born October 11, 1946 in Buffalo) is a Los Angeles session drummer, percussionist and singer. He attended Lafayette High School, where he and Bobby Militello, along with other musicians, were mentored by saxophonist Sam Scam ...

– drums (4) *

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– drums (10) * Paulinho da Costa – percussion (3, 6, 8) Keyboards * Bill Payne – piano (1, 2, 6–9), piano solo (8), synthesizer (3, 4, 8) *David Cole – synthesizer solo (8) Horns *Gary Grant – trumpet (3) *Gary Herbig – saxophone (3) *

Jerry Hey Jerry Hey (born 1950) is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, horn arranger, string arranger, orchestrator and session musician who has played on hundreds of commercial recordings, including Michael Jackson's ''Thriller'', '' Rock with You'' ...

– trumpet (3, 6, 7) *Kim Hutchcroft – saxophone (3, 7) *

Bill Reichenbach Jr. William Frank Reichenbach Jr. (born November 30, 1949) is an American jazz trombonist and composer. He is the son of Bill Reichenbach, who was the drummer for Charlie Byrd from 1962 to 1973. He is best known as a session musician for television, ...

–

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(3, 6, 7) *

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– saxophone (3, 6, 7) * Ernie Watts – saxophone (3, 6, 7) Additional vocals *Douglas Kibble – background vocals (2) *

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(

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and

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) – background vocals (2, 5, 6) * Don Henley – background vocals (3) * Timothy B. Schmit – background vocals (3) * Laura Creamer – background vocals (5, 6, 8, 9) *Mark Creamer – background vocals (5, 6, 8, 9) *

Donny Gerrard Donald Bradford Gerrard (March 19, 1946 – February 3, 2022), known professionally as Donny Gerrard was a Canadian singer. He was a member of the band Skylark in the early 1970s, and in later years performed and recorded as a baritone backup si ...

– background vocals (5, 6, 8, 9) *

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– vocals (5), background vocals (6, 9), harmony vocals (7, 8)

Production

*Producers: Punch Andrews,

David N. Cole David Cole is a record producer, who has worked with Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band, Melissa Etheridge, Richard Marx, Steve Miller Band, Emerson Drive, NSYNC, and many others. Early career In 1976, David Cole began working as a Staff Enginee ...

, Bob Seger *Engineers: David N. Cole, Greg Edward,

Shelly Yakus Sheldon Gershon "Shelly" Yakus (born November 1945) is an American music engineer and mixer. Formerly chief engineer and vice president of A&M Records, he was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999. Yakus is referenced ...

*Assistant engineers: David Axelbaum, Bob Castle, Judy Clapp,

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, Steve Himelfarb *Mixing: Punch Andrews, David N. Cole, Bob Seger *Mastering: Wally Traugott *Horn arrangements:

, Alto Reed *Art direction: Bill Burks, Roy Kohara *Design: Mark Shoolery *Photography:

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Charts

Album Singles and tracks

References

{{Authority control Bob Seger albums 1986 albums Albums produced by Punch Andrews Albums produced by David N. Cole Capitol Records albums Albums recorded at Capitol Studios