''Night Moves'' is the ninth studio album by American

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, and his first studio album to credit the Silver Bullet Band. The album was released by

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on October 22, 1976. Although the front cover only credits backing by the Silver Bullet Band, four of the nine songs on the album feature backing by the

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. The album was well received by critics, and brought Bob Seger nationwide success. Three

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s were released from the album; two of them made the top 40 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The album became Seger's second to become certified gold by the

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and was his first to be certified platinum by the same association. It later achieved a certification of sextuple platinum.

Reception

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wrote that the riffs on ''Night Moves'' are classic

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riffs, like those performed by

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, 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". The ''

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'' 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

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and writes lyrics like

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, and that the album is classic rock and roll. The only problem that Rachlis had with the album was the production not being strong enough. A later review of the album by

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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. ''

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'' said that "'Ship of Fools' might turn into a classic rocker."

Track listing

* Side one tracks 1, 3, & 4 and side two track 5 were recorded by the Silver Bullet Band in

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. * Track 2 was recorded in

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. * Side two tracks 1 – 4 were recorded by the

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Personnel

Track numbering below refers to CD and digital releases of the album.

Musicians

;All tracks *

– vocals, guitar,

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– guitar (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9); background vocals on "Mary Lou" (track 9) *

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– piano, organ (tracks 1, 3, 4, 9) *

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– tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 9) * Chris Campbell – bass (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 9); background vocals on "Mary Lou" (track 9) * Charlie Allen Martin – drums, tambourine,

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s (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 9); background vocals on "Mary Lou" (track 9) ;

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– lead guitar, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, production (tracks 5, 6, 7, 8) * Jimmy Johnson – rhythm guitar, production (tracks 5, 6, 7, 8) *

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– piano, organ,

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, production (tracks 5, 6, 7, 8) * David Hood – bass, production (tracks 5, 6, 7, 8) * Roger Hawkins – drums, tambourine, maracas,

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, production (tracks 5, 6, 7, 8) ;Additional musicians * Jerry Luck –

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on "Ship of Fools" (track 8) * Joe Miquelon – guitar on "Night Moves" (track 2) *

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– piano, organ on "Night Moves" (track 2) * Sharon Lee Williams – backing vocals on "Night Moves" (track 2) * Rhonda Silver – backing vocals on "Night Moves" (track 2) * Laurel Ward – backing vocals on "Night Moves" (track 2)

Production

* Punch Andrews – production (tracks 1, 3, 4, 9) * Jack Richardson – production (track 2) * Jim Bruzzese –

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* Brian Christian – recording engineer * Jerry Masters – recording engineer * Steve Melton – recording engineer * Greg Miller – recording engineer * Wally Traugott –

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* Tom Bert – photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

Official website

Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - ''Night Moves'' (1976) album review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, credits & releases
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