''Standing in the Line of Fire'' is an album by
Gary U.S. Bonds, released in 1984. It is credited to Gary U.S. Bonds and the American Men. The album was a followup to his two Springsteen/Van Zandt-produced albums ''
Dedication'' and ''
On the Line'', though the only carry-over from the previous two albums was
Steven Van Zandt
Steven Van Zandt (né Lento; born November 22, 1950), also known as Little Steven or Miami Steve, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor. He is a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, in which he plays guitar and mandoli ...
, who wrote, sang backing vocals for, and played lead guitar on the title track.
The album contains a cover of
Ritchie Valens
Richard Steven Valenzuela (May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959), known professionally as Ritchie Valens, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. A rock and roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement, Valens was killed ...
's "Come On Let's Go." The title track was released as a single paired with "Wild Nights," but received little attention. The album remains unissued on CD.
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Track listing
*All songs written by Gary U.S. Bonds unless otherwise noted.
# "Standing In the Line of Fire" (Steven Van Zandt
Steven Van Zandt (né Lento; born November 22, 1950), also known as Little Steven or Miami Steve, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor. He is a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, in which he plays guitar and mandoli ...
) - 3:39
# "Sneakin' Away" - 3:19
# "I Wish I Could Dance Like Fred Astaire" - 3:15
# "Working Man" - 4:08
# "Wild Nights" - 3:52
# "Dance" - 3:41
# "Take a Chance" - 3:39
# "City Lights" - 3:31
# "Come On Let's Go" (Ritchie Valens
Richard Steven Valenzuela (May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959), known professionally as Ritchie Valens, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. A rock and roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement, Valens was killed ...
) - 2:27
# "You Are the One" - 5:03
Personnel
Musicians:
* Gary U.S. Bonds - lead vocals
* Steven Van Zandt - guitar (lead "Standing In the Line of Fire"), background vocals ("Standing In the Line of Fire")
* The American Men:
** Joe Martin - guitar, background vocals
** Lucille Almond - guitar, background vocals
** Rudy Richman - drums, background vocals
** Steve Rossi - keyboards, background vocals
** Joey Stann - saxophone, horns, background vocals
** Larry Russell
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Larry Russell (October 14, 1913 – February 14, 1954) was an American composer working mostly in the motion picture industry. He is widely remembered as being one of three writers of the song " Vaya Con Dios", which has been recorded ov ...
- bass, background vocals
* U.S. Horns:
** Nelson Bogart
** Mark Pender
** Ed Manion
** Bob Funk
** Joey Stann
Joey Stann is an accomplished saxophonist who has worked as a sideman and has recorded with a long list of rock and roll luminaries. Stann performs primarily on the tenor, Alto saxophone and baritone saxophone and has contributed vocals and has ...
* Additional musicians:
** Phil 'Teddy Bear' Grande - guitar
** Gregg Meade - guitar, background vocals
** Bob Cadway - guitar
** Dean Bailin - guitar
** Mike Macara - drums
** Nicky Bear - keyboards
** Frankie Vinci - keyboards, background vocals
** Gene Kraus - keyboards
** Alan Palanka - keyboards
** George Ruiz - bass, background vocals
** Gary Watkins - bass
** Donna Cristy - background vocals
** Donna Bach - background vocals
** Avita Belmonte - background vocals
Production:
* Gary U.S. Bonds - producer, mixing
* Steven Van Zandt - producer (track 1), mixing
* Billy Civitella - producer (tracks 2-5), mixing
* John Apostol - executive producer
* John Devlin - mixing
* Tom Coyne - mastering
* Dino Danelli - art direction, design
* Jim Marchesi - photography
References
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1984 albums
Gary U.S. Bonds albums
Albums produced by Steven Van Zandt
Phoenix Records albums