Bone Against Steel

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Bone Against Steel
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Studio album by
38 Special
ReleasedJuly 1991
Recorded1990
Genre AOR, pop rock, soft rock, Southern rock
Length63:48
Label Charisma
Producer Rodney Mills
38 Special chronology
Rock & Roll Strategy
(1988)		Bone Against Steel
(1991)		 Resolution
(1997)
The Sound of Your Voice cover 38 Special - The Sound of Your Voice.jpg
The Sound of Your Voice cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Bone Against Steel is the ninth studio album by the southern rock band 38 Special, released in 1991. It was their last album until their 1997 comeback and the last album to feature the vocalist and keyboard player Max Carl. It would also be their last album with long time guitarist and founding member Jeff Carlisi and drummer Jack Grondin.

Contents

The album itself was a modest commercial success and only reached #170 on the Billboard 200 album chart. However, the single "The Sound of Your Voice" (also known as "Sound of Your Voice"), was a major hit, and one of three songs co-written by Survivor's Jim Peterik for the album. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and #33 on the Billboard Hot 100 (their last Top 40 hit and last appearance on that chart to date), while the second of the three Peterik songs, "Rebel to Rebel", only reached #30 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. [2]

Track listing

  1. "The Sound of Your Voice" (Max Carl, Jeff Carlisi, Danny Chauncey, Jim Peterik) – 4:58
  2. "Signs of Love" (Carl) – 4:49
  3. "Last Thing I Ever Do" (Carlisi, Chauncey, Robert White Johnson, Michael Lunn, Donnie Van Zant) – 5:22
  4. "You Definitely Got Me" (Carl, Carlisi, Chauncey) – 5:12
  5. "Rebel to Rebel" (Carlisi, Peterik, Van Zant) – 5:33
  6. "Bone Against Steel" (Carl) – 5:24
  7. "You Be the Dam, I'll Be the Water" (Carl, Johnson, Van Stephenson, Van Zant) – 4:26
  8. "Jimmy Gillum" (Carl, Carlisi, Chauncey, Van Zant) – 5:07
  9. "Tear It Up" (Carl, Carlisi, Chauncey) – 4:39
  10. "Don't Wanna Get It Dirty" (Johnson, Lunn, Van Zant) – 4:36
  11. "Burning Bridges" (Carl, Carlisi, Chauncey) – 4:45
  12. "Can't Shake It" (Johnson, Lunn, Van Zant) – 3:29
  13. "Treasure" (Carl, Carlisi, Peterik) – 5:40

Personnel

.38 Special

Guest musicians

Production

Critical reception

In a review of Bone Against Steel, Alex Henderson of AllMusic regarded "The Sound of Your Voice" as one of the "Tame, run-of-the-mill corporate rock tunes" which he commented "sound like third-rate Journey, and don't hold a candle to some of Special's earlier efforts." [3]

Charts

Album – Billboard (United States) RPM Magazine (Canada)

YearChartPosition
1991The Billboard 200170
1991The RPM 100 [4] 58

Singles – Billboard (United States)

YearSingleChartPosition
1991"Rebel to Rebel"Mainstream Rock Tracks30
1991"The Sound of Your Voice"Mainstream Rock Tracks2
1991"The Sound of Your Voice"The Billboard Hot 10033

For The Sound of Your Voice:

Chart (1991)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [5] 133
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [6] 43
US Billboard Hot 100 [7] 33
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [8] 2

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r175117/review
  2. ↑ "Bone Against Steel - .38 Special | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
  3. ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r175117/review
  4. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Albums - September 21, 1991" (PDF).
  5. ↑ "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing September 23, 1991" . Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  6. ↑ "RPM: Week of August 31, 1991". Library and Archives Canada . 17 July 2013.
  7. ↑ "Billboard Hot 100: Week of September 14, 1991". Billboard . Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Mainstream Rock Airplay: Week of July 27, 1991". Billboard . Retrieved September 24, 2024.
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