The Distance | ||||
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Released | December 13, 1982 | |||
Genre | Heartland rock [1] | |||
Length | 41:05 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | Jimmy Iovine | |||
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Distance | ||||
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AllMusic | [1] |
The Distance is the twelfth studio album by US-American rock singer Bob Seger, released in December 1982. It peaked at #5 on Billboard 's album chart and sold close to two million copies in the United States.
Seger, influenced by the Woody Allen film Annie Hall , originally intended the album to be built around the theme of relationships but eventually that fell apart when Seger decided that sticking to the theme too strictly would make the album "maudlin". [2] Several songs based on the original theme made it on the album: the hit single "Even Now", "Love’s the Last to Know", "House Behind a House" and the album closer "Little Victories". [2]
The album's lead single, "Shame on the Moon", was one of Seger's biggest hits, holding at #2 for four weeks on the Billboard Hot 100. It also hit #1 Adult Contemporary and crossed over to #15 Country.
Capitol Records had stopped manufacturing albums in the 8-track tape cartridge format by the time this album was released. However, Seger asked the label to include that format for this album, knowing that many of his fans still used 8-track players.[ citation needed ]
All tracks are written by Bob Seger, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Even Now" | 4:31 | |
2. | "Makin' Thunderbirds" | 2:58 | |
3. | "Boomtown Blues" | 3:38 | |
4. | "Shame on the Moon" | Rodney Crowell | 4:55 |
5. | "Love's the Last to Know" | 4:26 | |
6. | "Roll Me Away" | 4:39 | |
7. | "House Behind a House" | 4:00 | |
8. | "Comin' Home" | 6:06 | |
9. | "Little Victories" | 5:52 |
The Silver Bullet Band
Additional musicians
Additional vocals
Production
Album
Year | Chart | Position |
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1983 | US Top LPs & Tape | 5 |
Singles
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1982 | "House Behind a House" | US Top Rock Tracks | 29 |
1983 | "Boomtown Blues" | 11 | |
"Even Now" | 2 | ||
US Hot 100 | 12 | ||
"Roll Me Away" | US Top Rock Tracks | 13 | |
US Hot 100 | 27 | ||
"Shame on the Moon" | US Adult Contemporary | 1 | |
US Country Singles | 15 | ||
US Hot 100 | 2 | ||
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada) [3] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
United States (RIAA) [4] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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