The Fire Inside

The Fire Inside is the fourteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Seger. The album was released in mid 1991 on the record label, Capitol. It was Seger's first album of entirely new music since Like a Rock in 1986. Though credited to "The Silver Bullet Band", much of the album used guest and session musicians, with limited contributions from Silver Bullet Band members. Among the guest artists on the album are Joe Walsh, Bruce Hornsby, Roy Bittan, Steve Lukather, Don Was, Waddy Wachtel, Rick Vito, Mike Campbell, Patty Smyth, Lisa Germano, and Kenny Aronoff.

This article is about the 1991 Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band album. For the 2014 Luke Sital-Singh album, see The Fire Inside (Luke Sital-Singh album).

The Fire Inside
Studio album by
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
ReleasedAugust 27, 1991
Recorded1990
GenreRock
Length52:24
LabelCapitol
Producer
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band chronology
Like a Rock
(1986)		 The Fire Inside
(1991)		 Greatest Hits
(1994)
Singles from The Fire Inside
  1. "The Real Love"
    Released: August 1991
  2. "The Fire Inside"
    Released: November 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Q[2]

On release, The Fire Inside received a mixed critical reception, but was still a commercial success peaking at number 7 on the US Billboard album chart, and achieved Platinum status from the RIAA.

Critical reception

Reviewing for AllMusic, critic Bret Adams wrote of the album "Overall, the 12-track album is a disappointing piecemeal effort with five different production credits, and Seger uses two Tom Waits covers and one other outside song to pad it."[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bob Seger, except where noted

The Fire Inside track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Take a Chance" 3:41
2."The Real Love" 4:40
3."Sightseeing" 3:39
4."Real at the Time" 3:53
5."Always in My Heart" 4:14
6."The Fire Inside" 5:56
7."New Coat of Paint"Tom Waits3:26
8."Which Way" 3:57
9."The Mountain" 6:45
10."The Long Way Home" 4:24
11."Blind Love"Waits4:23
12."She Can't Do Anything Wrong"Bill Davis, Walt Richmond3:38

"New Coat Of Paint" and "The Long Way Home" were left off the album's LP release.

Personnel

As listed in the liner notes.[4]

Musicians

Production
  • Producers: Punch Andrews, Barry Beckett, Bob Seger, Don Was
  • Engineers: Allen Abrahamson, Bryant Arnett, Craig Brock, Ed Cherney, Denis Forbes, Ed Goodreau, John Kunz, Michael Mason, Justin Niebank, Thom Panunzio, Gerard Smerek, Randy Wine
  • Assistant engineers: Greg Fogie, Tom Banghart, Dan Bosworth, Buzz Burrowes, Jim DeMain, John Hurley, Marnie Riley, Don Smith, Brett Swain, Don Was
  • Mixing: Punch Andrews, Ed Cherney, David N. Cole, Bob Seger
  • Photography: John Abeyla

Charts

Album
Chart performance for The Fire Inside
Chart (1991) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 99
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 33
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 68
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 23
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[9] 26
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[10] 7
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 33
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 14
UK Albums (OCC)[13] 54
US Billboard 200[14] 7

Singles
Chart performance for singles from The Fire Inside
Title Chart (1991) Position
"Take a Chance" US Mainstream Rock Tracks[15] 10
"The Fire Inside" US Adult Contemporary[16] 45
"The Fire Inside" Mainstream Rock Tracks[15] 6
"The Real Love" US Adult Contemporary[16] 4
"The Real Love" US Mainstream Rock Tracks[15] 4
"The Real Love" US Billboard Hot 100[17] 24

Certifications
Certifications for The Fire Inside
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[18] Platinum 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[19] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Adams, Bret. Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band: The Fire Inside > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  2. Gill, Andy (November 1991). "Bob Seger: The Fire Inside". Q (62): 123.
  3. Adams, Bret (August 19, 1991). "The Fire Inside – Bob Seger,Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  4. The Fire Inside (CD). Bob Seger. Capitol Records. 1991. CDP 7 91134 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 247.
  6. "Austriancharts.at – Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band – The Fire Inside" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band – The Fire Inside" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  8. "Offiziellecharts.de – Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band – The Fire Inside" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  9. "Charts.nz – Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band – The Fire Inside". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  10. "Norwegiancharts.com – Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band – The Fire Inside". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  11. "Swedishcharts.com – Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band – The Fire Inside". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  12. "Swisscharts.com – Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band – The Fire Inside". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  13. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  14. "Bob Seger Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  15. "Bob Seger Chart History: Mainstream Rock". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  16. "Bob Seger Chart History: Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  17. "Bob Seger Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  18. "Canadian album certifications – Bob Seger – The Fire Inside". Music Canada. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  19. "American album certifications – Bob Seger – The Fire Inside". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
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