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, who wrote, sang backing vocals for, and played lead guitar on the title track.Standing In the Line of Fire album liner notes
The album contains a cover of Ritchie Valens'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.[ www.allmusic.com]
Track listing All songs written by Gary U.S. Bonds unless otherwise noted.
"Standing In the Line of Fire" (Steven Van Zandt) – 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) – 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 – bass, background vocals U.S. Horns: Nelson Bogart Mark Pender Ed Manion Bob Funk Joey Stann 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
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