Bone Against Steel

Bone Against Steel
Studio album by 38 Special
Released	July 1991
Recorded	1990
Genre	Southern rock
Length	63:48
Label	Charisma
Producer	Rodney Mills
38 Special chronology
Rock & Roll Strategy (1988) Bone Against Steel (1991) Resolution (1997)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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 1996 comeback and the last album to feature the vocalist and keyboard player Max Carl.

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, with a vocal hook in the chorus very reminiscent of Survivor's "I Can't Hold Back", reached #2 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and #33 on the Billboard Hot 100, 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" (Carl, Carlisi, Chauncey, Peterik) – 4:58
2. "Signs of Love" (Carl) – 4:49
3. "Last Thing I Ever Do" (Carlisi, Chauncey, Robert White Johnson, Michael Lunn, 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, Stephenson, Van Zant, White Johnson) – 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, White Johnson) – 4:36
11. "Burning Bridges" (Carl, Carlisi, Chauncey) – 4:45
12. "Can't Shake It" (Johnson, Lunn, Van Zant, White Johnson) – 3:29
13. "Treasure" (Carl, Carlisi, Peterik) – 5:40

Personnel

• Max Carl – keyboards, vocals
• Jeff Carlisi – guitar
• Danny Chauncey – guitar
• Jack Grondin – drums
• Larry Junstrom – bass guitar
• Donnie Van Zant – vocals

Guest musicians

• Jack Blades – background vocals
• Michael Hoskin – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
• Brian Howe – background vocals
• Larry Jackson – tenor saxophone
• Robert White Johnson – background vocals
• Scott Meeder – percussion, cymbals
• The Six Groomers – background vocals
• Gordon Vernick – trumpet

Production

• Producer: Rodney Mills
• Engineer: Rodney Mills
• Assistant engineers: Tag George, Edd Miller, Phil Tan
• Mixing: Rodney Mills
• Mastering: Bob Ludwig
• Drum programming: Scott Meeder
• Operation: Mark Rogers
• Design: Norman Moore
• Photography: John Halpern, Peter Miller
• Cover photo: Peter Miller
• Art direction: Norman Moore

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1991	The Billboard 200	170

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1991	"Rebel to Rebel"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	30
1991	"The Sound of Your Voice"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	2
1991	"The Sound of Your Voice"	The Billboard Hot 100	33

References

1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r175117/review
2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/bone-against-steel-r175117/charts-awards/