Against the Wind (Bob Seger song)

Against the Wind (Bob Seger song)

Infobox Single
Name = Against the Wind


Artist = Bob Seger
from Album = Against the Wind
B-side = No Man's Land
Released = May, 1980 (US)
Format = 7" vinyl
Recorded =
Genre = Rock
Length = 05:34
Label = Capitol
Writer = Bob Seger
Producer =
Last single = "Fire Lake"
(1980)
This single = "Against the Wind"
(1980)
Next single = "You'll Accomp'ny Me"
(1980)
Misc = Extra album cover
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Background = khaki


Lower caption = German cover

"Against the Wind" is a song by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band. The song helped propel the 1980 album "Against the Wind" to number one on the Billboard 200. Other hits that helped made the album top the charts included"Fire Lake" (# 6), "You'll Accomp'ny Me" (# 14), and "The Horizontal Bop" (# 42). "Against the Wind" was the highest ranking of the singles coming in at # 5.

According to Timothy White, a writer for "Rolling Stone", "'Against the Wind' is about trying to move ahead, keeping your sanity and integrity at the same time." [ [http://www.segerfile.com/wind.html www.segerfile.com] ]

During an interview on 100 FM The Pike, Bob Seger said that "Against the Wind" came about from his days as a high-school cross country runner.

Glenn Frey of the Eagles sang background vocals on this song.

Cover versions

"Against the Wind" was covered by The Highwaymen on their first album, "The Highwaymen".

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Against the Wind — can refer to:* Against the Wind (autobiography), Geoffrey Household s 1958 autobiography * Against the Wind (album), a 1980 album by Bob Seger ** Against the Wind (Bob Seger song), a 1980 song * Against the Wind (Bonnie Tyler song), a 1992 song… …   Wikipedia

  • Against the Wind (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Against the Wind Type = Album Artist = Bob Seger The Silver Bullet Band Released = February 1980 Recorded = 1979 (?) Genre = Rock Length = 40:24 Label = Capitol Producer = Punch Andrews, Steve Melton, Muscle Shoals Sound… …   Wikipedia

  • Bob Seger — Infobox musical artist Name = Bob Seger | | Img capt = Img size = Background = solo singer Birth name = Robert Clark Seger Alias = Born = birth date and age|1945|5|6 Dearborn, Michigan, U.S.A. Died = Instrument = Vocals Guitar Piano Genre = Rock …   Wikipedia

  • Mongrel (The Bob Seger System album) — Mongrel Studio album by The Bob Seger System Released August 1970 Recorded 1970 (?) …   Wikipedia

  • The Wall — Infobox Album Name = The Wall Type = Double album Artist = Pink Floyd Released = 30 November 1979 (UK) 8 December 1979 (U.S.) Recorded = April 1979 – November 1979 at CBS Studios, New York, Producers Workshop, Los Angeles, and Super Bear and… …   Wikipedia

  • The Wall — Cet article concerne l’album du groupe Pink Floyd. Pour les autres œuvres de ce groupe liées à cet album, voir The Wall (homonymie). The Wall Album par Pink Floyd Sortie …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Night Moves (song) — Night Moves Single by Bob Seger The Silver Bullet Band from the album Night Moves Relea …   Wikipedia

  • Mainstreet (song) — Mainstreet Single by Bob Seger The Silver Bullet Band from the album Night Moves …   Wikipedia

  • List of songs about the Vietnam War — This is a list of songs concerning, revolving around, or directly referring to the Vietnam War, or to the Vietnam War s after effects. Some popular songs of this variety include: CompactTOC2 Expand list|date=August 2008 0 9* 19 by Paul Hardcastle …   Wikipedia

  • Another Brick in the Wall — Infobox Song Name = Another Brick in the Wall (Parts I, II, III) Artist = Pink Floyd Album = The Wall Released = 30 November 1979 (US) 8 December 1979 (UK) track no = 3/5/12 of disc 1 Recorded = April November, 1979 Genre = Art rock, progressive… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”