On May 3rd, 1980 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band started a six week run at number one on the US album chart with 'Against The Wind'.

By the time he entered the studio to record 'Against The Wind' in 1979, Bob's decade long run of constant recording and touring had finally paid off. In the spring of 1976 he released 'Live Bullet', his first release with The Silver Bullet Band. It reached the top 40 and went five times platinum in the US. He followed with his ninth studio album, his first with The Silver Bullet Band - 'Night Moves', in October of' '76. Thanks to the hit singles "Main Street", "Rock and Roll Never Forgets" and "Night Moves" the album reached #8 on Billboard and sold six million copies in the US. 1978's 'Stranger In Town' was another huge hit, six times platinum, a #4 placing on Billboard and four more hit singles - "Still The Same", "Hollywood Nights", "We've Got Tonight" and "Old Time Rock & Roll".

But 'Against The Wind'’s commercial success topped that of all Bob Seger’s previous records and it remains the bestselling album of his career.

In this episode we'll explore the ten tracks that made the album, one that was almost used for a Tom Cruise film, two songs that didn't end up on the album, the famous Seger friends who contributed and a whole lot more.

TRACKLISTING:

SIDE ONE:
1. "The Horizontal Bop"
2. "You'll Accomp'ny Me"
3. "Her Strut"
4. "No Man's Land"
5. "Long Twin Silver Line"

SIDE TWO:
1. "Against the Wind"
2. "Good for Me"
3. "Betty Lou's Gettin' Out Tonight"
4. "Fire Lake"
5. "Shinin' Brightly"

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