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{{Infobox album
| name       = Standing in the Line of Fire
| type       = Studio album
| artist     = [[Gary U.S. Bonds]]
| cover      = GUSB Standing in the Line of Fire cover.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = September 1984
| recorded   = Kingdom Sound; Syosset, Long Island<br>Don Casale Studios; Westbury, Long Island
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[Pop music|Pop]], [[R&B]]
| length     = 35:48
| label      = Phoenix Records<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vBVjDwAAQBAJ&q=Standing+in+the+Line+of+Fire+gary+u.s.+bonds&pg=PA1994-IA4|title=Goldmine Record Album Price Guide|first=Martin|last=Popoff|date=September 8, 2009|publisher=Penguin|isbn=9781440229169|via=Google Books}}</ref>
| producer   = [[Steven Van Zandt]]<br>[[Gary U.S. Bonds]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PgGqNrqfrsoC&q=Standing+in+the+Line+of+Fire+gary+u.s.+bonds&pg=PP103|title=The Billboard Book of Number One Hits|first=Fred|last=Bronson|date=July 13, 2003|publisher=Billboard Books|isbn=9780823076772|via=Google Books}}</ref>
| prev_title = [[On the Line (Gary U.S. Bonds album)|On the Line]]
| prev_year  = 1982
| next_title = [[Nothing Left to Lose (Gary U.S. Bonds album)|Nothing Left to Lose]]
| next_year  = 1996
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|2.0|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r31191|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
|rev2score = {{rating|2|5}}<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC&q=Standing+in+the+Line+of+Fire+gary+u.s.+bonds&pg=PA2754|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music|first=Colin|last=Larkin|date=May 27, 2011|publisher=Omnibus Press|isbn=9780857125958|via=Google Books}}</ref>
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'''''Standing in the Line of Fire''''' is an album by [[Gary U.S. Bonds]], released in 1984.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_SMEAAAAMBAJ&q=Standing+in+the+Line+of+Fire+gary+u.s.+bonds+1984&pg=PA70|title=Indie Baptism of 'Fire':Bonds Rises on Phoenix|magazine=Billboard|first=Nielsen Business Media|last=Inc|date=October 27, 1984|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|via=Google Books}}</ref> 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 (Gary U.S. Bonds album)|Dedication]]'' and ''[[On the Line (Gary U.S. Bonds album)|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1985-10-03-8503070364-story.html|title=GARY 'U.S.' BONDS PUTTING MONEY ON COMEBACK|first=Frank for UPI|last=Spotnitz|website=chicagotribune.com}}</ref><ref>Standing In the Line of Fire album liner notes</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.garyusbonds.com/|title=Gary U.S. Bonds &#124; Official Website &#124; Rock and Roll|website=www.garyusbonds.com}}</ref><ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r31191|pure_url=yes}} www.allmusic.com]</ref>
==Track listing==
*All songs written by Gary U.S. Bonds unless otherwise noted.
# "Standing In the Line of Fire" <small>([[Steven Van Zandt]])</small> – 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" <small>([[Ritchie Valens]])</small> – 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 (bassist)|Larry Russell]] – bass, background vocals
* [[Miami Horns|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
==References==
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