Face the Promise

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Face the Promise
Studio album by
Bob Seger
ReleasedSeptember 12, 2006
Recorded2000–2006
StudioOcean Way, Nashville
GenreCountry rock
Length43:05
LabelCapitol
ProducerBob Seger ("Real Mean Bottle" co-produced with Kid Rock)
Bob Seger chronology
Greatest Hits 2
(2003) 		Face the Promise
(2006) 		Early Seger Vol. 1
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB[2]
Jam![3]

Face the Promise is the sixteenth studio album by the American rock musician Bob Seger. The album was originally planned to be released in 2004, was delayed to 2005, and was officially released on September 12, 2006. It is his first new studio album since It's a Mystery in 1995 and is Seger's first studio album not to be credited to "Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band" since Beautiful Loser in 1975. It took Seger six years to finish Face the Promise.[4] The first single, "Wait For Me", was premiered in July 2006. The album was certified platinum in the United States.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bob Seger except "Real Mean Bottle", written by Vince Gill

No.TitleLength
1."Wreck This Heart"3:53
2."Wait for Me"3:42
3."Face the Promise"3:18
4."No Matter Who You Are"3:40
5."Are You"3:35
6."Simplicity"3:59
7."No More"2:58
8."Real Mean Bottle" (with Kid Rock)3:05
9."Won't Stop"3:19
10."Between"4:48
11."The Answer's in the Question" (with Patty Loveless)3:41
12."The Long Goodbye"3:07
13."Red Eye to Memphis" (iTunes Bonus Track)2:57

Personnel

Strings
  • David Angell
  • Zeneba Bowers
  • John Catchings
  • David Davidson
  • Conni Ellisor
  • Carl Gorodetzky
  • Jim Grosjean
  • Craig Nelson
  • Carole Rabinowitz
  • Pamela Sixfin
  • Elisabeth Small
  • Gary Vanosdale
  • Mary Kathryn Vanosdale
  • Matthew Walker

Production

Produced by Bob Seger, except "Real Mean Bottle" produced by Bob Seger and Kid Rock Recorded by David N. Cole Mixed by David N. Cole and Bob Seger Recorded at Ocean Way Studios in Nashville except "Won't Stop" and "The Long Goodbye" recorded at Home Studios, Michigan

Certifications

Country Certification Sales/shipments
Canada Gold[5] 50,000
United States Platinum 1,000,000

Chart performance

Singles

Year Single Peak positions
US Country US AC
2006 "Wait for Me" 52 16
"Wreck This Heart" — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Face the Promise at AllMusic. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  2. ↑ Endelman, Michael (September 8, 2006). "Face the Promise Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
  3. ↑ Sterdan, Darryl (September 15, 2006). "Face the Promise: Seger Keeps It Simple". Winnipeg Sun. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ↑ "Seger Prepping First New Album In 11 Years", Billboard, June 9, 2006
  5. ↑ CRIA Gold & Platinum certifications for October 2006 Archived April 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 25, 2007.
  6. ↑ "Bob Seger Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Bob Seger Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Bob Seger Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
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