Nine Tonight is a live album by American rock band Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band, released in 1981 (see 1981 in music). The album was recorded at Cobo Hall in Detroit, Michigan, in June 1980 and at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts in October 1980. With the exception of three tracks — "Nine Tonight", "Tryin' To Live My Life Without You" and "Let It Rock" — the album is composed of songs drawn from Seger's three previous studio albums. Only "Let It Rock" was repeated from the previous live album Live Bullet. "Tryin' to Live My Life Without You" was released as a single and peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. The album's title track was originally recorded for the Urban Cowboy soundtrack album.
The 2011 remastered album has a bonus track called "Brave Strangers", which was originally released on Seger's 1978 album Stranger in Town. This live version was originally released as the B-side of the "Tryin' to Live My Life Without You" live single.
Track listing
Track times based upon 2011 remaster.
Tracks recorded in Detroit on 15 June 1980: 8 & 17
Tracks recorded in Detroit on 16 June 1980: 4 & 12
Tracks recorded in Detroit on 19 June 1980: 7 & 10
Tracks recorded in Detroit on 20 June 1980: 11 & 14
Tracks recorded in Detroit on 21 June 1980: 13
Tracks recorded in Boston on 5 October 1980: 5 & 9
Tracks recorded in Boston on 6 October 1980: 1 & 2
Tracks recorded in Boston on 7 October 1980: 3, 6, 15 & 16
Personnel Bob Seger - acoustic guitar, piano, electric guitar, vocals Drew Abbott - electric guitar, acoustic guitar Colleen Beaton - vocals Chris Campbell - bass, background vocals Craig Frost - organ, piano, keyboard, clavinet Kathy Lamb - vocals Pamela Moore - vocals Shaun Murphy - percussion, vocals, background vocals, harmony vocals Alto Reed - organ, flute, horn, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone David Teegarden - drums, background vocals June Tilton - vocals
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1981) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (1981) Position Chart (1982) Position US Billboard 200 68
Singles Single Chart (1981) Peak Position"Tryin' to Live My Life Without You" (Live) Canada (RPM) 11 US Cash Box Top 100 8US Billboard Top Rock Tracks 2US Billboard Hot 100 5"Feel Like a Number" (Live) Canada (RPM) 29 US Cash Box Top 100 54 US Billboard Hot 100 48"Hollywood Nights" (Live) UK Singles Chart 49"We've Got Tonight" (Live) UK Singles Chart 60
Certifications
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