Bone Against Steel


Bone Against Steel is the ninth studio album by the southern rock band 38 Special, released in 1991. It was their last album until their 1997 comeback and the last album to feature the vocalist and keyboard player Max Carl. It would also be their last album with long time guitarist and founding member Jeff Carlisi and drummer Jack Grondin.
The album itself was a modest commercial success and only reached #170 on the Billboard 200 album chart. However, the single "The [Sound of Your Voice]", was a major hit, and one of three songs co-written by Survivor's Jim Peterik for the album. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and #33 on the Billboard Hot 100, while the second of the three Peterik songs, "Rebel to Rebel", only reached #30 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.

Track listing

  1. "The Sound of Your Voice" – 4:58
  2. "Signs of Love" – 4:49
  3. "Last Thing I Ever Do" – 5:22
  4. "You Definitely Got Me" – 5:12
  5. "Rebel to Rebel" – 5:33
  6. "Bone Against Steel" – 5:24
  7. "You Be the Dam, I'll Be the Water" – 4:26
  8. "Jimmy Gillum" – 5:07
  9. "Tear It Up" – 4:39
  10. "Don't Wanna Get It Dirty" – 4:36
  11. "Burning Bridges" – 4:45
  12. "Can't Shake It" – 3:29
  13. "Treasure" – 5:40

Personnel

.38 Special

Guest musicians

Production

Critical reception

In a review of Bone Against Steel, Alex Henderson of AllMusic regarded "The Sound of Your Voice" as one of the "Tame, run-of-the-mill corporate rock tunes" which he commented "sound like third-rate Journey, and don't hold a candle to some of Special's earlier efforts."

Charts

Album – Billboard ''RPM Magazine
Singles – Billboard
For The Sound of Your Voice:
Chart Peak
position
Australia 133
Canada 43
US Billboard'' Hot 10033
US Mainstream Rock 2