Standing in the Line of Fire
Standing in the Line of Fire is an album by Gary U.S. Bonds, released in 1984. 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 and 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.
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.
Track listing
- All songs written by Gary U.S. Bonds unless otherwise noted.
- "Standing In the Line of Fire" – 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" – 2:27
- "You Are the One" – 5:03
Personnel
Musicians:- Gary U.S. Bonds – lead vocals
- Steven Van Zandt – guitar, background vocals
- 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 – bass, background vocals
- 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
- Gary U.S. Bonds – producer, mixing
- Steven Van Zandt – producer, mixing
- Billy Civitella – producer, mixing
- John Apostol – executive producer
- John Devlin – mixing
- Tom Coyne – mastering
- Dino Danelli – art direction, design
- Jim Marchesi – photography