The Distance (Bob Seger album)

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The Distance is the twelfth studio album by US-American rock singer Bob Seger, released in December 1982. It peaked at #5 on BillboardTemplate:'s album chart and sold close to two million copies in the United States.

Seger, influenced by the Woody Allen film Annie Hall, originally intended the album to be built around the theme of relationships but eventually that fell apart when Seger decided that sticking to the theme too strictly would make the album "maudlin".<ref name=pond>Template:Cite magazine</ref> Several songs based on the original theme made it on the album: the hit single "Even Now", "Love’s the Last to Know", "House Behind a House" and the album closer "Little Victories".<ref name=pond/>

The album's lead single, "Shame on the Moon", was one of Seger's biggest hits, holding at #2 for four weeks on the Billboard Hot 100. It also hit #1 Adult Contemporary and crossed over to #15 Country.

Capitol Records had stopped manufacturing albums in the 8-track tape cartridge format by the time this album was released. However, Seger asked the label to include that format for this album, knowing that many of his fans still used 8-track players.Template:Citation needed

Personnel

• Bob Seger – vocals (all tracks), guitar (3, 8, 9), harmony vocals (4)

The Silver Bullet Band

• Chris Campbell – bass guitar (1–7, 9)
• Craig Frost – organ (1, 3–6, 9), piano (2)
• Alto Reed – saxophone (1–3, 7, 8)

Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section

• Barry Beckett – piano (8), organ (8)
• Pete Carr – guitar (8)
• Roger Hawkins – drums (8)
• David Hood – bass guitar (8)
• Randy McCormick – electric piano (8)

Additional musicians

• Drew Abbott – guitar (2, 4)
• Roy Bittan – piano (1, 6)
• Michael Boddicker – synthesizer (6)
• Don Felder – guitar (1, 3)
• Bobbye Hall – percussion (1–4, 6)
• Davey Johnstone – guitar (5)
• Danny Kortchmar – guitar (7)
• Russ Kunkel – drums (1–7, 9)
• Bill Payne – piano (4, 5), synthesizer (8)
• Waddy Wachtel – guitar (2, 4, 6, 7, 9)

Additional vocals

• Ginger Blake – background vocals (8)
• Laura Creamer – background vocals (4, 8)
• Linda Dillard – background vocals (8)
• Glenn Frey – harmony vocals (4)
• Shaun Murphy – background vocals (4, 7)
• Bonnie Raitt – harmony vocals (2)
• Joan Sliwin – background vocals (4)

Production

• Producer: Jimmy Iovine
• Engineer: Shelly Yakus

Charts

Weekly charts

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Chart (1983)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)<ref name=aus>Template:Cite book</ref>	13

Year-end charts

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Chart (1983)	Position
US Billboard 200<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	17

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1982	"House Behind a House"	US Top Rock Tracks	29
1983	"Boomtown Blues"		11
	"Even Now"		2
		US Hot 100	12
	"Roll Me Away"	US Top Rock Tracks	13
		US Hot 100	27
	"Shame on the Moon"	US Adult Contemporary	1
		US Country Singles	15
		US Hot 100	2