Standing in the Line of Fire

Standing in the Line of Fire is an album by Gary U.S. Bonds, released in 1984.^[5] 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.^[6][7]

Standing in the Line of Fire
Studio album by Gary U.S. Bonds
Released	September 1984
Recorded	Kingdom Sound; Syosset, Long Island Don Casale Studios; Westbury, Long Island
Genre	Rock, Pop, R&B
Length	35:48
Label	Phoenix Records[1]
Producer	Steven Van Zandt Gary U.S. Bonds[2]
Gary U.S. Bonds chronology
On the Line (1982) Standing in the Line of Fire (1984) Nothing Left to Lose (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]

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.^[8][9]

Track listing

• All songs written by Gary U.S. Bonds unless otherwise noted.

1. "Standing In the Line of Fire" (Steven Van Zandt) – 3:39
2. "Sneakin' Away" – 3:19
3. "I Wish I Could Dance Like Fred Astaire" – 3:15
4. "Working Man" – 4:08
5. "Wild Nights" – 3:52
6. "Dance" – 3:41
7. "Take a Chance" – 3:39
8. "City Lights" – 3:31
9. "Come On Let's Go" (Ritchie Valens) – 2:27
10. "You Are the One" – 5:03

Personnel

Musicians:

• Gary U.S. Bonds – lead vocals
• Steven Van Zandt – guitar (lead "Standing In the Line of Fire"), background vocals ("Standing In the Line of Fire")
• 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

Production:

• Gary U.S. Bonds – producer, mixing
• Steven Van Zandt – producer (track 1), mixing
• Billy Civitella – producer (tracks 2–5), mixing
• John Apostol – executive producer
• John Devlin – mixing
• Tom Coyne – mastering
• Dino Danelli – art direction, design
• Jim Marchesi – photography