Still the Same (Bob Seger song)

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"Still the Same"
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Single by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
from the album Stranger in Town
B-side"Feel Like a Number"
ReleasedApril 1978
GenreSoft rock[1]
Length3:18
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Bob Seger
Producer(s)Bob Seger, Punch Andrews
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band singles chronology
"Rock and Roll Never Forgets"
(1977) 		"Still the Same"
(1978) 		"Hollywood Nights"
(1978)

"Still the Same" is a 1978 song written and recorded by the American singer Bob Seger. It hit #4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.[2]

Lyrics and music[]

"Still the Same" is a midtempo ballad that begins with what Billboard describes as a "catchy piano" part.[3][4] According to Harrison, the harmony vocals by Venetta Fields, Clydie King and Sherlie Matthews give the song an R&B flavor.[3]

The lyrics describe a gambler who the singer has admired but in the end walks away from because he will not change.[3] Seger has said that he has been asked for years who the song is about, and that it is actually an amalgamation of characters he met when he first went to Hollywood.[5]

Personnel[]

[6]

The Silver Bullet Band

Additional musicians

Reception[]

Ed Harrison regarded "Still the Same" as the most "striking" song on Stranger in Town.[3]

Charts[]

Chart (1978) Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report[7] 23
Austrian Singles Chart 18
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[8] 22
Canadian RPM Top Singles[9] 4
Dutch Singles Chart 13
German Singles Chart 30
New Zealand [10] 20
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary 27
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 4

References[]

  1. ^ "Sound Familiar? 10 Famous Cameos That May Surprise You - 60s and 70s Pop - Oldies Music". May 26, 2015. Archived from the original on May 26, 2015.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Pop Songs: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 218. ISBN 978-0898201499.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Harrison, Ed (June 10, 1978). "Closeup" (PDF). Billboard. p. 80. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  4. ^ "Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. May 13, 1978. p. 79. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  5. ^ Greatest Hits, CD sleeve.
  6. ^ Greatest Hits (CD). Bob Seger. Capitol Records. 1994. CDP 7243 8 30334 2 3.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  8. ^ "Radio2 top 30". Top30-2.radio2.be. Archived from the original on 2012-04-09. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
  9. ^ "RPM 100 Singles" (PDF). RPM. 5 August 1978. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  10. ^ NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, 6 August 1978

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