Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell
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Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell | ||||
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Hollywood, California | ||||
Genre | ||||
Length | 44:33 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Producer | Dave Jerden | |||
Social Distortion chronology | ||||
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Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell is the fourth
Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell was one of the best-selling albums of Social Distortion's recording career, achieving gold sales certification in the United States by 2000,
The cover art features frontman Mike Ness mid-jump, while playing one of his Gibson Les Pauls. The cover is reminiscent and possibly an homage to Joan Jett jumping with her Gibson MelodyMaker over a canary yellow background on her third album, Album.
Music style
Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell continues the melding of
Reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[6] |
Los Angeles Times | [7] |
Q | [8] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [9] |
The Village Voice | B+[2] |
Reviews for Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell have generally been favorable. AllMusic's Paul Tinelli awards the album four-and-a-half stars out of five and praised the music as a "share of rollicking, straight-ahead hard rock." He also claims that Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell "had all the earmarks of a major commercial success with some radio friendly tunes and strong production, but it never found the large audience Epic Records expected."[1]
Covers
In 2008, Danish rock band Volbeat released a cover of “Making Believe” on their third album, Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood. In 2018, the German punk rock band Die Toten Hosen covered the song "Cold Feelings" on their "Laune der Natur" single.
Track listing
All songs written by Mike Ness unless otherwise noted.
- "Cold Feelings" – 3:31
- "Bad Luck" – 4:26
- "Making Believe" (Jimmy Work) – 4:12
- "Born to Lose" – 4:09
- "Bye Bye Baby" – 3:06
- "When She Begins" – 5:04
- "99 to Life" – 4:28
- "King of Fools" (W.E. Bruce) – 2:50
- "Sometimes I Do" – 4:01
- "This Time Darlin' " – 4:08
- "Ghost Town Blues" – 4:38 (CD bonus track)
- "Alone and Forsaken" - 3:12 (Hank Williams; Japanese bonus track)
- "Mainliner 1992" - 2:59 (Japanese bonus track)
Track 11, "Ghost Town Blues", is a CD bonus track and it did not appear on the
Personnel
- Mike Ness – lead vocals, lead guitar
- Dennis Danell – rhythm guitar
- John Maurer – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Christopher Reece – drums
Charts
Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[10] | 76 |
US | 1 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[12] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Notes
- ^ a b c d Tinelli, Paul. "Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell – Social Distortion". AllMusic. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ a b c d Christgau, Robert (April 21, 1992). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ Cole, Matthew (17 January 2011). "Review: Social Distortion, Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "RIAA Gold & Platinum Database". Retrieved 2012-08-03.
- ^ "Will the Flash of 'White Light' Burn Steadily?". articles.latimes.com. 1996-10-02. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
- ^ a b Zacharek, Stephanie (February 21, 1992). "Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ Boehm, Mike (February 14, 1992). "Following the Same, Reliable Tracks". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ "Social Distortion: Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell". Q (74): 121. November 1992.
- ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ "Social Distortion Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
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