Editing Bone Against Steel

{{Infobox album|
| name       = Bone Against Steel
| type       = Album
| artist     = [[38 Special (band)|38 Special]]
| cover      = 38_Special_-_Bone_Against_Steel.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = July 1991
| recorded   = 1990
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Pop rock]], [[soft rock]], [[Southern rock]]
| length     = 63:48
| label      = [[Charisma Records|Charisma]]
| producer   = [[Rodney Mills]]
| prev_title = [[Rock & Roll Strategy]]
| prev_year  = 1988
| next_title = [[Resolution (38 Special album)|Resolution]]
| next_year  = 1997
}}
[[File:38 Special - The Sound of Your Voice.jpg|thumb|right|The Sound of Your Voice cover]]
{{Album ratings
| rev1      = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|2|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r175117/review|pure_url=yes}}</ref>
}}
'''''Bone Against Steel''''' is the ninth studio [[album]] by the [[southern rock]] band [[38 Special (band)|38 Special]], released in [[1991 in music|1991]]. It was their last album until their 1997 comeback and the last album to feature the vocalist and keyboard player [[Max Carl]]. It would also be their last album with long time guitarist and founding member Jeff Carlisi and drummer Jack Grondin.

The album itself was a modest commercial success and only reached #170 on the Billboard 200 album chart. However, the single "[[The Sound of Your Voice]]" (also known as "Sound of Your Voice"), was a major hit, and one of three songs co-written by [[Survivor (band)|Survivor]]'s [[Jim Peterik]] for the album. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and #33 on the Billboard Hot 100 (their last Top 40 hit and last appearance on that chart to date), while the second of the three Peterik songs, "Rebel to Rebel", only reached #30 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/bone-against-steel-r175117/charts-awards/|title = Bone Against Steel - .38 Special &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits &#124; AllMusic|website = [[AllMusic]]}}</ref>

==Track listing==
#"The Sound of Your Voice" ([[Max Carl]], Jeff Carlisi, [[Danny Chauncey]], [[Jim Peterik]]) – 4:58
#"Signs of Love" (Carl) – 4:49
#"Last Thing I Ever Do" (Carlisi, Chauncey, [[Robert White Johnson]], Michael Lunn, [[Donnie Van Zant]]) – 5:22
#"You Definitely Got Me" (Carl, Carlisi, Chauncey) – 5:12
#"Rebel to Rebel" (Carlisi, Peterik, Van Zant) – 5:33
#"Bone Against Steel" (Carl) – 5:24
#"You Be the Dam, I'll Be the Water" (Carl, Johnson, [[Van Stephenson]], Van Zant) – 4:26
#"Jimmy Gillum" (Carl, Carlisi, Chauncey, Van Zant) – 5:07
#"Tear It Up" (Carl, Carlisi, Chauncey) – 4:39
#"Don't Wanna Get It Dirty" (Johnson, Lunn, Van Zant) – 4:36
#"Burning Bridges" (Carl, Carlisi, Chauncey) – 4:45
#"Can't Shake It" (Johnson, Lunn, Van Zant) – 3:29
#"Treasure" (Carl, Carlisi, Peterik) – 5:40

== Personnel ==

=== .38 Special ===
* [[Max Carl]] – keyboards, vocals
* Jeff Carlisi – guitars
* [[Danny Chauncey]] – guitars
* [[Larry Junstrom]] – bass
* Jack Grondin – drums
* [[Donnie Van Zant]] – vocals

=== Guest musicians ===
* Scott Meeder – drum programming, percussion, cymbals 
* Michael Hoskin – [[alto saxophone]], [[baritone saxophone]]
* Larry Jackson – [[tenor saxophone]]
* Gordon Vernick – [[trumpet]]
* The Six Groomers (the band) – backing vocals 
* [[Robert White Johnson]] – backing vocals
* [[Jack Blades]] – backing vocals (9)
* [[Brian Howe (singer)|Brian Howe]] – backing vocals (9)

== Production ==
* Rodney Mills – producer, recording, mixing 
* Tag George – recording assistant, mix assistant 
* Edd Miller – recording assistant
* Phil Tan – recording assistant
* [[Bob Ludwig]] – mastering 
* [[Masterdisk]] (New York City, New York) – mastering location 
* Mark Rogers – tape operation 
* Norman Moore – art direction, design 
* John Halpern – band photography 
* Peter Miller – cover photography

==Critical reception==
In a review of ''Bone Against Steel'', Alex Henderson of [[AllMusic]] regarded "The Sound of Your Voice" as one of the "Tame, run-of-the-mill corporate rock tunes" which he commented "sound like third-rate [[Journey (band)|Journey]], and don't hold a candle to some of Special's earlier efforts."<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r175117/review|pure_url=yes}}</ref>

==Charts==
'''Album''' – ''[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]'' (United States) ''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM Magazine]]'' (Canada)
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="550px"
!align="left"|Year
!align="left"|Chart
!align="left"|Position
|-
|align="left"|1991
|align="left"|The ''Billboard'' 200
|align="left"|170
|-
|align="left"|1991
|align="left"|The ''RPM'' 100 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.1629.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Albums - September 21, 1991}}</ref>
|align="left"|58
|-
|}

'''Singles''' – ''Billboard'' (United States)
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="550px"
!align="left"|Year
!align="left"|Single
!align="left"|Chart
!align="left"|Position
|-
|align="left"|1991
|align="left"|"Rebel to Rebel"
|align="left"|Mainstream Rock Tracks
|align="left"|30
|-
|align="left"|1991
|align="left"|"The Sound of Your Voice"
|align="left"|Mainstream Rock Tracks
|align="left"|2
|-
|align="left"|1991
|align="left"|"The Sound of Your Voice"
|align="left"|The ''Billboard'' Hot 100
|align="left"|33
|-
|}

For ''The Sound of Your Voice'':
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1991)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bubblingdownunder.com/2022/09/week-commencing-23-september-1991.html | title=Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing September 23, 1991|access-date=September 24, 2024}}</ref>
| 133
|-
! scope="row"| Canada ([[Canadian Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=1077&| title=RPM: Week of August 31, 1991| website=[[Library and Archives Canada]]| date=17 July 2013}}</ref>
| 43
|-
! scope="row"| US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1991-09-14/|title=Billboard Hot 100: Week of September 14, 1991|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=September 24, 2024}}</ref>
| 33
|-
! scope="row"| US [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|Mainstream Rock]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks/1991-07-27/|title=Mainstream Rock Airplay: Week of July 27, 1991|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=September 24, 2024}}</ref>
| 2
|}

==References==
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[[Category:38 Special (band) albums]]
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[[Category:Charisma Records albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Rodney Mills]]