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Released
  
February 11, 1992

Artist
  
Social Distortion

Producer
  
Dave Jerden

Length
  
44:33

Release date
  
11 February 1992

Label
  
Epic/Sony Records

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Recorded
  
June–October 1991 at El Dorado Studios in Hollywood, California

Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell(1992)
  
Mainliner Wreckage From the Past(1995)

Genres
  
Punk rock, Rockabilly, Alternative rock, Cowpunk, Punk blues, Country rock, Pop punk

Similar
  
Social Distortion albums, Alternative rock albums

Social distortion somewhere between heaven and hell full album


Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell is the fourth studio album by the American punk rock band Social Distortion, released on February 11, 1992. Following up on the surprise success of their breakthrough singles "Ball and Chain" and "Story of My Life", Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell became a popular album and received positive reviews from music critics. It also spawned their highest-charting single "Bad Luck", which peaked at number 2 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.

Contents

Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell was the one of the best-selling albums of Social Distortion's recording career, achieving gold sales certification in the United States by 2000, and by 1996, the album had sold 296,000 copies. It peaked at number 76 on the US Billboard 200 and topped the Heatseekers chart, and was also Social Distortion's last to feature drummer Christopher Reece, who left the band in 1994.

The cover art features Ness mid-jump, while playing one of his Gibson Les Pauls.

Music style

Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell continues the melding of country and rockabilly influences with punk that began with Social Distortion's 1988 album Prison Bound. Clear influences include Hank Williams (on "This Time Darlin'") and Johnny Cash (on "99 to Life").

Reception

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."

Track listing

All songs written by Mike Ness unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Cold Feelings" – 3:31
  2. "Bad Luck" – 4:26
  3. "Making Believe" (Jimmy Work) – 4:12
  4. "Born to Lose" – 4:09
  5. "Bye Bye Baby" – 3:06
  6. "When She Begins" – 5:04
  7. "99 to Life" – 4:28
  8. "King of Fools" (W.E. Bruce) – 2:50
  9. "Sometimes I Do" – 4:01
  10. "This Time Darlin' " – 4:08
  11. "Ghost Town Blues" – 4:38 (CD bonus track)
  12. "Alone and Forsaken" - 3:12 (Hank Williams; Japanese bonus track)
  13. "Mainliner 1992" - 2:59 (Japanese bonus track)

Track 11, "Ghost Town Blues", is a CD bonus track and it did not appear on the cassette or vinyl version of the album.

Personnel

  • Mike Ness – lead vocals, lead guitar
  • Dennis Danell – rhythm guitar
  • John Maurer – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Christopher Reece – drums

    • Songs

    1Cold Feelings3:32
    2Bad Luck4:26
    3Making Believe4:13

    References

    Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell Wikipedia
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