Against the Wind
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
1980
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About Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
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Bob Seger formed the Silver Bullet Band from Detroit-area musicians after earlier work with the Bob Seger System. The partnership reached a wider audience through Live Bullet and Night Moves in 1976. Seger's raspy voice and songs about working life connect rock anthems with reflective ballads. His studio recording history also involves the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, so the band credit does not imply identical personnel on every track.
Artist background sources
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - Hollywood Walk of Fame
Detroit band partnership, earlier Bob Seger System, 1976 breakthrough albums, vocal style, working-life themes and separate Muscle Shoals studio participation. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Retained annual-list context
Against the Wind by Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band appears at number 51 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1980. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Annual-list context only; songwriting inspiration remains unestablished
Billboard year-end 1980 table (Wikipedia transcription)
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Billboard year-end 1980 table (Wikipedia transcription)
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