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"Mainstreet" 
Single by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band from the album Night Moves B-side "The Fire Down Below" Released April 18, 1977 Format 7" Genre Rock Length 3:34 Label Capitol Writer(s) Bob Seger Producer Bob Seger Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band singles chronology "Rock and Roll Never Forgets"
(1977)"Mainstreet"
(1977)"Rock and Roll Never Forgets"
(1977)"Mainstreet" is the title of a song written and recorded by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band. The eponymous street is that of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Seger's childhood home.[1] It was released in April 1977 as the fourth single from the album Night Moves The song peaked at #24 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 but reached number-one in Canada.[2]
It is in the key of D major,[3] though some may consider it D Mixolydian.
Chart performance
Chart (1977) Peak
positionCanadian RPM Top Singles 1 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 24 References
- ^ http://www.rocknworld.com/roadtrip/09/anna/index.shtml
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Pop Songs: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 218.
- ^ Stephenson, Ken (2002). What to Listen for in Rock: A Stylistic Analysis, p.44. ISBN 9780300092394.
Preceded by
"Lucille" by Kenny RogersCanadian RPM Top Singles number-one single
July 2, 1977Succeeded by
"Undercover Angel" by Alan O'DayBob Seger • Craig Frost • Chris Campbell • Alto Reed
Drew Abbott • Charlie Allen Martin • Dave Teegarden • Rick Mannassa • Robyn Robbins • Dawayne BaileyThe Bob Seger System albums Bob Seger solo albums Bob Seger & the
Silver Bullet Band albumsNight Moves • Stranger in Town • Against the Wind • The Distance • Like a Rock • The Fire Inside • It's a MysteryLive albums Compilations The Bob Seger Collection • Greatest Hits • Greatest Hits 2 • Early Seger Vol. 1 • Ultimate Hits: Rock and Roll Never ForgetsSongs "East Side Story" • "Heavy Music" • "2 + 2 = ?" • "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man" • "Lucifer" • "Turn the Page" • "Get Out of Denver" • "Katmandu" • "Nutbush City Limits" • "Night Moves" • "Hollywood Nights" • "We've Got Tonite" • "Old Time Rock and Roll" • "Fire Lake" • "Against the Wind" • "You'll Accomp'ny Me" • "Tryin' To Live My Life Without You" • "Shame on the Moon" • "Roll Me Away" • "Fortunate Son" • "Like a Rock" • "Shakedown" • "Landing in London" (with 3 Doors Down) • "Wait for Me" • "Downtown Train"Related articles Categories:- 1970s single stubs
- 1977 songs
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- Songs written by Bob Seger
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