1983 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – Roll Me Away (US:#27)
“Roll Me Away” is a song written by American rock artist Bob Seger on the album The Distance by Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band. The song peaked at number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
According to Seger the song was inspired by a motorcycle trip he took to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. He stated:
I wanted to do that for a long time. It was fascinating being out. The first night it was 42 degrees in northern Minnesota; the second it was 106 in South Dakota and all I had on was my shorts, and my feet were up on the handlebars to keep them from boiling on the engine. It was just silence and feeling nature.
Album
The Distance is the twelfth studio album by US-American rock singer Bob Seger. It was released in the final week of 1982. It peaked at #5 on Billboard’s album chart and sold close to two million copies in the United States. Seger, influenced by the Woody Allen film Annie Hall originally intended the album to […]
Musicians
| Bass | Chris Campbell |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Guitar | Waddy Wachtel |
| Organ | Craig Frost |
| Piano | Roy Bittan |
| Synthesizer | Michael Boddicker |
| Percussion | Bobbye Hall |
| Vocals | Bob Seger |
Produced By
Jimmy Iovine
Songwriters
Bob Seger
Charts
US:#27
UK:# –
Alfred Astle
May 20, 2025 @ 20:15
I just happen to have a soul—-that just begins crying when certain piano music sessions are being dropped in a song—roll me away—the fire inside—some YES SONGS—and some super trump songs—between Rick Davies and Rick wakeman—but I probably forgot 10x more music than I remember , so if you know some good heartfelt piano rock and roll— inlightened me