| On the Front Line | ||||
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| Released | 1986 | |||
| Studio | Morningstar Sound Studio (Hendersonville, Tennessee); GroundStar Studios (Nashville, Tennessee). | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | EMI America | |||
| Producer | Kyle Lehning | |||
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On The Front Line is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Dan Seals. It reached #12 on the Top Country Albums chart. "You Still Move Me", "I Will Be There", and "Three Time Loser" were all number one singles.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Out on the Front Line" | Dan Seals | 4:38 | 
| 2. | "Three Time Loser" | Seals | 3:04 | 
| 3. | "Loves Have Been Woven from Fewer Threads Than These" | Bucky Jones, Gary Nicholson, Kevin Welch | 3:18 | 
| 4. | "It's Gonna Be Easy Now" | Seals | 3:11 | 
| 5. | "Guitar Man Out of Control" | Seals | 3:36 | 
| 6. | "I Will Be There" | Tom Snow, Jennifer Kimball | 3:49 | 
| 7. | "You Still Move Me" | Seals | 5:07 | 
| 8. | "While I'm Here" | Rory Bourke, Mike Reid | 3:34 | 
| 9. | "I'm Still Strung Out on You" | Wendy Waldman, Seals | 3:34 | 
| 10. | "Lullaby" | Seals, Rafe Van Hoy | 3:00 | 
Personnel
Adapted from liner notes.[1]
- Dan Seals – lead vocals, backing vocals (1-5, 7, 9), acoustic guitar (2, 4), saxophone (5)
 - Shane Keister – keyboards (1, 2, 3, 5, 7), synth intro (7)
 - Mike Lawler – synthesizers (1, 4, 7), da-da-dums (6)
 - Jay Spell – keyboards (1, 4, 5)
 - Skip Sorrell – Synclavier (2)
 - Dennis Burnside – keyboards (6, 8, 9)
 - Mike Reid – synthesizers (8), backing vocals (8)
 - Kenny Bell – acoustic guitar (1, 4, 5), electric rhythm guitar (5)
 - Larry Byrom – electric guitar (1, 4)
 - Steve Gibson – electric guitar (1, 4, 9), electric guitar solo (8), acoustic guitar (9)
 - Joe Stanley – electric guitar (1, 2, 5)
 - Bobby Thompson – acoustic guitar (1, 4), electric rhythm guitar (5)
 - John Porter McMeans – electric guitar (3)
 - Billy Joe Walker Jr. – electric guitar (3, 5, 7)
 - Rafe Van Hoy – acoustic guitar (3, 10)
 - Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar (6, 9)
 - Greg Jennings – electric guitar (6-9)
 - Doyle Grisham – steel guitar (1, 3, 7, 9)
 - Mark "Hoser" Hawthorne – steel guitar (2, 5)
 - Jerry Douglas – dobro (4, 5, 9), lap steel guitar (6)
 - Mark O'Connor – fiddle (4, 9, 10), mandolin (10)
 - David Schnaufer – dulcimer (10)
 - Mike Brignardello – bass guitar (1, 3-6, 8, 9)
 - David Hungate – bass guitar (2)
 - Bob Wray – bass guitar (7)
 - Larrie Londin – drums (1, 4, 5, 7), LinnDrum programming (2)
 - Kyle Lehning – LinnDrum programming (2)
 - Eddie Bayers – drums (3)
 - James Stroud – drums (6, 8, 9)
 - Farrell Morris – percussion (1, 4, 8)
 - Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson – harmonica (4)
 - Jim Horn – saxophone (5)
 - Lisa Silver – backing vocals (5, 7, 9)
 - Diane Tidwell – backing vocals (5, 7, 9)
 - Dennis Wilson – backing vocals (5, 7, 9)
 - Kathie Baillie – backing vocals (6)
 - Michael Bonagura – backing vocals (6)
 - Alan LeBouf – backing vocals (6)
 - Bruce Dees – backing vocals (8)
 - Emmylou Harris – lead vocals (10)
 
Production
- Kyle Lehning – producer, mixing, engineer (2, 3, 7, 10)
 - Randy Gardner – engineer
 - Ben Harris – engineer (1, 4, 5)
 - Kirt Odle – mixing, engineer (3, 6-9)
 - Joseph Bogan – engineer (6, 8, 9)
 - Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
 - Mark Tucker – photography
 - Henry Marquez – art direction
 - Michael Hodgson – design
 - Tony Gottlieb – management
 
Chart performance
Album
| Chart (1986) | Peak position  | 
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 12 | 
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | CAN Country | ||
| 1986 | "You Still Move Me" | 1 | 1 | 
| 1987 | "I Will Be There" | 1 | 1 | 
| "Three Time Loser" | 1 | 1 | |
References
- ↑  On the Front Line (CD booklet). Dan Seals. EMI America. 1986. PW-17231.
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