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Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell by Social Distortion
Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell is an album by Social Distortion, released in 1992. 4 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 49 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Bad Luck”, on 41 lists with a best position of #22.
Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell, Social Distortion's fourth studio album, came out on Epic on February 11, 1992, hot on the heels of the surprise breakthrough of "Ball and Chain" and "Story of My Life". Dave Jerden produced it, and Mike Ness, Dennis Danell, John Maurer and drummer Christopher Reece play it like a punk band that has been listening hard to country, blues and early rock and roll, all swagger and battered heart.
"Bad Luck" is the snarling centerpiece, and it became their highest-charting single, climbing all the way to number 2 on Modern Rock Tracks. The album topped the Heatseekers chart, reached 76 on the Billboard 200, had sold 296,000 copies by 1996 and went gold by 2000. It was Reece's last record with the band before he left in 1994. The cover catches Ness in mid-leap with one of his Gibson Les Pauls, a pose that looks a lot like a nod to Joan Jett's Album.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bad Luck | 41 | #22 | – | 1992–2022 | |
| 2 | When She Begins | 5 | #50 | – | 1992–2003 | |
| 3 | Cold Feelings | 2 | #995 | – | 2002–2003 | |
| 4 | King of Fools | 1 | #1953 | – | 2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.