Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell is the fourth studio album

Studio album

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 by the American punk rock

Punk rock

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 band Social Distortion

Social Distortion

Social Distortion is an American punk rock band formed in 1978 in Fullerton, California. The band currently consists of Mike Ness , Jonny Wickersham , Brent Harding and David Hidalgo, Jr...

, released on February 11, 1992. It continues the melding of country

Country music

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 and rockabilly

Rockabilly

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 influences with punk that began two albums before with Prison Bound

Prison Bound

Prison Bound is the second studio album by Social Distortion, was released in 1988. This is the first album with bass guitarist John Maurer and drummer Christopher Reece...

. Clear influences include Hank Williams (on "This Time Darlin'") and Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash

John R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...

 (on "99 To Life"). The album also marks the first time that a Social Distortion line-up had not changed in three consecutive studio recordings.

This was the last Social Distortion album with drummer Christopher Reece

Christopher Reece

Christopher Reece is an American musician. He was the drummer of The Lewd and Social Distortion ....

, who was replaced in 1993 by Randy Carr

Randy Carr

Randy Carr was born in Santa Monica, California and started playing drums at the age of 12 years old. Over the years he played drums in many rock music groups in the Orange County area of Southern California including 7th Grade, Silicone Silos, 16 Tons, and Social Distortion. Randy also played...

.

Track listing

All songs written by Mike Ness

Mike Ness

Mike Ness is an American guitarist, vocalist, and chief songwriter for the punk rock band Social Distortion, which was formed in 1978. As of Dennis Danell's death in 2000, he is now the only original member of the band...

 unless otherwise noted.

1. "Cold Feelings" – 3:31
2. "Bad Luck" – 4:26
3. "Making Believe
   Making Believe
   Making Believe is a country music song written by Jimmy Work and best known for its chart-topping version in 1955 by Kitty Wells. The song is consistently on lists of all-time greatest country music songs and has been covered by scores of artists over the past fifty years, including Bob Dylan,...
   
   " (Jimmy Work
   Jimmy Work
   Jimmy Work was an American country musician best known for the country standard "Making Believe".Work was born in Ohio but moved to Dukedom, Tennessee with his family at age two...
   
   ) – 4:12
4. "Born to Lose" – 4:09
5. "Bye Bye Baby" – 3:06
6. "When She Begins" – 5:04
7. "99 to Life" – 4:28
8. "King of Fools" (W.E. Bruce/Ness) – 2:50
9. "Sometimes I Do" – 4:01
10. "This Time Darlin' " – 4:08
11. "Ghost Town Blues" – 4:38 (CD bonus track)
12. "Alone and Forsaken" - 3:12 (Japanese bonus track)
13. "Mainliner 1992" - 2:59 (Japanese bonus track)

Track 11, "Ghost Town Blues", is a CD bonus track and it did not appear on the cassette

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 or vinyl

Gramophone record

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 version of the album.

Personnel

• Mike Ness
  Mike Ness
  Mike Ness is an American guitarist, vocalist, and chief songwriter for the punk rock band Social Distortion, which was formed in 1978. As of Dennis Danell's death in 2000, he is now the only original member of the band...
  
   – vocals, guitars
• Dennis Danell
  Dennis Danell
  Dennis Eric Danell was the founding guitarist for the Southern California punk rock band Social Distortion.Danell formed Social Distortion in 1979 with frontman Mike Ness while attending high school together...
  
   – guitars
• John Maurer
  John Maurer
  John Maurer was the long time bass guitar player for Social Distortion from 1984 to 2004. He was replaced by Rancid's Matt Freeman. He joined Social Distortion after the departure of Brent Liles....
  
   – bass guitar
• Christopher Reece
  Christopher Reece
  Christopher Reece is an American musician. He was the drummer of The Lewd and Social Distortion ....
  
  – drums

Singles

Year	Title	Chart	Chart Positions
1992	"Bad Luck"	Modern Rock Tracks	#2
1992	"Cold Feelings"	Modern Rock Tracks	#11
1992	"When She Begins"	Modern Rock Tracks	#14

External links

• 'Bye Bye Baby' song of the day on thishereboogie.com 20 November 2008