| Face the Promise | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Bob Seger |
| Cover: | Bob Seger - Face the Promise.jpg |
| Released: | September 12, 2006 |
| Recorded: | 2000–2006 |
| Studio: | Ocean Way, Nashville |
| Genre: | Country rock |
| Length: | 43:05 |
| Label: | Capitol |
| Producer: | Bob Seger ("Real Mean Bottle" co-produced with Kid Rock) |
| Prev Title: | Greatest Hits 2 |
| Prev Year: | 2003 |
| Next Title: | Early Seger Vol. 1 |
| Next Year: | 2009 |
Face the Promise is the sixteenth studio album by the American rock musician Bob Seger. The album was originally planned to be released in 2004, was delayed to 2005, and was officially released on September 12, 2006. It is his first new studio album since It's a Mystery in 1995 and is Seger's first studio album not to be credited to "Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band" since Beautiful Loser in 1975. It took Seger six years to finish Face the Promise.[1] The first single, "Wait For Me", was premiered in July 2006.
The album was certified platinum in the United States.
Produced by Bob Seger, except "Real Mean Bottle" produced by Bob Seger and Kid Rock
Recorded by David N. Cole
Mixed by David N. Cole and Bob Seger
Recorded at Ocean Way Studios in Nashville except "Won't Stop" and "The Long Goodbye" recorded at Home Studios, Michigan
| Country | Certification | Sales/shipments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Gold[2] | 50,000 | |
| United States | Platinum | 1,000,000 |
| Chart (2006) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[3] | 142 | |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[4] | 21 | |
| Chart (2007) | Position | |
| US Billboard 200[5] | 163 |
| Year | Single | Peak positions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US AC | ||||||||
| 2006 | "Wait for Me" | 52 | 16 | ||||||
| "Wreck This Heart" | — | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||