staples and radio hits such as "Neon Sky", "I've Been Working" and the original studio version of the epic live ballad "Turn the Page", this album has never been reissued and is extremely rare to find on any format, even as a bootleg. However, the Allman Brothers cover "Midnight Rider" which appears on the album was later released on Seger's compilation record Early Seger Vol. 1 in 2009. The song was remixed and remastered from the original vinyl LP version, and it was shortened by fading out at the end. The original version did not fade out but instead broke down to where Seger "scat sang" before the final beat. In 2005, shortly after the reissue of Smokin O.P.'s, there were rumors of the album to be reissued onto a CD. Seger denied these rumors saying that he did not like the vocals on the album and probably will not release it for quite some time. This marks the album as an extremely rare and unheard of Seger gem much like 1969's Noah and 1971's acoustic solo album Brand New Morning which Seger has also often stated that he may never reissue. This album has turned out to have inspired several bands: Steve Miller Band's Rock'n Me has a similar melody as "Rosalie", Crowded House's version of "Silent House" is similar to "So I Wrote You A Song", and "I've Got Time" led to "More Than A Feeling" by Boston. Track listing Back in '72 has never been rereleased on vinyl or CD. Personnel Bob Seger – guitar, vocals Jack Ashford – maracas, marimba, tambourine Barry Beckett – organ, piano, electric piano, RMI electronic piano Philip Bliss – steel guitar (A2) Eddie "Bongo" Brown – conga J. J. Cale – lead guitar (A1) Pete Carr – guitar Tom Cartmell – flute, saxophone Roger Hawkins – drums David Hood – bass guitar Jimmy Johnson – guitar Marcy Levy – background vocals (A2) Bill Mueller – guitar (A4) Jamie Oldaker – drums (A2, A4, B1) Sergio Pastora – conga, tambourine, timbales Scherrie Brown – background vocals (A2) Dick Sims – organ, piano, clavinet, pedal bass (A2, A4, B1) Luke Smith – background vocals (A1) Production Engineers: Jim Bruzzese, John LeMay, Jerry Masters, Greg Miller Mixing: Punch Andrews, Jim Bruzzese, Bob Seger Design: Bob Seger, Thomas Weschler, Christopher Wharf Photography: Thomas Weschler Charts Album – Billboard (United States) References 1973 albums Albums produced