Face the Promise

Face the Promise
Studio album by
Bob Seger
ReleasedSeptember 12, 2006
Recorded2000–2006
StudiosOcean Way, Nashville
GenreCountry rock
Length43:05
LabelCapitol
ProducerBob Seger ("Real Mean Bottle" co-produced with Kid Rock)
Bob Seger chronology
Greatest Hits 2
(2003)		 Face the Promise
(2006)		 Early Seger Vol. 1
(2009)
Singles from Face the Promise
  1. "Wait for Me"
    Released: July 2006
  2. "Little Jane"
    Released: July 23, 2026
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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. The first single, "Wait For Me", was premiered in July 2006.

The album was certified platinum in the United States.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bob Seger except "Real Mean Bottle", written by Vince Gill.

No.TitleLength
1."Wreck This Heart"3:53
2."Wait for Me"3:42
3."Face the Promise"3:18
4."No Matter Who You Are"3:40
5."Are You"3:35
6."Simplicity"3:59
7."No More"2:58
8."Real Mean Bottle" (feat. Kid Rock)3:05
9."Won't Stop"3:19
10."Between"4:48
11."The Answer's in the Question" (feat. Patty Loveless)3:41
12."The Long Goodbye"3:07
2026 Expanded edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Time" 
14."Little Jane"4:52
15."Red Eye to Memphis" (previously released as an iTunes exclusive bonus track) 
16."Let Me Try" 

Expanded edition

To celebrate the album's 20th anniversary, a remastered version of the album (remastered by Robert Vosgien) featuring new artwork and a 12-page book, will be released on September 18, 2026 on vinyl for the first time. Face the Promise: Expanded Edition will feature three unreleased songs: "Little Jane", "Let Me Try" and "Time" along with the previously exclusive to iTunes bonus track, "Red Eye to Memphis". "Little Jane" was released on July 23, 2026 to promote the release.

Personnel

Strings
Production

Charts

Singles

Year Single Peak positions
US Country US AC
2006 "Wait for Me" 52 16
"Wreck This Heart" — —
"—" denotes a single that did not chart.

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada Gold 50,000
United States Platinum 1,000,000

References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Face the Promise at AllMusic. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  2. ↑ Endelman, Michael (September 8, 2006). "Face the Promise Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
  3. ↑ Sterdan, Darryl (September 15, 2006). "Face the Promise: Seger Keeps It Simple". Winnipeg Sun. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Seger Prepping First New Album In 11 Years", Billboard, June 9, 2006
  5. ↑ "BOB SEGER EXPANDS PLATINUM-SELLING COMEBACK ALBUM WITH FOUR NEW SONGS". ultimateclassicrock.com. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Bob Seger Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Bob Seger Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Bob Seger Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  12. ↑ CRIA Gold & Platinum certifications for October 2006 Archived April 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 25, 2007.