Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell

Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell
Studio album by
Social Distortion
ReleasedFebruary 11, 1992
RecordedJune–October 1991 at El Dorado Studios in Hollywood, California
Genre
Length44:33
LabelEpic
ProducerDave Jerden
Social Distortion chronology
Social Distortion
(1990) 		Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell
(1992) 		Mainliner: Wreckage From the Past
(1995)

Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell is the fourth studio album by the American punk rock band Social Distortion, released on February 11, 1992. Following up on the surprise success of their breakthrough singles "Ball and Chain" and "Story of My Life", Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell became a popular album and received positive reviews from music critics. It also spawned their highest-charting single "Bad Luck", which peaked at number 2 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.

Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell was one of the best-selling albums of Social Distortion's recording career, achieving gold sales certification in the United States by 2000,[4] and by 1996, the album had sold 296,000 copies.[5] It peaked at number 76 on the US Billboard 200 and topped the Heatseekers chart, and was also Social Distortion's last to feature drummer Christopher Reece, who left the band in 1994.

The cover art features frontman Mike Ness mid-jump, while playing one of his Gibson Les Pauls. The cover is reminiscent and possibly an homage to Joan Jett jumping with her Gibson MelodyMaker over a canary yellow background on her third album, Album.

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  3. ^ Cole, Matthew (17 January 2011). "Review: Social Distortion, Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  4. ^ "RIAA Gold & Platinum Database". Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  5. ^ "Will the Flash of 'White Light' Burn Steadily?". articles.latimes.com. 1996-10-02. Retrieved 2013-02-14.