Old Time Rock and Roll and Norway (No. 4). Old Time Rock and Roll "Old Time Rock and Roll" is a song written by George Jackson and Thomas E. Jones III, and recorded by Bob Seger for his 1978 album "Stranger in Town." It was also released as a single in 1979. It is a sentimentalized look back at the music of the original rock 'n' roll era. The song gained renewed popularity after being featured in the 1983 film "Risky Business". It has since become a standard in popular music and was ranked number two on the Amusement & Music Operators Association's survey of
Bob Seger 1984, Seger wrote and recorded the power rock ballad "Understanding" for the film soundtrack "Teachers". The song was another Top 20 hit for Seger in late 1984. In 1986, he wrote and recorded "Living Inside My Heart" for the film soundtrack of "About Last Night...". Seger was no longer as prolific, and several years elapsed before his next studio album, "Like a Rock," emerged in the spring of 1986. The fast-paced "American Storm" was another Top-20 single aided by a popular music video featuring actress Lesley Ann Warren, and "Like a Rock" followed, reaching #12 on Billboard's Hot 100. Later,