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Special Forces (38 Special album)

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Released
  
May 4, 1982

Length
  
39:57

Artist
  
38 Special

Label
  
A&M Records

Recorded
  
1981

Special Forces (1982)
  
Tour de Force (1984)

Release date
  
4 May 1982

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Genres
  
Southern rock, Hard rock, Album-oriented rock

Producers
  
Don Barnes, Jeff Carlisi, Rodney Mills

Similar
  
38 Special albums, Hard rock albums

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Special Forces is the fifth studio album by southern rock band 38 Special, released in 1982. The band embarked on the Special Forces Tour to support the album.

Contents

Three of the four charted singles from the album were co-written with Survivor's Jim Peterik, including "Caught Up In You", the band's first Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hit.

Track listing

  1. "Caught Up in You" (Don Barnes, Jeff Carlisi, Jim Peterik) - 4:37
  2. "Back Door Stranger" (Carlisi, Larry Steele, Donnie Van Zant) - 4:38
  3. "Back on the Track" (Carlisi, Steele, Van Zant) - 4:45
  4. "Chain Lightnin'" (Barnes, Peterik, Van Zant) - 5:01
  5. "Rough-Housin'" (Barnes, Steele, Van Zant) - 4:08
  6. "You Keep Runnin' Away" (Barnes, Carlisi, Peterik) - 3:56
  7. "Breakin' Loose" (Carlisi, Jack Grondin, Steele, Van Zant) - 3:32
  8. "Take 'Em Out" (Barnes, Carlisi, Steele, Van Zant) - 4:07
  9. "Firestarter" (Barnes, Steele, Van Zant) - 5:01

Personnel

  • Don Barnes - guitar, vocals, backing vocals
  • Jimmy Barnes - harmonica, harp
  • Carol Bristow - vocals, backing vocals
  • Steve Brookins - drums
  • Jeff Carlisi - guitar, steel guitar
  • Terry Emery - percussion, piano
  • Jack Grondin - drums
  • Larry Junstrom - bass guitar
  • Steve McRay - keyboards
  • Lu Moss - vocals, backing vocals
  • Donnie Van Zant - vocals

    • Production

  • Producers: Don Barnes, Jeff Carlisi, Rodney Mills
  • Engineers: Rodney Mills, Greg Quesnel
  • Art direction: Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff
  • Design: Philip Gips
  • Cover art concept: Philip Gips
  • Cover art painting: Larry Gerber
  • Mastering: Bob Ludwig

    • Charts

    Album - Billboard (North America)

    Singles - Billboard (North America)

    Songs

    1Caught Up in You4:37
    2Back Door Stranger4:41
    3Back On the Track4:45

    References

    Special Forces (38 Special album) Wikipedia
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