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1983 studio album by 38 Special
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Allmusic
[2]
Tour de Force is the sixth studio
album by the
southern rock band
38 Special , released in
1983 . Three
music videos were made for the tracks "If I'd Been the One", "Back Where You Belong", and "One Time for Old Times", with the latter two featuring the band portraying detectives who are, humorously, trying to find a missing woman in a light-hearted homage to the TV drama
Hill Street Blues .
Track listing
"If I'd Been the One" (
Don Barnes , Jeff Carlisi, Larry Steele,
Donnie Van Zant ) – 3:55
"Back Where You Belong" (
Gary O'Connor ) – 4:29
"One Time for Old Times" (O'Connor) – 4:32
"See Me in Your Eyes" (Barnes, Carlisi, Steele) – 3:54
"Twentieth Century Fox" (Barnes, Carlisi, Steele, Van Zant) – 3:45
"Long Distance Affair" (Barnes, Steele, Van Zant) – 3:56
"I Oughta Let Go" (Steve Diamond,
Troy Seals , Eddie Setser) – 3:59
"One of the Lonely Ones" (Barnes, Steele, Van Zant) – 4:01
"Undercover Lover" (Carlisi, Steele, Van Zant) – 4:11
Personnel
.38 Special
Don Barnes – guitars, lead vocals (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8), backing vocals
Jeff Carlisi – guitars,
steel guitar
Larry Junstrom – bass
Steve Brookins – drums
Jack Grondin – drums
Donnie Van Zant – lead vocals (3, 5, 7, 9), backing vocals
Additional musicians
Steve McRay – keyboards
Jimmy Markham –
harmonica
Carol Bristow – backing vocals
Lu Moss – backing vocals
Production
Don Barnes – co- producer
Jeff Carlisi – co-producer
Rodney Mills – producer, engineer
Ric Saunders – engineer
Bob Ludwig – mastering
A&M Mastering Studios (Hollywood, California) – mastering location
Mark Spector – management, direction
Larry Steele – stage manager
Chuck Beeson – art direction, design
Norman Moore – art direction, design
Harrison Funk – inner sleeve photography
Steve Prezant – front cover photography
Charts
Album –
Billboard (United States)
RPM Magazine (Canada)
Year
Chart
Position
1983
The Billboard 200
22
1984
The RPM Top 100
[3]
53
Singles – Billboard (United States)
Year
Single
Chart
Position
1983
"If I'd Been the One"
Mainstream Rock
1
1983
"If I'd Been the One"
The Billboard Hot 100
19
1984
"Back Where You Belong"
The Billboard Hot 100
20
Notes
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