Wild-Eyed Southern Boys
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Studio album by 38 Special | ||||
Released | February 1981[1] | |||
Recorded | September 1979–July 1980 at Studio One, Doraville, GA | |||
Genre | Southern rock, rock | |||
Length | 39:30 | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Producer | Rodney Mills | |||
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Wild-Eyed Southern Boys is the fourth studio album by the southern rock band 38 Special, released in 1981.
Track listing
- "Hold On Loosely" (Don Barnes, Jeff Carlisi, Jim Peterik) – 4:39
- "First Time Around" (Barnes, Carlisi, Steele, Donnie Van Zant) – 3:59
- "Wild-Eyed Southern Boys" (Peterik) – 4:18
- "Back Alley Sally" (Carlisi, Van Zant) – 3:11
- "Fantasy Girl" (Carlisi, Peterik) – 4:06
- "Hittin' and Runnin'" (Barnes, Peterik) – 4:55
- "Honky Tonk Dancer" (Barnes, Steele, Van Zant) – 4:59
- "Throw Out the Line" (Barnes, Carlisi, Van Zant) – 3:45
- "Bring It On" (Carlisi, Steele, Van Zant) – 5:38
"Hold On Loosely" is a playable track in the PlayStation 2 video game Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s and a downloadable track for the Rock Band series. It was also used in the movies Joe Dirt, Without a Paddle and Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas.
Personnel
- Don Barnes – guitar, piano, vocals, background vocals
- Steve Brookins – drums
- Jeff Carlisi – guitar, steel guitar
- Jack Grondin – drums
- Larry Junstrom – bass guitar
- Donnie Van Zant – vocals
- Carol Bristow – vocals
- Lu Moss – vocals
- Guests
- Carol Veto – background vocals
- Steve McRay – piano
- Terry Emery – percussion
Production
- Producer: Rodney Mills
- Engineers: Rodney Mills, Greg Quesnel
- Cover art painting: Larry Gerber
Charts
Album – Billboard (North America)
Year | Chart | Position |
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1981 | Pop Albums | 18 |
Singles – Billboard (North America)
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1981 | "Fantasy Girl" | Mainstream Rock | 30 |
1981 | "Fantasy Girl" | Pop Singles | 52 |
1981 | "Hold On Loosely" | Mainstream Rock | 3 |
1981 | "Hold On Loosely" | Pop Singles | 27 |
1981 | "Wild-Eyed Southern Boys" | Mainstream Rock | 35 |
References
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- ↑ Wild-Eyed Southern Boys at AllMusic