Special Forces (album)

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Special forces
Studio album by 38 Special

Publication
(s)

1982

Label (s) AT THE

Format (s)

CD

Genre (s)

Southern rock

Title (number)

9

running time

39 min, 57 sec

production

Don Barnes , Jeff Carlisi , Rodney Mills

chronology
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Special Forces (US # 10) is the fifth studio album by the southern rock band 38 Special and was released in June 1982. Four hit singles were released from the album: Caught Up in You (US # 1), You Keep Runnin 'Away (US # 7), Chain Lightnin' (US # 9) and Back on the Track (US # 56).

Song list

  • 1. Caught Up in You ( Don Barnes , Jeff Carlisi , Jim Peterik ) - 4:37
  • 2. Back Door Stranger (Carlisi, 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, Jim Barnes , Carlisi, Van Zant) - 4:07
  • 9. Firestarter (Barnes, Steele, Van Zant) - 5:01

occupation

reception

Mike DeGagne from allmusic awards four and a half stars out of five and says: "Special Forces contains .38 Special's best song in" Caught Up in You, "a hook-filled, smoothly sung radio rock gem that gets its energy from the grace and power of its chorus. ”(Special Forces contains“ Caught Up in You ”, the best song from .38 Special, a softly sung radio rock jewel filled with melody phrases that draws its energy from the grace and power of the chorus).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Mike DeGagne: Special Forces. In: allmusic.com. Retrieved September 13, 2011 .

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