Rockin' into the Night explained

Rockin' into the Night
Type:	Album
Artist:	38 Special
Cover:	38_Special_-_Rockin'_Into_the_Night.jpg
Released:	3 October 1979
Recorded:	1979
Studio:	Studio One, Doraville, Georgia
Genre:	Southern rock, rock
Length:	38:29
Label:	A&M
Producer:	Rodney Mills
Prev Title:	Special Delivery
Prev Year:	1978
Next Title:	Wild-Eyed Southern Boys
Next Year:	1981

Rockin' into the Night is the third studio album by the southern rock band 38 Special, released in 1979.

The title track, written by three members of Survivor, became the band's first big hit (peaking at #43 during a nine-week run on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart),^[1] and marked the first of many songs Jim Peterik would write for and with the band.

"Money Honey" is a cover of a 1953 song by Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters.

Critical reception

The Santa Cruz Sentinel noted that parts of the album "slip into a dense, wallowing series of undistinguished rock tunes."^[2]

Track listing

1. "Rockin' into the Night" (Jim Peterik, Gary Smith, Frankie Sullivan) – 3:58
2. "Stone Cold Believer" (Don Barnes, Jeff Carlisi, Donnie Van Zant, Larry Junstrom) – 4:11
3. "Take Me Through the Night" (Barnes, Van Zant) – 4:10
4. "Money Honey" (Jesse Stone) – 3:10
5. "The Love That I've Lost" (Barnes) – 4:34
6. "You're the Captain" (Carlisi, Van Zant) – 4:24
7. "Robin Hood" (Barnes, Carlisi) – 4:40
8. "You Got the Deal" (Barnes, Van Zant) – 4:50
9. "Turn It On" (Carlisi, Van Zant) – 4:34

Personnel

38 Special

• Donnie Van Zant – lead vocals (2, 3, 4, 6, 9), backing vocals
• Don Barnes – acoustic guitars, electric guitars, lead vocals (1, 5, 8), backing vocals
• Jeff Carlisi – electric guitars, slide guitar
• Larry Junstrom – bass
• Steve Brookins – drums, percussion
• Jack Grondin – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• Terry Emery – acoustic piano (2, 5)
• Billy Powell – acoustic piano (3, 4, 6, 9)
• Dale Krantz – backing vocals

Production

• Rodney Mills – producer, engineer
• Greg "Fern" Quesnel – assistant engineer
• Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York City, New York)
• Roland Young – art direction
• Chuck Beeson – cover design concept, album design, photography
• Michael John Bowen – cover design concept
• Jeff Carlisi – cover design concept
• Mark Hanauer – photography

Charts

Album – Billboard (United States)

Singles – Billboard (United States)

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Hot 100, The week of 02/02/1980. Billboard.com. Billboard. 11 August 2016.
2. News: Beebe . Greg . Quick Discs . Santa Cruz Sentinel . 19 Oct 1979 . 17.