Tour de Force (38 Special album) explained
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 |
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| 1983 | The Billboard 200 | 22 |
| 1984 | The RPM Top 100 [2] | 53 |
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Singles – Billboard (United States)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 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 |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Tour de Force. iTunes. January 1984 . Apple Inc.. 21 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150921201046/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/tour-de-force/id353500. 21 September 2015.
- Web site: RPM Top 100 Albums - March 24, 1984.
