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.
| Tour de Force | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 22, 1983[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
| Studio | Studio One, Doraville, Georgia | |||
| Genre | Southern rock, AOR, hard rock | |||
| Length | 36:42 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Don Barnes, Jeff Carlisi, Rodney Mills | |||
| 38 Special chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Track listing
edit- "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
edit.38 Special
edit- 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
edit- Steve McRay – keyboards
- Jimmy Markham – harmonica
- Carol Bristow – backing vocals
- Lu Moss – backing vocals
Production
edit- 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
editAlbum – 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
edit- ^ "Tour de Force". iTunes. Apple Inc. January 1984. Archived from the original on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ^ Tour de Force at AllMusic
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - March 24, 1984" (PDF).
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