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Rockin' into the Night is the third studio album by the southern rock band 38 Special, released in 1979.
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| Released | 3 October 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||
| Studio | Studio One, Doraville, Georgia | |||
| Genre | Southern rock, rock | |||
| Length | 38:29 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Rodney Mills | |||
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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 edit
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
The Santa Cruz Sentinel noted that parts of the album "slip into a dense, wallowing series of undistinguished rock tunes."[4]
Track listing edit
- "Rockin' into the Night" (Jim Peterik, Gary Smith, Frankie Sullivan) – 3:58
- "Stone Cold Believer" (Don Barnes, Jeff Carlisi, Donnie Van Zant, Larry Junstrom) – 4:11
- "Take Me Through the Night" (Barnes, Van Zant) – 4:10
- "Money Honey" (Jesse Stone) – 3:10
- "The Love That I've Lost" (Barnes) – 4:34
- "You're the Captain" (Carlisi, Van Zant) – 4:24
- "Robin Hood" (Barnes, Carlisi) – 4:40
- "You Got the Deal" (Barnes, Van Zant) – 4:50
- "Turn It On" (Carlisi, Van Zant) – 4:34
Personnel edit
38 Special edit
- 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 edit
- Terry Emery – acoustic piano (2, 5)
- Billy Powell – acoustic piano (3, 4, 6, 9)
- Dale Krantz – backing vocals
Production edit
- 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 edit
Album – Billboard (United States)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Pop Albums | 57 |
Singles – Billboard (United States)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Rockin' into the Night | Hot 100 Singles | 43 |
References edit
- ^ "The Hot 100, The week of 02/02/1980". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ Rockin' into the Night at AllMusic
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 702.
- ^ Beebe, Greg (19 Oct 1979). "Quick Discs". Santa Cruz Sentinel. p. 17.
External links edit
Rockin' into the Night at Discogs (list of releases)