Tour de Force is the sixth studio album by the southern rock band 38 Special, released in 1983. Music videos were made for the three 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, 4–6, 8), backing vocals Donnie Van Zant – lead vocals (3, 5, 7, 9), backing vocals Jeff Carlisi – guitars, steel guitar Larry Junstrom – bass Steve Brookins – drums Jack Grondin – drums
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 Chart (1983–84) Peakposition
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