Rock & Roll Strategy

Rock & Roll Strategy is the eighth studio album by the southern rock band 38 Special, released in 1988, and their final album for long-time label A&M Records. It was the first album to feature the new vocalist and keyboard player Max Carl. This album contained their last Top 10 hit, "Second Chance", which peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

Rock & Roll Strategy
Studio album by
38 Special
ReleasedSeptember 1988
Recorded1987-1988
GenreAOR, Southern rock, Hard rock
Length50:58
LabelA&M
ProducerRodney Mills
38 Special chronology
Flashback: The Best of 38 Special
(1987)		 Rock & Roll Strategy
(1988)		 Bone Against Steel
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing
  1. "Rock & Roll Strategy" (Max Carl, Donnie Van Zant) – 4:34
  2. "What's It to Ya?" (Robert White Johnson, Michael Lunn, Van Zant) – 4:30
  3. "Little Sheba" (Carl) – 4:54
  4. "Comin' Down Tonight" (Carl, Jeff Carlisi, Johnson, Van Zant) – 4:26
  5. "Midnight Magic" (Mark Baker, Carlisi, Cal Curtis, Johnson, Van Zant) – 4:21
  6. "Second Chance" (Carl, Carlisi, Curtis) – 5:04
  7. "Hot 'Lanta" (Carl) – 5:42
  8. "Never Be Lonely" (Carl, Danny Chauncey) – 4:39
  9. "Chattahoochee" (Johnson, Lunn, Van Zant) – 4:11
  10. "Innocent Eyes" (Carl, Carlisi, Chauncey) – 4:17
  11. "Love Strikes" (Carlisi, Johnson, Van Zant) – 4:31

Personnel

.38 Special

Additional Musicians

Production
  • Rodney Mills – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Edd Miller – engineer, mixing
  • Thom "TK" Kidd – mix assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Mark Rogers – production coordination
  • Norman Moore – art direction, design
  • Chris Cuffaro – photography

Studios

  • Recorded at Soundscape Studios (Atlanta, Georgia).
  • Mixed at Cheshire Recording Studios (Atlanta, Georgia).
  • Mastered at Masterdisk (New York City, New York).

Charts

Album – Billboard (United States)

Year Chart Position
1988 The Billboard 200 61

Singles – Billboard (United States)

Year Single Chart Position
1988 "Little Sheba" Mainstream Rock Tracks 15
1988 "Rock & Roll Strategy" Mainstream Rock Tracks 5
1988 "Rock & Roll Strategy" The Billboard Hot 100 67
1989 "Comin' Down Tonight" The Billboard Hot 100 67
1989 "Second Chance" Adult Contemporary 1
1989 "Second Chance" Mainstream Rock Tracks 2
1989 "Second Chance" The Billboard Hot 100 6

Notes
  1. Rock & Roll Strategy at AllMusic
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.