38 Special (album)

38 Special
Studio album by 38 Special
Released	May 1977
Recorded	1977
Genre	Southern rock
Length	40:47
Label	A&M
Producer	Dan Hartman
38 Special chronology
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38 Special is the first album by the southern rock band, 38 Special, released in 1977 on A&M, their first of many for the label. It was remastered and reissued on the Lemon record label in 2003.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Long Time Gone"	Barnes, Carlisi, Lyons, Van Zant	4:02
2.	"Fly Away"	Barnes, Carlisi, Lyons, Van Zant	5:15
3.	"Around and Around"	Berry	3:27
4.	"Play a Simple Song"	Carlisi, Van Zant	3:13
5.	"Gypsy Belle"	Barnes, Carlisi, Van Zant	4:58
6.	"Four Wheels"	Barnes, Carlisi, Van Zant	4:41
7.	"Tell Everybody"	Barnes, Van Zant	4:09
8.	"Just Hang On"	Barnes, Carlisi, Van Zant	5:00
9.	"I Just Wanna Rock & Roll"	Barnes, Van Zant, Carlisi	5:56

Personnel

38 Special

• Donnie Van Zant – lead and background vocals
• Don Barnes – guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
• Jeff Carlisi – dobro, guitar, steel guitar
• Larry Junstrom – bass guitar
• Jack Grondin – drums, percussion
• Steve Brookins – percussion, drums

Additional personnel

• Lani Groves – background vocals
• Carl Hall – background vocals
• Joslyn Brown – background vocals
• Terry Emery – percussion, piano
• Dan Hartman – piano, background vocals
• Kenny Lyons – bass guitar

Production

• Produced by Dan Hartman
• Recorded, engineered and mixed by Dave Still (at "The School House")
• Mastered by Greg Calbi (at Sterling Sound in New York City)

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1977	Pop Albums	148

References

• "38 Special" at discogs