Rockin' into the Night

Rockin' into the Night is the third studio album by the southern rock band 38 Special, released in 1979.

Rockin' into the Night
Studio album by
38 Special
Released3 October 1979
Recorded1979
StudioStudio One, Doraville, Georgia
GenreSouthern rock, hard rock, AOR
Length38:29
LabelA&M
ProducerRodney Mills
38 Special chronology
Special Delivery
(1978)		 Rockin' into the Night
(1979)		 Wild-Eyed Southern Boys
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

With this album, 38 Special incorporated some arena rock elements into its sound.

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),[2] 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.

Track listing
  1. "Rockin' into the Night" (Jim Peterik, Gary Smith, Frankie Sullivan) – 3:58
  2. "Stone Cold Believer" (Don Barnes, Jeff Carlisi, Donnie Van Zant, Larry Junstrom) – 4:11
  3. "Take Me Through the Night" (Barnes, Van Zant) – 4:10
  4. "Money Honey" (Jesse Stone) – 3:10
  5. "The Love That I've Lost" (Barnes) – 4:34
  6. "You're the Captain" (Carlisi, Van Zant) – 4:24
  7. "Robin Hood" (Barnes, Carlisi) – 4:40
  8. "You Got the Deal" (Barnes, Van Zant) – 4:50
  9. "Turn It On" (Carlisi, Van Zant) – 4:34

Personnel

38 Special
  • 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

Production
  • 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

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
  1. Rockin' into the Night at AllMusic
  2. "The Hot 100, The week of 02/02/1980". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 11 August 2016.

Rockin' into the Night at Discogs (list of releases)

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