Tour de Force (38 Special album)

Tour de Force is the sixth studio album by the southern rock band 38 Special, released in 1983. Three music videos were made for the 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.

Tour de Force
Studio album by
38 Special
ReleasedNovember 1983[1]
Recorded1983, Studio One, Doraville, Georgia
GenreSouthern rock, AOR, hard rock
Length36:42
LabelA&M
ProducerDon Barnes,
Jeff Carlisi,
Rodney Mills
38 Special chronology
Special Forces
(1982)		 Tour de Force
(1983)		 Strength in Numbers
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing
  1. "If I'd Been the One" (Don Barnes, Jeff Carlisi, Larry Steele, Donnie Van Zant) – 3:55
  2. "Back Where You Belong" (Gary O'Connor) – 4:29
  3. "One Time for Old Times" (O'Connor) – 4:32
  4. "See Me in Your Eyes" (Barnes, Carlisi, Steele) – 3:54
  5. "Twentieth Century Fox" (Barnes, Carlisi, Steele, Van Zant) – 3:45
  6. "Long Distance Affair" (Barnes, Steele, Van Zant) – 3:56
  7. "I Oughta Let Go" (Steve Diamond, Troy Seals, Eddie Setser) – 3:59
  8. "One of the Lonely Ones" (Barnes, Steele, Van Zant) – 4:01
  9. "Undercover Lover" (Carlisi, Steele, Van Zant) – 4:11

Personnel

.38 Special

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

Album – Billboard (United States)

Year Chart Position
1983 The Billboard 200 22

Singles – Billboard (United States)

Year Single Chart Position
1983 "If I'd Been the One" Mainstream Rock 1
1983 "If I'd Been the One" The Billboard Hot 100 19
1984 "Back Where You Belong" The Billboard Hot 100 20

Notes
  1. "Tour de Force". iTunes. Apple Inc. January 1984. Archived from the original on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  2. Tour de Force at AllMusic
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