38 Special (album)

38 Special
Studio album by 38 Special
Released	May 1977[1]
Recorded	1977
Genre	Southern rock, boogie rock, blues rock
Length	40:52
Label	A&M
Producer	Dan Hartman
38 Special chronology
38 Special (1977) Special Delivery (1978)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	D+[3]

38 Special is the debut studio album by American rock band 38 Special, released in 1977 by A&M Records. It was remastered and reissued on the Lemon record label in 2003. Two singles, "Long Time Gone" (A&M 1946-S) and "Tell Everybody" (A&M 1964-S), were released, but neither charted on the Billboard Hot 100.

"Around and Around" is a cover of a 1958 song by Chuck Berry.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Don Barnes, Jeff Carlisi, and Donnie Van Zant; except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Long Time Gone"	Barnes, Carlisi, Ken Lyons, Van Zant	4:02
2.	"Fly Away"	Barnes, Carlisi, Lyons, Van Zant	5:15
3.	"Around and Around"	Chuck Berry	3:27
4.	"Play a Simple Song"	Carlisi, Van Zant	3:24
5.	"Gypsy Belle"		4:58
6.	"Four Wheels"		4:41
7.	"Tell Everybody"	Barnes, Van Zant	4:09
8.	"Just Hang On"		5:00
9.	"I Just Wanna Rock & Roll"		5:56

Personnel

38 Special

• Donnie Van Zant – lead vocals
• Don Barnes – guitars, backing vocals
• Jeff Carlisi – guitars, pedal steel guitar, dobro
• Ken Lyons – bass
• Steve Brookins – drums, percussion
• Jack Grondin – drums

Additional personnel

• Terry Emery – acoustic piano
• Dan Hartman – acoustic piano (2)
• Larry Junstrom – bass (2)
• Jocelyn Brown – backing vocals (2, 7, 8)
• Lani Groves – backing vocals (2, 7, 8)
• Carl Hall – backing vocals (2, 7, 8)

Production

• Dan Hartman – producer
• Dave Still – engineer and mixing at The Schoolhouse (Westport, Connecticut)
• Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York)
• Roland Young – art direction
• Junie Osaki – album design
• Stan Evenson – logo design
• Larry Dupont – hand tinting
• Neil Selkirk – photography

Charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[4]	148

References

1. "38 Special - 38 Special". Super Seventies. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
2. ".38 Special .38 Special". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
3. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: T". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 16, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
4. "38 Special Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 11, 2024.

External links

• "38 Special" at discogs