Tour de Force is the sixth studio album by the southern rock band 38 Special, released in 1983. Music videos were made for the three 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.
Contents
Track listing
"If I'd Been the One" (Don Barnes, Jeff Carlisi, Larry Steele, Donnie Van Zant) – 3:55
"Back Where You Belong" (Gary O'Connor) – 4:29
"One Time for Old Times" (O'Connor) – 4:32
"See Me in Your Eyes" (Barnes, Carlisi, Steele) – 3:54
"Twentieth Century Fox" (Barnes, Carlisi, Steele, Van Zant) – 3:45
"Long Distance Affair" (Barnes, Steele, Van Zant) – 3:56
"I Oughta Let Go" (Steve Diamond, Troy Seals, Eddie Setser) – 3:59
"One of the Lonely Ones" (Barnes, Steele, Van Zant) – 4:01
"Undercover Lover" (Carlisi, Steele, Van Zant) – 4:11
Personnel
.38 Special
Don Barnes – guitars, lead vocals (1, 2, 4–6, 8), backing vocals
Donnie Van Zant – lead vocals (3, 5, 7, 9), backing vocals
Jeff Carlisi – guitars, steel guitar
Larry Junstrom – bass
Steve Brookins – drums
Jack Grondin – drums
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