Wild-Eyed Southern Boys

Wild-Eyed Southern Boys is the fourth studio album by southern rock band 38 Special, released in 1981.

Track listing

1. "Hold On Loosely" (Barnes, Carlisi, Jim Peterik) – 4:39
2. "First Time Around" (Barnes, Carlisi, Steele, Van Zant) – 3:59
3. "Wild-Eyed Southern Boys" (Peterik) – 4:18
4. "Back Alley Sally" (Carlisi, Van Zant) – 3:11
5. "Fantasy Girl" (Carlisi, Peterik) – 4:06
6. "Hittin' and Runnin'" (Barnes, Peterik) – 4:55
7. "Honky Tonk Dancer" (Barnes, Steele, Van Zant) – 4:59
8. "Throw Out the Line" (Barnes, Carlisi, Van Zant) – 3:45
9. "Bring It On" (Carlisi, Steele, Van Zant) – 5:38

Personnel

• Don Barnes - guitar, piano, vocals, background vocals
• Steve Brookins - drums
• Jeff Carlisi - guitar, steel guitar
• Jack Grondin - drums
• Larry Junstrom - bass
• Donnie Van Zant - vocals, guitar

with guests:

• Carol Bristow - vocals
• Carol Veto - background vocals
• Steve McRay - piano
• Lu Moss - vocals
• Terry Emery - percussion

Production

• Producer: Rodney Mills
• Engineers: Rodney Mills, Greg Quesnel
• Cover art painting: Larry Gerber

Trivia

• "Hold On Loosely" is a playable track in the PlayStation 2 video game Rocks the 80s.

• "Hold On Loosely" was also used in the movies Joe Dirt, Without a Paddle and "Bickford Shmecklers cool ideas".

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)






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