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38 Special - The Very Best Of A&M Years 1977-1988 (2003)

MP3 CBR 320 Kbit/Sec (preset insane) | 197 Mb
A&M/Universal/Interscope B0000250-02

Hard Rock / Southern Rock / Pop-Rock

Initially, .38 Special were one of many Southern rock bands in the vein of the Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd; in fact, the band was led by Donnie Van Zant, the brother of Skynyrd's leader, Ronnie Van Zant. After releasing a couple of albums of straight-ahead Southern boogie, the band revamped its sound to fall halfway between country-fried blues-rock and driving, arena-ready hard rock. The result was a string of hit albums and singles in the early '80s, highlighted by "Caught Up in You," "If I'd Been the One," "Back Where You Belong," and "Like No Other Night." .38 Special's popularity dipped in the late '80s as MTV-sponsored pop and heavy metal cut into their audience. Though the band had its biggest hit in 1989 with the ballad "Second Chance," it proved to be their last gasp they faded away in the early '90s, retiring to the oldies circuit. [AMG]

Tracklist:

01. Rockin' Into The Night (4:01)
02. Hold On Loosely (4:41)
03. Wild-Eyed Southern Boys (4:19)
04. Fantasy Girl (4:06)
05. Caught Up In You (4:40)
06. Chain Lightnin' (5:05)
07. You Keep Runnin' Away (3:58)
08. Rough-Housin' (4:09)
09. Stone Cold Believer (4:14)
10. Twentieth Century Fox (3:45)
11. If I's Been The One (3:55)
12. Back Where You Belong (4:03)
13. Teacher, Teacher (3:14)
14. Somebody Like You (4:10)
15. Like No Other Night (3:57)
16. Back To Paradise (3:41)
17. Second Chance (5:04)
18. Take Me Back (5:16)