Tour de Force (38 Special album)

Tour de Force is the sixth studio album by the southern rock band 38 Special, released in 1983. Two music videos were made for the tracks "Back Where You Belong" and "One Time for Old Times", in which both featured 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
Released	November 1983[1]
Recorded	1983, Studio One, Doraville, Georgia
Genre	Southern rock, rock, AOR, hard rock
Length	36:42
Label	A&M
Producer	Don Barnes, Jeff Carlisi, Rodney Mills
38 Special chronology
Special Forces (1982) Tour de Force (1983) Strength in Numbers (1986)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

• Don Barnes – lead vocals on tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, guitar
• Carol Bristow – background vocals
• Steve Brookins – drums
• Jeff Carlisi – guitar, steel guitar
• Jack Grondin – drums
• Larry Junstrom – bass guitar
• Jimmy Markham – harmonica
• Lu Moss – background vocals
• Donnie Van Zant – lead vocals on tracks 3, 5, 7, 9

Production

• Producers: Don Barnes, Jeff Carlisi, Rodney Mills
• Engineers: Rodney Mills, Ric Saunders
• Mastering: Bob Ludwig
• Director: Mark Spector
• Stage manager: Larry Steele
• Art direction: Chuck Beeson, Norman Moore
• Photography: Harrison Funk, Steve Prezant

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. Archived from the original on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
2. Tour de Force at AllMusic