Rockin' into the Night

Rockin' into the Night
Rockin' into the Night
Studio album by 38 Special
Released	3 October 1979
Recorded	1979
Studio	Studio One, Doraville, Georgia
Genre	Southern rock, rock
Length	38:29
Label	A&M
Producer	Rodney Mills
38 Special chronology

Rockin' into the Night is the third studio album by the Southern rock band 38 Special, released in 1979.

The title track, written by three members of Survivor, became the band's first big hit (peaking at #43 during a nine-week run on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart),^[1] and marked the first of many songs Jim Peterik would write for and with the band.

"Money Honey" is a cover of a 1953 song by Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[3]

The Santa Cruz Sentinel noted that parts of the album "slip into a dense, wallowing series of undistinguished rock tunes."^[4]

Track listing

"Rockin' into the Night" (Jim Peterik, Gary Smith, Frankie Sullivan) – 3:58
"Stone Cold Believer" (Don Barnes, Jeff Carlisi, Donnie Van Zant, Larry Junstrom) – 4:11
"Take Me Through the Night" (Barnes, Van Zant) – 4:10
"Money Honey" (Jesse Stone) – 3:10
"The Love That I've Lost" (Barnes) – 4:34
"You're the Captain" (Carlisi, Van Zant) – 4:24
"Robin Hood" (Barnes, Carlisi) – 4:40
"You Got the Deal" (Barnes, Van Zant) – 4:50
"Turn It On" (Carlisi, Van Zant) – 4:34

Personnel

38 Special

Donnie Van Zant – lead vocals (2, 3, 4, 6, 9), backing vocals
Don Barnes – acoustic guitars, electric guitars, lead vocals (1, 5, 8), backing vocals
Jeff Carlisi – electric guitars, slide guitar
Larry Junstrom – bass
Steve Brookins – drums, percussion
Jack Grondin – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

Terry Emery – acoustic piano (2, 5)
Billy Powell – acoustic piano (3, 4, 6, 9)
Dale Krantz – backing vocals

Production

Rodney Mills – producer, engineer
Greg "Fern" Quesnel – assistant engineer
Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York City, New York)
Roland Young – art direction
Chuck Beeson – cover design concept, album design, photography
Michael John Bowen – cover design concept
Jeff Carlisi – cover design concept
Mark Hanauer – photography

Charts

Album – Billboard (United States)

Year	Chart	Position
1980	Pop Albums	57

Singles – Billboard (United States)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1980	Rockin' into the Night	Hot 100 Singles	43

References

^ "The Hot 100, The week of 02/02/1980". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
^ Rockin' into the Night at AllMusic
^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 702.
^ Beebe, Greg (19 Oct 1979). "Quick Discs". Santa Cruz Sentinel. p. 17.

External links

Rockin' into the Night at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] "The Hot 100, The week of 02/02/1980". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 11 August 2016.

[2] Rockin' into the Night at AllMusic

[RS-3] The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 702.

[4] Beebe, Greg (19 Oct 1979). "Quick Discs". Santa Cruz Sentinel. p. 17.

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