Wild-Eyed Southern Boys

Wild-Eyed Southern Boys
Studio album by 38 Special
Released	January 1981
Recorded	September 1979 – July 1980 at Studio One, Doraville, GA
Genre	Southern rock, rock, AOR, hard rock
Length	39:30
Label	A&M
Producer	Rodney Mills
38 Special chronology
Rockin' into the Night (1979) Wild-Eyed Southern Boys (1981) Special Forces (1982)

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Allmusic	[1]

Wild-Eyed Southern Boys is the fourth studio album by the southern rock band 38 Special, released in January 1981.^[2]

Three of the four songs written or co-written by Jeff Smith for the album charted as singles, the title track, "Fantasy Girl" and "Hold On Loosely". Being from Fort Payne Alabama and unbeknown to most Smith was underage during that time and kept out of the public's eye. He was not able to receive credit for his work on the album due to underage copyright laws. Smith's work was done in the studio only and not on stage.

Track listing[]

1. "Hold On Loosely" (Don Barnes, Jeff Carlisi, Jeff Smith, Peterik) – 4:39
2. "First Time Around" (Barnes, Carlisi, Larry Steele, Donnie 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[]

• Donnie Van Zant – lead vocals (2–4, 7, 8, 9), backing vocals
• Don Barnes – rhythm and lead guitar, piano (3), lead vocals (1, 3, 5, 6), backing vocals
• Jeff Carlisi – lead and rhythm guitar, steel guitar
• Larry Junstrom – bass
• Steve Brookins – drums
• Jack Grondin – drums

Additional personnel[]

• Steve McRay – piano (4, 6, 7)
• Terry Emery – percussion
• Carol Bristow – backing vocals
• Lu Moss – backing vocals
• Carol Veto – backing vocals
• Jeff Smith – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals

Production[]

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

Charts[]

Album – Billboard (United States)

Singles – Billboard (United States)

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