Rock & Roll Strategy | ||||
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Released | September 1988 | |||
Recorded | 1987–1988 | |||
Genre | Southern rock, adult contemporary, AOR | |||
Length | 50:58 | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Producer | Rodney Mills | |||
38 Special chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [2] |
Rock & Roll Strategy is the eighth studio album by the southern rock band 38 Special, released in 1988. [2] It was their final album for long-time label A&M Records. The album contained the group's last top 10 hit, "Second Chance", which peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
The album was the first with vocalist and keyboard player Max Carl, who wrote "Little Sheba", about women wrestling in jello. [3]
Studios
Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 | 61 |
Singles
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1988 | "Little Sheba" | US Album Rock Tracks | 15 |
"Rock & Roll Strategy" | 5 | ||
US Billboard Hot 100 | 67 | ||
1989 | "Comin' Down Tonight" | 67 | |
"Second Chance" | 6 | ||
US Adult Contemporary | 1 | ||
US Album Rock Tracks | 2 | ||
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