Wild-Eyed Southern Boys

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

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

Track listing

1. "Hold On Loosely" (Barnes, Carlisi, Jim Peterik) – 4:39
2. "First Time Around" (Barnes, Carlisi, Steele, 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

"Hold On Loosely" is a playable track in the PlayStation 2 video game Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s and a downloadable track for the Rock Band series. It was also used in the movies Joe Dirt, Without a Paddle and Bickford Shmecklers cool ideas.

Personnel

• Don Barnes - guitar, piano, vocals, background vocals
• Steve Brookins - drums
• Jeff Carlisi - guitar, steel guitar
• Jack Grondin - drums
• Larry Junstrom - bass guitar
• Donnie Van Zant - vocals, guitar
  

with guests:

• Carol Bristow - vocals
• Carol Veto - background vocals
• Steve McRay - piano
• Lu Moss - vocals
• Terry Emery - percussion

Production

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

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1981	Pop Albums	18

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1981	"Fantasy Girl"	Mainstream Rock	30
1981	"Fantasy Girl"	Pop Singles	52
1981	"Hold On Loosely"	Mainstream Rock	3
1981	"Hold On Loosely"	Pop Singles	27
1981	"Wild-Eyed Southern Boys"	Mainstream Rock	35