Special Forces (38 Special album)

Special Forces
Studio album by
38 Special
Released1982
Recorded1981
Studio
Genre
Length39:57
LabelA&M
Producer
38 Special chronology
Wild-Eyed Southern Boys
(1981) 		Special Forces
(1982) 		Tour de Force
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]

Special Forces is the fifth studio album by American rock band 38 Special, released in 1982 by A&M Records.[3][4] The band embarked on the Special Forces Tour to support the album.

Special Forces peaked at number 10 on the Billboard 200, making it the band's highest-charting studio album in the United States. Three of the four charted singles from the album were co-written with Survivor's Jim Peterik, including "Caught Up in You", the band's first Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. A remastered CD, with three live bonus tracks, was reissued by Rock Candy Records in September 2023.

  1. ^ "Special Forces Review by Mike DeGagne". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  2. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 702.
  3. ^ ".38 Special Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  4. ^ Banister, C. Eric (2016). Counting Down Southern Rock: The 100 Best Songs. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 113.