thumb|right|Rock & Roll Strategy single cover

Rock & Roll Strategy is the eighth studio album by the southern rock band 38 Special, released in 1988.

Track listing

thumb|right|Comin' Down Tonight cover

  1. "Rock & Roll Strategy" (Max Carl, Donnie Van Zant) – 4:34
  2. "What's It to Ya?" (Robert White Johnson, Michael Lunn, Van Zant) – 4:30
  3. "Little Sheba" (Carl) – 4:54
  4. "Comin' Down Tonight" (Carl, Jeff Carlisi, Johnson, Van Zant) – 4:26
  5. "Midnight Magic" (Mark Baker, Carlisi, Cal Curtis, Johnson, Van Zant) – 4:21
  6. "Second Chance" (Carl, Carlisi, Curtis) – 5:04
  7. "Hot 'Lanta" (Carl) – 5:42
  8. "Never Be Lonely" (Carl, Danny Chauncey) – 4:39
  9. "Chattahoochee" (Johnson, Lunn, Van Zant) – 4:11
  10. "Innocent Eyes" (Carl, Carlisi, Chauncey) – 4:17
  11. "Love Strikes" (Carlisi, Johnson, Van Zant) – 4:31

Personnel

.38 Special

  • Max Carl – keyboards, lead vocals (1, 3, 4, 6–8, 10) background vocals
  • Donnie Van Zant – lead vocals (2, 5, 7, 9, 11) background vocals
  • Jeff Carlisi – guitars, steel guitar
  • Danny Chauncey – guitars
  • Larry Junstrom – bass
  • Jack Grondin – drums

Additional musicians

  • James Stroud – Synclavier programming, LinnDrum programming
  • Robert White Johnson – percussion, backing vocals
  • Edd Miller – percussion, vibraslap
  • The Noise Gator – horns
  • The Six Groomers (the band) – backing vocals

Production

  • Rodney Mills – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Edd Miller – engineer, mixing
  • Thom "TK" Kidd – mix assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Mark Rogers – production coordination
  • Norman Moore – art direction, design
  • Chris Cuffaro – photography

Studios

  • Recorded at Soundscape Studios (Atlanta, Georgia)
  • Mixed at Cheshire Recording Studios (Atlanta, Georgia)
  • Mastered at Masterdisk (New York City, New York)

Charts

Album

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Single

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! scope="row"| US Billboard Hot 100

| 67

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! scope="row"| US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)

| 5

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References