Playin' to Win

For the Little River Band album, see Playing to Win.

Playin' to Win

Studio album by Outlaws

Released

October 1978

Recorded

Studio One, Doraville, Georgia

Genre

Southern rock, country rock

Length

34:27

Label

Arista

Producer

Robert John "Mutt" Lange

Outlaws chronology

Bring It Back Alive
(1978)

Playin' to Win
(1978)

In the Eye of the Storm
(1979)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Playin' to Win is the fourth album by American southern rock band Outlaws, released in 1978. (See 1978 in music). The album is the first not to feature guitar player and singer Henry Paul, who had acted as the second frontman behind Hughie Thomasson. The album was not as well received as the band's previous three albums, yet it still featured the original lineup, which would remain until the departure of guitarist Billy Jones.

Track listing

"Take It Any Way You Want It" (Jones, Thomasson) – 3:15
"Cry Some More" (Jones, Thomasson) – 3:40
"You Are the Show" (Thomasson) – 4:56
"You Can Have It" (Arnold) – 3:04
"If Dreams Came True" (Jones, Lange) – 2:48
"A Real Good Feelin'" (Jones) – 4:30
"Love at First Sight" (Thomasson) – 2:45
"Falling Rain" (Salem) – 4:09
"Dirty City" (Sutherland) – 5:27

Personnel

Harvey Dalton Arnold - bass, guitar, vocals
David Dix - percussion, conga, drums
Mike Duke - keyboards
Billy Jones - electric guitar, vocals
Freddie Salem - guitar, vocals, slide guitar
Hughie Thomasson - acoustic guitar, banjo, guitar, pedal steel, electric guitar, vocals
Monte Yoho - percussion, drums

Production

Producer: Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Engineer: Rodney Mills
Arranger: Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Art Direction: Ron Kellum
Design: Gerard Huerta, Ron Kellum
Photography: John Barrett

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1978	Pop Albums	60

Notes

↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r46162/review

Robert John "Mutt" Lange

Produced albums

1970s	City Boy – City Boy Graham Parker – Heat Treatment The Motors – 1 City Boy – Young Men Gone West The Boomtown Rats – The Boomtown Rats Outlaws – Playin' to Win The Boomtown Rats – A Tonic for the Troops The Boomtown Rats – The Fine Art of Surfacing AC/DC – Highway to Hell

1980s	AC/DC – Back in Black Foreigner – 4 Def Leppard – High 'N' Dry AC/DC – For Those About to Rock We Salute You Def Leppard – Pyromania The Cars – Heartbeat City Def Leppard – Hysteria Romeo's Daughter – Romeo's Daughter Billy Ocean – Tear Down These Walls Bryan Adams – Waking Up the Neighbours

1990s	Def Leppard – Adrenalize (executive producer) Michael Bolton – The One Thing Shania Twain – The Woman in Me Bryan Adams – 18 til I Die Shania Twain – Come On Over

2000s	The Corrs – In Blue Shania Twain – Up! Shania Twain – Greatest Hits Nickelback – Dark Horse

2010s	Maroon 5 – Hands All Over Muse – Drones

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