''Drivetrain'' is the twelfth studio

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by the

southern rock Southern rock is a subgenre of rock music and a genre of Americana. It developed in the Southern United States from rock and roll, country music, and blues and is focused generally on electric guitars and vocals. Author Scott B. Bomar speculat ...

band

38 Special 38 Special may refer to: * .38 Special The .38 Special, also commonly known as .38 S&W Special (not to be confused with .38 S&W), .38 Smith & Wesson Special, .38 Spl, .38 Spc, (pronounced "thirty-eight special"), or 9x29mmR is a rimmed, cent ...

, released in 2004. Eight of the album's 12 songs were co-written by long-time collaborator

Jim Peterik James Michael Peterik ( ; born November 11, 1950) is an American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the founder of the rock band Survivor, as vocalist and songwriter of "Vehicle" by the Ides of March, and as co-writer of the anthem " ...

Track listing

#"Something I Need" (

Don Barnes Richard Donald Barnes (born December 3, 1952) is an American rock vocalist and guitarist and one of the founding members of the Southern rock band 38 Special. Barnes performed lead vocals on nearly all of the group's biggest hits, including " ...

) – 3:57 #"Hurts Like Love" (Barnes, Danny Chauncey, Peterik) – 4:40 #"Haley's Got a Harley" (Barnes, Peterik,

Donnie Van Zant Donald Newton Van Zant (born June 11, 1952) is an American rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is best known for being a member of the band 38 Special, from its formation in 1974 until 2013. He is the middle of three sons; his older brot ...

Johnny Van Zant John Roy Van Zant (born February 27, 1959), also known as Johnny Van Zant, is an American singer and the current lead vocalist of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. He is the younger brother of Lynyrd Skynyrd co-founder and former lead vocalist ...

) – 4:02 #"Jam On" (Barnes, Chauncey, Peterik) – 4:56 #"Make Some Sense of It" (Barnes, Peterik) – 4:39 #"Quick Fix" (Peterik, D. Van Zant) – 3:55 #"The Squeeze" (Barnes,

Jeff Carlisi 38 Special (also stylized as .38 Special or spelled out as Thirty-Eight Special) is an American rock band that was formed by Donnie Van Zant and Don Barnes in 1974 in Jacksonville, Florida. They are best known for their early 1980s hit singles ...

, Chauncey, D. Van Zant,

Robert White Johnson Robert White Johnson is an American songwriter and musician, based on Nashville, best known for co-writing "Where Does My Heart Beat Now", which was a major hit for Celine Dion. Rick MooreNashville Songwriter Series: Robert White Johnson ''Americ ...

) – 5:03 #"The Play" (Barnes, Chauncey, Gary Moffatt) – 5:12 #"Bad Looks Good on You" (Barnes, Chauncey, Andrew Ramsey) – 5:01 #"Trooper with an Attitude" (Barnes) – 3:26 #"Hiding from Yourself" (Peterik, D. Van Zant) – 5:04 #"Sheriff's County Line" (Barnes, Peterik, D. Van Zant, J. Van Zant) – 5:07

Soundtracks

The album was used in the

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movie '' Super Troopers'' with "Trooper with an Attitude" as an introduction for the movie.

Personnel

*Don Barnes – co-lead & background guitars, lead and background vocals *Marke "Jellyroll" Burgstahler –

slide guitar Slide guitar is a technique for playing the guitar that is often used in blues music. It involves playing a guitar while holding a hard object (a slide) against the strings, creating the opportunity for glissando effects and deep vibratos tha ...

, additional guitar solos *Bobby Capps –

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, background vocals *Danny Chauncey – co-lead & background guitars, keyboards *Larry Junstrom –

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

*Gary Moffatt –

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

Greg Morrow Greg Morrow is an American drummer, percussionist, session musician, mixing engineer, and vocalist. Biography Morrow was born in Ripley, Tennessee and raised in Memphis. At age 11, Morrow and his band performed on a local TV show, and he par ...

– drums & percussion *Donnie Van Zant – lead and background vocals, rhythm and acoustic guitars

Production

*Producers: Don Barnes, Danny Chauncey *Engineers: Danny Chauncey, Ben Strano, Alan Yates *Digital editing: Don Barnes, Bobby Capps, Danny Chauncey *Mixing: Joe Hardy *Mastering: Don Cobb *Design: Traci Goudie *Photography: Traci Goudie {{DEFAULTSORT:Drivetrain (Album) 38 Special (band) albums 2004 albums Sanctuary Records albums