''Playin' to Win'' is the fourth

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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

Outlaws An outlaw is a person living outside the law. Outlaws or The Outlaws may also refer to: Film and television Film * ''The Outlaws'' (1950 film), an Italian crime film * ''Outlaws'' (1985 film), a French film * ''The Outlaws'' (2017 film), a Sou ...

, released in 1978. The album was their first studio project with guitarist/singer/songwriter Freddie Salem. Salem had replaced founding member/guitarist/singer/songwriter

Henry Paul Henry Paul (born 10 February 1974), also known by the nickname of "HP", is a former dual-code international rugby league and rugby union footballer. Paul represented New Zealand in rugby league and England in rugby union and rugby sevens. He ...

, who had acted as the second frontman behind

Hughie Thomasson Hugh Edward "Hughie" Thomasson Jr. (August 13, 1952 – September 9, 2007) was an American guitarist and singer, best known as a founding member of Outlaws. The band found success in the late 1970s and early 1980s with a string of hits. He was ...

. It was not as well-received as their previous three albums. Notwithstanding, it still featured half of the original lineup, which would remain until the departure of guitarist Billy Jones in 1981.

Track listing

#"Take It Any Way You Want It" ( Billy Jones,

) – 3:15 #"Cry Some More" (Jones, Thomasson) – 3:40 #"You Are the Show" (Thomasson) – 4:56 #"You Can Have It" ( Harvey Dalton Arnold) – 3:04 #"If Dreams Came True" (Jones,

Robert John "Mutt" Lange Robert John "Mutt" Lange (born 11 November 1948) is a South African record producer and songwriter, mainly known for his work in rock music as well as his previous marriage to Canadian singer Shania Twain, for whom he wrote and produced several ...

) – 2:48 #"A Real Good Feelin'" (Jones) – 4:30 #"Love at First Sight" (Thomasson) – 2:45 #"Falling Rain" ( Freddie Salem) – 4:09 #"Dirty City" ( Iain Sutherland) – 5:27

Personnel

* Billy Jones -

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, vocals *

- acoustic, electric, and

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; vocals *Freddie Salem - electric guitar, slide guitar, vocals *Mike Duke -

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*Harvey Dalton Arnold -

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*David Dix -

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s *

Monte Yoho Bryon Lamont "Monte" Yoho (born March 26, 1952) is an American southern rock and country musician. He is best known as being a member of Outlaws and Blackhawk. Early life Yoho was born on March 26, 1952, in Lakeland, Florida. In 1965, when he was ...

- drums, percussion ;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

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Notes

{{Authority control Outlaws (band) albums 1978 albums Albums produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange Arista Records albums