''Rockin' into the Night'' is the third studio

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band

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, released in 1979. The title track, written by three members of

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, became the band's first big hit (peaking at #43 during a nine-week run on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart), and marked the first of many songs

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would write for and with the band. " Money Honey" is a cover of a 1953 song by

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and

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Critical reception

The ''

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'' noted that parts of the album "slip into a dense, wallowing series of undistinguished rock tunes."

Track listing

#" Rockin' into the Night" (

, Gary Smith,

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) – 3:58 #"Stone Cold Believer" ( Don Barnes, Jeff Carlisi, Donnie Van Zant,

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) – 4:11 #"Take Me Through the Night" (Barnes, Van Zant) – 4:10 #" Money Honey" ( Jesse Stone) – 3:10 #"The Love That I've Lost" (Barnes) – 4:34 #"You're the Captain" (Carlisi, Van Zant) – 4:24 #"Robin Hood" (Barnes, Carlisi) – 4:40 #"You Got the Deal" (Barnes, Van Zant) – 4:50 #"Turn It On" (Carlisi, Van Zant) – 4:34

Personnel

38 Special

* Donnie Van Zant – lead vocals (2, 3, 4, 6, 9), backing vocals * Don Barnes – acoustic guitars, electric guitars, lead vocals (1, 5, 8), backing vocals * Jeff Carlisi – electric guitars,

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– bass * Steve Brookins – drums, percussion * Jack Grondin – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

* Terry Emery – acoustic piano (2, 5) *

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– acoustic piano (3, 4, 6, 9) * Dale Krantz – backing vocals

Production

* Rodney Mills – producer, engineer * Greg "Fern" Quesnel – assistant engineer *

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– mastering at

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(New York City, New York) * Roland Young – art direction * Chuck Beeson – cover design concept, album design, photography * Michael John Bowen – cover design concept * Jeff Carlisi – cover design concept * Mark Hanauer – photography

Charts

References

External links

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