Tour de Force (38 Special album)

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Track listing

1. "If I'd Been the One" (Don Barnes, Jeff Carlisi, Larry Steele, Donnie Van Zant) – 3:55
2. "Back Where You Belong" (Gary O'Connor) – 4:29
3. "One Time for Old Times" (O'Connor) – 4:32
4. "See Me in Your Eyes" (Barnes, Carlisi, Steele) – 3:54
5. "Twentieth Century Fox" (Barnes, Carlisi, Steele, Van Zant) – 3:45
6. "Long Distance Affair" (Barnes, Steele, Van Zant) – 3:56
7. "I Oughta Let Go" (Steve Diamond, Troy Seals, Eddie Setser) – 3:59
8. "One of the Lonely Ones" (Barnes, Steele, Van Zant) – 4:01
9. "Undercover Lover" (Carlisi, Steele, Van Zant) – 4:11

Personnel

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• Don Barnes – guitars, lead vocals (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8), backing vocals
• Jeff Carlisi – guitars, steel guitar
• Larry Junstrom – bass
• Steve Brookins – drums
• Jack Grondin – drums
• Donnie Van Zant – lead vocals (3, 5, 7, 9), backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Steve McRay – keyboards
• Jimmy Markham – harmonica
• Carol Bristow – backing vocals
• Lu Moss – backing vocals

Production

• Don Barnes – co-producer
• Jeff Carlisi – co-producer
• Rodney Mills – producer, engineer
• Ric Saunders – engineer
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• A&M Mastering Studios (Hollywood, California) – mastering location
• Mark Spector – management, direction
• Larry Steele – stage manager
• Chuck Beeson – art direction, design
• Norman Moore – art direction, design
• Harrison Funk – inner sleeve photography
• Steve Prezant – front cover photography

Charts

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Chart (1983–84)	Peak position

Notes

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