Playin' 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)

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Playin' to Win is the 4th 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

1. "Take It Any Way You Want It" (Jones, Thomasson) – 3:15
2. "Cry Some More" (Jones, Thomasson) – 3:40
3. "You Are the Show" (Thomasson) – 4:56
4. "You Can Have It" (Arnold) – 3:04
5. "If Dreams Came True" (Jones, Lange) – 2:48
6. "A Real Good Feelin'" (Jones) – 4:30
7. "Love at First Sight" (Thomasson) – 2:45
8. "Falling Rain" (Salem) – 4:09
9. "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

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