Things have been pretty uneventful throughout my listening sessions of .38 Special. Not a whole lot happened internally. No band shakeup, no members being fired, quitting, or thankfully, dying. Instead, it was status quo. Record, tour, repeat. That is until 1986.
After a three year hiatus, the band released Strength In Numbers. It spawned two singles, which were sporadically as successful as prior hits. Like No Other Night would peak on the Billboard Hot 100 at number fourteen, and Somebody Like You would stall out at forty-eight.
Playing through it, it's pretty much as expected. The hits start things off, and from there things stay okay. Nothing exciting to really write home about, but nothing so terrible that you want to skip it either.
Additional standout tracks included Last Time, and Never Give An Inch. However, the rest of it is pretty much forgettable.
Overall, it was just okay.
It looked like business as usual for the group. They would even contribute to the film, Revenge Of The Nerds II: Nerds In Paradise with the track, Back To Paradise in 1987.
However, in this same year things would suddenly change when founding member, and co-lead singer, Don Barnes, would quit. Though it's been stated that this was a result of differences with Carlisi and some of the others, no details are provided on what said differences were.
.38 Special would opt to carry on, adding Danny Chauncey as a new guitarist, and Max Carl as their new vocalist. During this time, Steve Brookins would also leave the band, but no details have really been given as to why he opted to leave.
Barnes would strike out on a solo career, recording the album, Ride the Storm for A&E in 1989. However, this would be shelved when the label was sold. He returned to the band in 1992.
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