Strength in Numbers (38 Special album)

Strength in Numbers is the seventh studio album by the southern rock band 38 Special, released in 1986. This album was the last one to feature the founding member and co-frontman Don Barnes, until he rejoined the band in 1992.

Strength in Numbers
Studio album by 38 Special
Released	April 28, 1986
Recorded	1985
Studio	Goodnight LA Studios and Sutton Place (Van Nuys, California).
Genre	Southern rock, AOR, pop rock
Length	39:09
Label	A&M
Producer	Keith Olsen
38 Special chronology
Tour de Force (1983) Strength in Numbers (1986) Flashback: The Best of 38 Special (1987)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Track listing

1. "Somebody Like You" (Don Barnes, Jeff Carlisi, Larry Steele, Donnie Van Zant, Jim Vallance) – 4:08
2. "Like No Other Night" (Barnes, Carlisi, Vallance, John Bettis) – 3:59
3. "Last Time" (Barnes, Carlisi, Vallance) – 3:36
4. "Once in a Lifetime" (Barnes, Vallance) – 3:39
5. "Just a Little Love" (Carlisi, Barnes, Bettis, Gary O'Connor) – 3:34
6. "Has There Ever Been a Good Goodbye" (Barnes, Carlisi, Steele, Vallance, Bettis) – 3:55
7. "One in a Million" (Barnes, Carlisi, Vallance) – 3:49
8. "Heart's on Fire" (Barnes, Carlisi, Van Zant, Bettis) – 4:15
9. "Against the Night" (Barnes, Van Zant, Bettis, Sam Bryant, Greg Redding) – 3:34
10. "Never Give an Inch" (Van Zant, Bryant, Roy Freeland) – 4:56

Personnel

.38 Special

• Don Barnes – guitars, lead vocals, backing vocals
• Donnie Van Zant – backing vocals, lead vocals (9, 10)
• Jeff Carlisi – guitars, steel guitar
• Larry Junstrom – bass
• Steve Brookins – drums
• Jack Grondin – drums

Additional musicians

• Bill Cuomo – keyboards
• Mike Porcaro – bass
• Denny Carmassi – drums
• Jim Vallance – drums
• Jerry Peterson – saxophone
• Earl Lon Price – saxophone
• Nick Lane – trombone
• Michael Cichowicz – trumpet
• Carol Bristow – backing vocals
• Tom Kelly – backing vocals

Production

• Keith Olsen – producer, engineer
• Brian Foraker – engineer
• Greg Fulginiti – mastering
• Artisan Sound Recorders
• Norman Moore – art direction, design
• Dennis Keeley – photography
• Mark Spector – management
• Joni Gosney – management

Charts

Album – Billboard (United States)

Year	Chart	Position
1986	The Billboard 200	17

Singles – Billboard (United States)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	"Heart's on Fire"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	30
1986	"Like No Other Night"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	4
1986	"Like No Other Night"	The Billboard Hot 100	14
1986	"Somebody Like You"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	6
1986	"Somebody Like You"	The Billboard Hot 100	48