Playin' to Win

Playin' to Win is the fourth album by American southern rock band Outlaws, released in 1978. The album was their first studio project with guitarist/singer/songwriter Freddie Salem. Salem had replaced founding member/guitarist/singer/songwriter Henry Paul, who had acted as the second frontman behind Hughie Thomasson. It was not as well-received as their previous three albums. Notwithstanding, it still featured half of the original lineup, which would remain until the departure of guitarist Billy Jones in 1981.

Track listing

 * 1) "Take It Any Way You Want It" (Billy Jones, Hughie Thomasson) – 3:15
 * 2) "Cry Some More" (Jones, Thomasson) – 3:40
 * 3) "You Are the Show" (Thomasson) – 4:56
 * 4) "You Can Have It" (Harvey Dalton Arnold) – 3:04
 * 5) "If Dreams Came True" (Jones, Robert John "Mutt" Lange) – 2:48
 * 6) "A Real Good Feelin'" (Jones) – 4:30
 * 7) "Love at First Sight" (Thomasson) – 2:45
 * 8) "Falling Rain" (Freddie Salem) – 4:09
 * 9) "Dirty City" (Iain Sutherland) – 5:27

Personnel

 * Billy Jones - electric guitar, vocals
 * Hughie Thomasson - acoustic, electric, and pedal steel guitars; banjo; vocals
 * Freddie Salem - electric guitar, slide guitar, vocals
 * Mike Duke - keyboards
 * Harvey Dalton Arnold - bass, guitar, vocals
 * David Dix - drums, percussion, congas
 * Monte Yoho - drums, percussion


 * 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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