Southern rock specialists 38 Particular had been making the US album chart for 5 years after they landed the one that will take them into the High 10 of the Scorching 100 for the primary time.
The band from Jacksonville, Florida had connections to a different of the style’s best-known bands, Lynyrd Skynyrd. Their Ronnie Van Zant was the older brother of 38 Particular’s Donnie. The Florida outfit made the American album countdown for the primary time in 1977, with their self-titled debut.
Additional album chart appearances adopted, because the band honed their popularity that gave them an preliminary High 30 single with “Hold On Loosely” in 1981. Its father or mother LP Wild-Eyed Southern Boys was their first High 20 album, and took simply 4 months to go gold. A yr after launch, it turned 38 Particular’s first platinum file.
Thus the southern boys set the scene for even better success subsequent outing. The band entered the primary Scorching 100 chart of Could 1982 with “Caught Up In You,” the primary single from their fifth album Particular Forces, which adopted later that month. As early summer time approached, 38 Particular received ever hotter on each charts.
The Peterik connection
“Caught Up In You” was written by the band’s guitarists Don Barnes (additionally their frequent vocalist) and Jeff Carlisi with Jim Peterik, who was on a sizzling streak of his personal because the founding father of Chicago rockers Survivor. Their best-known tune “Eye Of The Tiger,” from the movie Rocky III, was about to make its personal Scorching 100 debut on its method to No.1.
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The 38 Particular single climbed all the way in which to No.10, which remained their finest displaying on the Scorching 100 till “Second Chance” reached No.6 in 1989. Again in 1982, the band’s hit singles standing propelled Particular Forces into the High 10 itself. This time, gold certification took simply two months, and platinum simply 9.
Purchase or stream “Caught Up In You” on 38 Particular’s Particular Forces album.
