Flashback: The Best of 38 Special is a best-of compilation of southern rock

Southern rock

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 band 38 Special, released in 1987

1987 in music

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. It contains several of the band's greatest hits, such as "Hold On Loosely" and "Fantasy Girl," and also some hit songs from soundtracks previously unavailable on a 38 Special album, such as "Back to Paradise" and "Teacher, Teacher."

Track listing

1. "Back to Paradise" - 3:42 (Theme from Revenge Of The Nerds II: Nerds In Paradise
   Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise
   Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise is the 1987 sequel to the 1984 comedy Revenge of the Nerds. Its cast featured most of the main actors from the earlier film, including Robert Carradine, Anthony Edwards, Curtis Armstrong, Larry B. Scott, Timothy Busfield, Donald Gibb, and Andrew Cassese....
   
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2. "Hold On Loosely" - 4:39
3. "Wild-Eyed Southern Boys" - 4:18 (live at The Summit, Houston, TX, on October 31, 1986)
4. "If I'd Been the One" - 3:54
5. "Caught Up in You" - 4:39
6. "Fantasy Girl" - 4:04
7. "Rough-Housin'" - 4:10 (live at The Summit, Houston, TX, on October 31, 1986)
8. "Same Old Feeling" - 4:17
9. "Back Where You Belong" - 4:28
10. "Stone Cold Believer" - 4:13 (live at The Summit, Houston, TX, on October 31, 1986)
11. "Teacher, Teacher" - 3:15 (from the OST of the film "Teachers")
12. "Like No Other Night" - 3:58
13. "Twentieth Century Fox" - 3:45 (live at The Summit, Houston, TX, on October 31, 1986)
14. "Rockin' into the Night" - 3:56

The live tracks were recorded by the Westwood One

Westwood One

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 Mobile.

Personnel

• Don Barnes - guitar
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  , vocals
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  , background vocals, harmonica on "Rough Housin'"
• Steve Brookins - percussion
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  , drums
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• Jeff Carlisi - dobro
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  , guitar, steel guitar
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• Jack Grondin - drums
• Larry Junstrom - bass
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• Donnie Van Zant - vocals