Wild-Eyed Southern Boys

Wild-Eyed Southern Boys
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 3, 1981
RecordedSeptember 1979 – July 1980
Studio
Genre
Length39:30
LabelA&M
ProducerRodney Mills
38 Special chronology
Rockin' into the Night
(1979)
Wild-Eyed Southern Boys
(1981)
Special Forces
(1982)

Wild-Eyed Southern Boys is the fourth studio album by American Southern rock band .38 Special, released on January 3, 1981, by A&M Records. The album spawned the hit single "Hold On Loosely", which remains a staple track of classic rock, as well as the group's discography. The album reached No. 23 on the Canadian charts. A remastered CD, with four bonus live tracks, was reissued by Rock Candy Records in September 2023.

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