Playin' to Win

For other albums, see Playing to Win (disambiguation).

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.

Playin' to Win
Studio album by Outlaws
Released	October 1978
Recorded	Studio One, Doraville, Georgia
Length	34:27
Label	Arista
Producer	Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Outlaws chronology
Bring It Back Alive (1978) Playin' to Win (1978) In the Eye of the Storm (1979)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1978	Pop Albums	60
1978	Canada[2]	65