Sometimes You Win
Sometimes You Win is the ninth album from the country rock band Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show. It features three songs which became U.S. chart hits: "Better Love Next Time" (#12), "Sexy Eyes" (#5) and "Years From Now" (#51). All three singles from the album also charted in the UK, Canada and Australia.
| Sometimes You Win | ||||
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| Studio album by Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show | ||||
| Released | October 5, 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||
| Studio | Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Sheffield, Alabama; The Sound Lab, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Country rock, soft rock [1] | |||
| Length | 32:31 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Ron Haffkine | |||
| Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    |
Track listing
- "Better Love Next Time" – 2:59
- "In Over My Head" – 3:40
- "Sexy Eyes" – 3:30
- "Oh! Jesse" – 2:54
- "Years From Now" – 3:14
- "I Don't Feel Much Like Smilin'" - 2:41
- "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" - 3:00
- "What Do You Want?" – 3:08
- "Love Monster" – 3:10
- "Mountain Mary" – 2:37
- "Help Me Mama" – 4:02
Personnel
- Dr. Hook
- Ray Sawyer - Guitar, Vocals
- Dennis Locorriere - Guitar, Vocals
- Billy Francis - Keyboards, Vocals
- John Wolters - Drums, Vocals
- Rik Elswit - Guitar, Vocals
- Jance Garfat - Bass
- Bob "Willard" Henke - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
- Additional musicians
- Barry Beckett, Billy Puett, David Hood, Jimmy Johnson, Jon Goin, Larry Byrom, Mickey Buckins, Randy McCormick, Rod Smarr, Roger Hawkins, Shane Keister
- Diane Tidwell, Lisa Silver, Sheri Kramer, The Cherry Sisters - backing vocals
- The Nashville Horns - horns
- The Shelly Kurland Strings - strings
Production
- Pat Holt - Engineer
- James Cotton - Engineer
- Michael Kanarek - front cover design and illustration
Charts
| Year | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Billboard 200[3] | 71 |
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References
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