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.
Track listing "Take It Any Way You Want It" (Billy Jones, Hughie Thomasson) – 3:15 "Cry Some More" (Jones, Thomasson) – 3:40 "You Are the Show" (Thomasson) – 4:56 "You Can Have It" (Harvey Dalton Arnold) – 3:04 "If Dreams Came True" (Jones, Robert John "Mutt" Lange) – 2:48 "A Real Good Feelin'" (Jones) – 4:30 "Love at First Sight" (Thomasson) – 2:45 "Falling Rain" (Freddie Salem) – 4:09 "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 YearChartPosition1978Pop Albums601978Canada65
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