DESCRIPTION:
Quinella
ARS' next recording was one of their best. Some of the audience that helped the group achieve the height of their popularity had moved on, and they missed out-the group was continuing to make great music. Released in 1981, this album starts out rocking harder than the last couple had and then transitions into the great pop, with an occasional country/western influence, that the group had been refining over the last couple albums. It's another classic.
The first four songs provide one of the best examples of ARS in all their glory. From the driving approach of Homesick to the musically sophisticated Quinella to the classic sound of Alien to the overdrive approach to Higher, all of the songwriting and performing skills that made ARS a classic rock and roll band are on display. The album shifts tempo at the halfway point, and with a slower pace rises to a glorious finish. The last three songs - Pretty Girl, Southern Exposure and Going to Shangri-La - show the softer side of ARS in classic style.

Track listing

1. "Homesick" (Buie, Cobb) -- 4:16
2. "Quinella" (Buie, Cobb) -- 5:28
3. "Alien" (Buie, Lewis, McRay) -- 4:55
4. "Higher" (Buie, Hammond) -- 4:12
5. "You're So Strong" (Buie, Daughtry) -- 5:02
6. "Outlaw Music" (Buie, Cobb) -- 5:03
7. "Pretty Girl" (Buie, Hammond) -- 3:31
8. "Southern Exposure" (Buie, Cobb) -- 2:53
9. "Going to Shangri-La" (Buie, Daughtry) -- 3:44

Personnel

• Barry Bailey - bass, guitar
• Buddy Buie - vocals, background vocals
• J.R. Cobb - bass, guitar, vocals
• Dean Daughtry - keyboards
• Mark Denning - synthesizer
• Paul Goddard - bass, guitar
• Ronnie Hammond - acoustic guitar, percussion, vocals, background vocals
• Steve McRay - piano, keyboards, vocals, background vocals
• Roy Yeager - percussion, drums

Production

• Producer: Buddy Buie
• Associate Producer: Rodney Mills
• Engineers: Rodney Mills, Greg Quesnel
• Associate Engineer: Greg Quesnel
• Mastering: Bob Ludwig
• Art Direction: Mike McCarty
• Design: Mike McCarty