Second Chance - Music

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Second Chance

.38-Special - Rock & Roll Strategy

"Second Chance" Is A Song By American Rock Band 38 Special From Their Eighth Studio Album 1988's Rock & Roll Strategy. Written By Keyboardist Max Carl Guitarist Jeff Carlisi And Cal Curtis The Song Was Released As The Album's Second Single In 1989 And Became The Band's Highest-Charting Song In The United States. Background And Composition Jeff Carlisi Wrote "Second Chance" Five Years Before It Was First Recorded. 1 The Song About Love Labor's Lost 2 Remained On The Shelf Until Max Carl Joined The Band Following The Departure Of Don Barnes. 1 Carl Loved The Song And Rewrote The Chorus. 3 Carlisi Recalled " Carl Really Brought It Home And Had Such A Marvelous Voice. I Mean The Guy Could Sing 'Mary Had A Little Lamb' And You'd Go Buy It He Was So Good. He Really Sold That Song." 1 Release And Reception "Second Chance" Entered The U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart At Number 78 In February 1989. 4 The Song Was The Highest-Charting Hot 100 Single Of The Band's Career 5 As It Peaked At Number Six In May And Spent 21 Weeks On The Chart. 4 The Song Reached Number Five On The Singles Sales Chart And Number Nine On The Hot 100 Airplay Chart. 6 It Also Peaked At Number Two On The Mainstream Rock Chart And Became The Band's First Number One Single On The Adult Contemporary Chart. 5 It Was Billboard Magazine's "Adult Contemporary Song Of The Year" For 1989. 1 The Single Peaked At Number Two In Canada 7 And Number 14 In Australia Where It Spent 12 Weeks On The Chart. 8 Although "Second Chance" Became 38 Special's Biggest Commercial Hit Their Label A&M Records Did Not Renew The Band's Contract. 1 The Group's Next Album Bone Against Steel Was Released On Charisma Records In 1991. 1 Other Versions Jamaican Reggae Singer Dennis Brown's Version Of The Song Appears On Various 1990s Dancehall Compilation Albums. 9 Tongan-American Jawaiian Trio Kontiki Covered The Song On Their 2008 Album Free Again. 10