Sometimes You Win

Sometimes You Win
Sometimes You Win
Studio album by Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
Released	October 5, 1979
Recorded	1978, March–July 1979
Studio	Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Sheffield, Alabama; The Sound Lab, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre	Soft rock, disco
Length	32:31
Label	Capitol
Producer	Ron Haffkine
Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show chronology

Sometimes You Win is a studio album by the American band Dr. Hook, released in 1979. It was produced by Ron Haffkine.^[2]

The album contains three of the band's most commercially successful singles: "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" (also included on their previous album Pleasure and Pain), "Better Love Next Time" and "Sexy Eyes."

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

The Boston Globe noted that the "seven-piece aggregation has sweetened its sound with strings and delves into disco with a selection of strong material that should appeal to dancers and listeners alike."^[3]

AllMusic deemed the album "something close to a soft rock-disco masterpiece."^[1]

Track listing[edit]

"Better Love Next Time" (Johnny Slate, Larry Keith, Steve Pippin) – 2:59
"In Over My Head" (Dan Tyler, Eddie Rabbitt, Even Stevens) – 3:40
"Sexy Eyes" (Bob Mather, Chris Waters, Keith Stegall) – 3:30
"Oh! Jesse" (Sam Weedman) – 2:54
"Years From Now" (Charles Cochran, Roger Cook) – 3:14
"I Don't Feel Much Like Smilin'" (Dennis Locorriere, Ray Sawyer) - 2:41
"When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" (Even Stevens) - 3:00
"What Do You Want?" (Eddie Rabbitt, Even Stevens) – 3:08
"Love Monster" (Sam Weedman) – 3:10
"Mountain Mary" (Ray Sawyer, Shel Silverstein) – 2:37
"Help Me Mama" (Ray Sawyer, Shel Silverstein) – 4:02

Personnel[edit]

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[edit]

Pat Holt - Engineer
James Cotton - Engineer
Michael Kanarek - front cover design and illustration

Charts[edit]

Year	Chart	Peak position
1979	Australia Kent Music Report^[4]	50
1979	Billboard 200^[5]	71

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Sometimes You Win - Dr. Hook | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
^ Carmack, Michael (5 July 1980). "Dr. Hook: Just wild and crazy musicians". The Globe and Mail. p. E3.
^ Long, Tom (10 Jan 1980). "Dr. Hook Sometimes You Win". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 1.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 94. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ Billboard Charts - Dr. Hook - Sometimes You Win

[AM-1] "Sometimes You Win - Dr. Hook | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.

[2] Carmack, Michael (5 July 1980). "Dr. Hook: Just wild and crazy musicians". The Globe and Mail. p. E3.

[3] Long, Tom (10 Jan 1980). "Dr. Hook Sometimes You Win". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 1.

[aus-4] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 94. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[5] Billboard Charts - Dr. Hook - Sometimes You Win

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v t e Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
Billy Francis Ray Sawyer George Cummings Bobby Dominguez Jimmy Allen Dennis Locorriere Popeye Phillips Joseph Oliver John David Rik Elswit Jance Garfat John Wolters Bob "Willard" Henke Rod Smarr Walter Hartman
Studio albums	Doctor Hook (1972) Sloppy Seconds (1972) Pleasure and Pain (1978) Sometimes You Win (1979)
Compilations	Dr. Hook Revisited (1976) Greatest Hits (1980) The Essential Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show (2003)
Singles	"Sylvia's Mother" "Carry Me Carrie "The Cover of 'Rolling Stone'" "The Ballad of Lucy Jordan" "Only Sixteen" "A Little Bit More" "Walk Right In" "Sharing the Night Together" "All the Time in the World" "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" "Better Love Next Time" "Sexy Eyes"