| Southern Pacific | ||||
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| Released | 1985 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 38:29 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Jim Ed Norman, Southern Pacific | |||
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Southern Pacific is the debut studio album by American country music group Southern Pacific. It was released in 1985 via Warner Bros. Records. The album includes the singles "Someone's Gonna Love Me Tonight", "Thing About You", "Perfect Stranger" and "Reno Bound". [1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "First One to Go" | Chuck Pyle | 3:32 |
| 2. | "Someone's Gonna Love Me Tonight" | Bruce Gowdy, Tim Goodman | 3:36 |
| 3. | "Thing About You" | Tom Petty | 3:50 |
| 4. | "Perfect Stranger" | Goodman, John McFee | 4:06 |
| 5. | "Send Me Domebody to Love" | Tim Krekel | 3:23 |
| 6. | "Reno Bound" | McFee, Andre Pessis | 3:23 |
| 7. | "The Blaster" | Goodman, McFee, Keith Knudsen, Glenn D. Hardin, Jerry Scheff | 4:47 |
| 8. | "Luanne" | Lou Gramm, Mick Jones | 3:18 |
| 9. | "Bluebird Wine" | Rodney Crowell | 3:55 |
| 10. | "Heroes" | Jennifer Kimball, Tom Kimmel | 4:25 |
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [2] | 25 |
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