Sometimes You Win is the eighth studio album by Dr. Hook.

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."

Sometimes You Win

Track listing

"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

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

Sometimes You Win

Production

Pat Holt - Engineer

James Cotton - Engineer

Michael Kanarek - front cover design and illustration

Charts

References

1979 albums

Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show albums

Capitol Records albums

Albums produced by Ron Haffkine

Albums recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio

Sometimes You Win