Right for the Flight

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{{Infobox album

| name = Right for the Flight

| type = studio

| artist = Eddy Raven

| cover = Raven right.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1991

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Country

| length =

| label = Capitol Records

| producer = Barry Beckett

| prev_title = Temporary Sanity

| prev_year = 1988

| next_title = Wild Eyed and Crazy

| next_year = 1994

}}

Right for the Flight is the ninth studio album by American country music singer Eddy Raven. It was released in 1991 by Capitol Records.

Content

The album included two singles: "Rock Me in the Rhythm of Your Love" and "Too Much Candy for a Dime", which charted at numbers 60 and 58 respectively on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in 1991.{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2017|publisher=Record Research, Inc|year=2017|pages=293–294|isbn=978-0-89820-229-8}}

Critical reception

Susan Beyer of The Ottawa Citizen gave the album a largely positive review, calling "I Know That Car" a "killer ballad" while also praising the stylistic varieties provided by "Leon and Maggie", "Like a Hurricane", and "Too Much Candy for a Dime".

{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/463873018/ | title=Laid Back: Arnold sounds like he's singing from his bed | work=The Ottawa Citizen | date=May 18, 1991 | accessdate=November 19, 2019 | author=Susan Beyer | pages=E3}}

Track listing

  1. "Rock Me in the Rhythm of Your Love" (Lisa Silver, Robert Earl Keen) - 3:22
  2. "Torn Up" (Tommy Rocco, Austin Roberts, Charlie Black) - 3:00
  3. "Hot Pink" (Tom Paden, Sue Fenton) - 3:26
  4. "I Know That Car" (Chris Waters, Don Henry) - 3:22
  5. "Ain't Nothin' but a Heartache" (Craig Karp, Rob Crosby) - 3:31
  6. "Leon and Maggie" (Raven, Troy Seals) - 2:45
  7. "Like a Hurricane" (Michael Clark) - 3:35
  8. "Too Much Candy for a Dime" (Raven, David Powelson) - 2:57
  9. "Somebody's Tearin' the Flag" (Raven) - 3:45
  10. "Cajun Song" (Danny Rhodes, Jack Rolland, Raven) - 3:43
  11. *featuring Doug Kershaw

Personnel

Adapted from Right for the Flight liner notes.{{Cite AV media notes |title=Right for the Flight |others=Eddy Raven |year=1991 |type=CD booklet |publisher=Capitol Records Nashville |id=594258}}

;Musicians

  • Eddie Bayers - drums
  • Barry Beckett - keyboards
  • Michael Black - background vocals
  • Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar
  • Doug Kershaw - accordion
  • Jim Horn - saxophone
  • Mitch Humphries - keyboards
  • Mike Lawler - synthesizer
  • Danny Rhodes - acoustic guitar
  • Michael Rhodes - bass guitar
  • Bruce Watkins - acoustic guitar
  • Dennis Wilson - background vocals
  • Curtis Young - background vocals
  • Reggie Young - lead guitar, rhythm guitar

;Technical

  • David Bayer - recording assistant
  • Barry Beckett - producer
  • Mike Clute - recording
  • Jeff Coppage - recording assistant
  • Jim DeMain - recording, recording assistant
  • Rob Feaster - recording
  • Pete Greene - recording
  • Carlos Grier - mastering assistant
  • Chris Hammond - recording
  • Scott Hendricks - recording, mixing
  • John Hurley - recording, recording assistant
  • Mark Nevers - recording assistant, mixing assistant
  • Denny Purcell - mastering

References