Right for the Flight

Right for the Flight
Studio album by Eddy Raven
Released	1991
Genre	Country
Label	Capitol Records
Producer	Barry Beckett
Eddy Raven chronology
Temporary Sanity (1988) Right for the Flight (1991) Wild Eyed and Crazy (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.^[1]

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". ^[2]

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
    • featuring Doug Kershaw

Personnel

Adapted from Right for the Flight liner notes.^[3]

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

1. Whitburn, Joel (2017). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2017. Record Research, Inc. pp. 293–294. ISBN 978-0-89820-229-8.
2. Susan Beyer (May 18, 1991). "Laid Back: Arnold sounds like he's singing from his bed". The Ottawa Citizen. pp. E3. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
3. Right for the Flight (CD booklet). Eddy Raven. Capitol Records Nashville. 1991. 594258.