Shooting Straight in the Dark | |
Type: | studio |
Artist: | Mary-Chapin Carpenter |
Cover: | MaryChapinCarpenterShootingStraightintheDark.jpg |
Released: | October 9, 1990 |
Studio: | Bias Studios, Springfield, Virginia |
Genre: | Country |
Length: | 42:12 |
Label: | Columbia Nashville/TriStar |
Producer: | Mary Chapin Carpenter John Jennings |
Prev Title: | State of the Heart |
Prev Year: | 1989 |
Next Title: | Come On Come On |
Next Year: | 1992 |
Shooting Straight in the Dark is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter, released by Columbia Records on October 9, 1990. It rose to No. 11 on the Billboard's Country Albums chart, with four of its tracks reaching the Hot Country Songs chart: "You Win Again" (No. 16), "Right Now" (No. 15), "Down at the Twist and Shout" (No. 2), and "Going Out Tonight" (No. 14).
Members of the Cajun band BeauSoleil provide guest instrumentation on "Down at the Twist and Shout". Shawn Colvin provided backing vocals on three of the album's songs.
All songs written by Mary Chapin Carpenter unless noted.
Credits from album liner notes.[1]