| Right Before Your Eyes | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | America |
| Album: | View from the Ground |
| B-Side: | Inspector Mills |
| Released: | November 1982 |
| Recorded: | Capitol (Hollywood) |
| Label: | Capitol Records 5177 |
| Producer: | Bobby Colomby |
| Prev Title: | You Can Do Magic |
| Prev Year: | 1982 |
| Next Title: | Jody |
| Next Year: | 1982 |
"Right Before Your Eyes" (popularly known as "Rudolph Valentino") is a song written by Ian Thomas and introduced on the 1977 Ian Thomas Band album Calabash. His version reached #57 in Canada.[1] It was also recorded by America for their 1982 album View from the Ground. The America version of "Right Before Your Eyes" was issued as that album's second single – following up America's Top Ten single "You Can Do Magic" – and rose to #45 on the Billboard Hot 100: the track's Adult Contemporary chart peak was #16.[2] It reached 22 on the Contemporary Adult chart in Canada. "Right Before Your Eyes" was most popular in the Philippines during its release in 1982.
| Chart (1982) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 45 | |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) | 16 | |
| US Cash Box Singles Chart | 49 |