Right for the Flight explained

Right for the Flight
Type:	studio
Artist:	Eddy Raven
Cover:	Raven right.jpg
Released:	1991
Genre:	Country
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.^[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

Notes and References

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