| Temporary Sanity | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Eddy Raven |
| Cover: | Temporary sanity.jpg |
| Released: | 1989 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Label: | Universal/Capitol Records |
| Producer: | Barry Beckett |
| Prev Title: | The Best of Eddy Raven |
| Prev Year: | 1988 |
| Next Title: | Right for the Flight |
| Next Year: | 1991 |
Temporary Sanity is the eighth studio album by American country music singer Eddy Raven. It was released in 1989 by Universal Records.
The album accounted for two number one singles on Hot Country Songs: "In a Letter to You" (a cover of Shakin' Stevens) and "Bayou Boys". Following these singles were "Sooner or Later" and "Island". The latter two were issued via Capitol Records, which acquired Universal in 1989.[1]
Raven said of the album's sound that he wanted to add influences of Latin and Caribbean music to his sound, noting in particular the inclusion of steel drums on "Bayou Boys", and comparing "Zydeco Lady" to the sound of Miami Sound Machine.[2] Jason Ankeny of Allmusic called the album a "mixed bag", referring to "Island" as a "moody ballad" but calling the sound of "Bayou Boys" "hamfisted".[3]
Adapted from liner notes.[4]