Shooting Straight in the Dark
Shooting Straight in the Dark | ||||
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Studio album by Mary-Chapin Carpenter | ||||
Released | October 9, 1990 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 42:12 | |||
Label | Columbia Nashville/TriStar | |||
Producer | Mary Chapin Carpenter John Jennings | |||
Mary-Chapin Carpenter chronology | ||||
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Singles from Shooting Straight in the Dark | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | A−[2] |
Shooting Straight in the Dark is Mary Chapin Carpenter's third studio album. It was a #11 Country Album on the Billboard Country Albums chart. Four of its tracks became Billboard Hot Country Songs hits: "You Win Again" at #16, "Right Now" at #15, "Down at the Twist and Shout" at #2, and "Going Out Tonight" at #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.
Track listing[]
All songs written by Mary Chapin Carpenter; except where indicated
- "Going Out Tonight" (Carpenter, John Jennings) - 3:16
- "Right Now" (Al Lewis, Sylvester Bradford) - 2:36
- "The More Things Change" - 3:56
- "When She's Gone" - 5:05
- "Middle Ground" - 3:51
- "Can't Take Love for Granted" - 4:01
- "Down at the Twist and Shout" - 3:21
- "Halley Came to Jackson" - 3:10
- "What You Didn't Say" - 4:36
- "You Win Again" - 3:59
- "The Moon and St. Christopher" - 4:21
- duet with Shawn Colvin
Personnel[]
Compiled from liner notes.[3]
- Peter Bonta – keyboards, piano, acoustic and bass guitars
- Jimmy Breaux – Acadian accordion, Cajun yells
- Mary Chapin Carpenter – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Jon Carroll – piano, acoustic guitar
- Shawn Colvin – backing vocals
- Mike Cotter – backing vocals
- Don Dixon – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Michael Doucet – fiddle, Cajun yells
- John Jennings – electric, acoustic and bass guitars, synthesizer, backing vocals, Cajun yells
- Marti Jones – background vocals
- Robbie Magruder – drums
- John McCutcheson – hammer dulcimer
- Mark O'Connor – fiddle
- Dave Palamar – drums
- Herb Pedersen – backing vocals
- Rico Petruccelli – bass guitar
- Matt Rollings – piano
- Vince Santoro – drums
- Billy Ware – percussion, Cajun yells
- Bob Ludwig - Mastering
Production[]
- Mary Chapin Carpenter, John Jennings - production
- Bob Dawson, Jim DeMain - engineering
Chart performance[]
Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 11 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 70 |
References[]
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ Shooting Straight in the Dark (CD). Mary Chapin Carpenter. Columbia Records. 1990. CK 46077.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
Categories:
- Mary Chapin Carpenter albums
- Columbia Records albums
- 1990 albums