Right or Wrong (Rosanne Cash album)
Right or Wrong is the second studio album by American country music singer Rosanne Cash.[7][8] It was released in September 1979 by Columbia Records.[9][10]
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| Released | September 1979 | |||
| Studio | Enactron Truck, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 37:25 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Rodney Crowell[1] | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B[3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 4/10[6] |
The three highest charting Billboard country tracks were "Couldn't Do Nothin' Right" at #15, "No Memories Hangin' 'Round", a duet with Bobby Bare, at #17, and "Take Me, Take Me" at #25. The album peaked at No. 42 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[11]
Critical reception
AllMusic wrote that Rodney Crowell and Cash "made the song selections while Rodney called in Emmylou Harris's band (of which he was an alumnus) and some up and comers and created a sonic palette that accented the brave new world of stripped-down mixes and songs that came from the left field of country or pop."[2] Pitchfork wrote that Right or Wrong "kicked off a decade of untouchable albums."[12] Orange Coast praised the "smooth, satisfying vocal performance."[13]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Right or Wrong" | Keith Sykes | 3:22 |
| 2. | "Take Me, Take Me" | Sykes | 3:37 |
| 3. | "Man Smart, Woman Smarter" | Norman Span (King Radio)) | 2:55 |
| 4. | "This Has Happened Before" | Rosanne Cash | 3:55 |
| 5. | "Baby, Better Start Turnin' Em Down" | Rodney Crowell | 4:08 |
| 6. | "No Memories Hangin' Round" (duet with Bobby Bare) | Crowell | 3:24 |
| 7. | "Couldn't Do Nothin' Right" | Karen Brooks, Gary P. Nunn | 4:48 |
| 8. | "Seeing's Believing" | Crowell | 3:28 |
| 9. | "Big River" | Johnny Cash | 2:45 |
| 10. | "Anybody's Darlin' (Anything but Mine)" | Crowell | 5:03 |
Personnel
- Rosanne Cash - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
- Rodney Crowell - Acoustic Guitar, Harmony Vocals
- Emmylou Harris - Harmony Vocals
- Bobby Bare - Vocals
- Hal Blaine - Drums
- James Burton - Electric Guitar
- Ricky Skaggs - Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Fiddle
- Jim Horn - Flute, Saxophone
- Albert Lee - Guitar
- Mickey Raphael - Harmonica
- Brian Ahern - Acoustic Guitar
- Tony Brown - Piano
- Rosemary Butler - Harmony Vocals
- Donivan Cowert - Harmony Vocals
- Hank DeVito - Acoustic Guitar, Slide Guitar
- Emory Gordy Jr. - Bass, Organ, String Arrangements
- Glen Hardin - Electric Piano
- Sharon Hicks - Vocals
- Frank Reckard - Electric Guitar
- Aldo Strucci - Electric Guitar
- John Ware - Drums
- Cheryl Warren - Vocals
- Larry Willoughby - Harmony Vocals
References
- MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 208.
- "Right or Wrong - Rosanne Cash | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. pp. 242–243.
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 119.
- Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 77.
- "Rosanne Cash | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- Stambler, Irwin; Landon, Grelun (July 14, 2000). Country Music: The Encyclopedia. Macmillan. ISBN 9780312264871 – via Google Books.
- "Rosanne Cash". MTV News.
- "1980 Label Roundup". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 18, 1980 – via Google Books.
- "Rosanne Cash". Billboard.
- "Rosanne Cash: She Remembers Everything". Pitchfork.
- "Tell a Friend". Orange Coast: 79. Feb 1980.