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Right Hand Man is the seventh studio album by American country music singer Eddy Raven. It was released in 1986 by RCA Records.
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Right Hand Man is the seventh studio album by American country music singer Eddy Raven. It was released in 1986 by RCA Records.
Four singles from the album made the Hot Country Songs charts: "Sometimes a Lady", the title track, "You're Never Too Old for Young Love", and "Shine, Shine, Shine", the last of which made it to the number 1 position on that chart in 1987. [1]
Alanna Nash wrote in Stereo Review that the album seemed to focus more on Raven's singing over his songwriting, noting that the album had more of a country pop sound than its predecessors. [2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Shine, Shine, Shine" | Ken Bell, Bud McGuire | 3:23 |
| 2. | "The Best of Them" | Gary Burr | 3:44 |
| 3. | "Sometimes a Lady" | Eddy Raven, Frank J. Myers | 3:19 |
| 4. | "Right Hand Man" | Gary Scruggs | 2:55 |
| 5. | "Neon Row" | Donny Kees, Jimmy Jay | 3:59 |
| 6. | "You're Never Too Old for Young Love" | Rick Giles, Myers | 2:35 |
| 7. | "Crime of the Century" | Burr | 2:35 |
| 8. | "Other Than Montreal" | Raven, Myers | 2:48 |
| 9. | "Stay with Me" | Ricky Ray Rector, Donny Kees | 3:01 |
| 10. | "But She Loves Me" | Jerry Fuller | 2:52 |
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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| US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [3] | 18 |
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