Shooting Straight in the Dark

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Shooting Straight in the Dark
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 9, 1990
StudioBias Studios, Springfield, Virginia
Genre Country
Length42:12
Label Columbia Nashville/TriStar
Producer Mary Chapin Carpenter
John Jennings
Mary-Chapin Carpenter chronology
State of the Heart
(1989)
Shooting Straight in the Dark
(1990)
Come On Come On
(1992)
Singles from Shooting Straight in the Dark
  1. "You Win Again"
    Released: October 1990
  2. "Right Now"
    Released: January 1991
  3. "Down at the Twist and Shout"
    Released: June 3, 1991
  4. "Going Out Tonight"
    Released: September 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly A− [2]

Shooting Straight in the Dark is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter, released by Columbia Records on October 9, 1990. It rose to No. 11 on the Billboard's Country Albums chart, with four of its tracks reaching the Hot Country Songs chart: "You Win Again" (No. 16), "Right Now" (No. 15), "Down at the Twist and Shout" (No. 2), and "Going Out Tonight" (No. 14).

Contents

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 unless noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Going Out Tonight"Carpenter, John Jennings 3:16
2."Right Now" Al Lewis, Sylvester Bradford2:36
3."The More Things Change" 3:56
4."When She's Gone" 5:05
5."Middle Ground" 3:51
6."Can't Take Love for Granted" 4:01
7."Down at the Twist and Shout" 3:21
8."Halley Came to Jackson" 3:10
9."What You Didn't Say" 4:36
10."You Win Again" 3:59
11."The Moon and St. Christopher" (duet with Shawn Colvin) 4:21
Total length:42:12

Personnel

Credits from album liner notes. [3]

Chart performance

Chart (1989–1990)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [4] 70
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [5] 11

References

  1. AllMusic review
  2. Entertainment Weekly review
  3. Shooting Straight in the Dark (CD). Mary Chapin Carpenter. Columbia Records. 1990. CK 46077.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. "Mary Chapin Carpenter Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  5. "Mary Chapin Carpenter Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2021.