Shooting Straight in the Dark | ||||
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Released | October 9, 1990 | |||
Studio | Bias Studios, Springfield, Virginia | |||
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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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [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).
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.
All songs written by Mary Chapin Carpenter unless noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Going Out Tonight" | Carpenter, John Jennings | 3:16 |
2. | "Right Now" | Al Lewis, Sylvester Bradford | 2:36 |
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 |
Credits from album liner notes. [3]
Chart (1989–1990) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [4] | 70 |
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [5] | 11 |
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