Right First Time

Studio album by

Released

May 1979 (NZ)
November 1979 (Australia)

Big Mouth Records

Robert Charles Aickin

Th' Dudes chronology

Right First Time
(1979)

Where Are The Boys?
(1980)

Singles from Right First Time

"'Be Mine Tonight'"
Released: 1979
"'Right First Time'"
Released: 1979

Right First Time is the debut album by New Zealand band Th' Dudes. The New Zealand version was released in May 1979, and the Australian version six months later in November.^[1] The single "Be Mine Tonight" is considered one of the greats in New Zealand songwriting.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ian Morris, Dave Dobbyn

Side 1
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Be Mine Tonight"	6:06
2.	"Bad Boy Billy"	3:05
3.	"Stop Crying"	4:47
4.	"Right First Time"	3:41

Side 2
No.	Title	Length
5.	"That Look In Your Eyes"	5:12
6.	"Can't Get Over You (At All)"	2:04
7.	"You Don't Have To Go"	2:24
8.	"On Sunday"	4:47
9.	"There You Are"	4:25

Personnel

Bass – Lez White (replaced Peter Coleman)
Design – Peter Urlich
Drums – Bruce Hambling
Engineer – Denis Odlin
Guitar, keyboards, vocals, mixed by – Ian Morris
Guitar, vocals – Dave Dobbyn
Producer – Robert Charles Aickin*
Vocals – Peter Urlich
Written-By – Dobbyn*, Morris*

Liner notes

Recorded at Stebbing Studios, Auckland.
Published by and copyright owned by Big Mouth Records, Inc., Australia

Alternate cover

The Australian release of the album had a green-tinted cover. The band were not impressed.^[1]

Charts

Chart (1979)	Peak position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[2]	17

References

^ ^a ^b "Th' Dudes: Discography". Discography. Th' Dudes. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
^ "Charts.nz – Th' Dudes – Right First Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 November 2013.