Right or Wrong
Studio album by
Rosanne Cash
ReleasedSeptember 1979
StudioEnactron Truck, Los Angeles, California
GenreCountry
Length37:25
LabelColumbia
ProducerRodney Crowell[1]
Rosanne Cash chronology
Rosanne Cash
(1978) 		Right or Wrong
(1979) 		Seven Year Ache
(1981)
Singles from Right or Wrong
  1. "No Memories Hangin' Round"
    Released: September 8, 1979
  2. "Couldn't Do Nothin' Right"
    Released: February 2, 1980

Right or Wrong is the second studio album by American country music singer Rosanne Cash.[2][3] It was released in September 1979 by Columbia Records.[4][5]

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.[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Christgau's Record GuideB[8]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[9]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[10]
Spin Alternative Record Guide4/10[11]

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."[7] 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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Right or Wrong"Keith Sykes3:22
2."Take Me, Take Me"Sykes3:37
3."Man Smart, Woman Smarter"Norman Span (King Radio))2:55
4."This Has Happened Before"Rosanne Cash3:55
5."Baby, Better Start Turnin' Em Down"Rodney Crowell4:08
6."No Memories Hangin' Round" (duet with Bobby Bare)Crowell3:24
7."Couldn't Do Nothin' Right"Karen Brooks, Gary P. Nunn4:48
8."Seeing's Believing"Crowell3:28
9."Big River"Johnny Cash2:45
10."Anybody's Darlin' (Anything but Mine)"Crowell5:03

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 208.
  2. ^ "Rosanne Cash | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Stambler, Irwin; Landon, Grelun (July 14, 2000). Country Music: The Encyclopedia. Macmillan. ISBN 9780312264871 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Rosanne Cash". MTV News.
  5. ^ "1980 Label Roundup". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 18, 1980 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Rosanne Cash". Billboard.
  7. ^ a b "Right or Wrong - Rosanne Cash | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. pp. 242–243.
  10. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 119.
  11. ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 77.
  12. ^ "Rosanne Cash: She Remembers Everything". Pitchfork.
  13. ^ "Tell a Friend". Orange Coast. Feb 1980. p. 79.


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