Shooting Straight in the Dark

Shooting Straight in the Dark is Mary Chapin Carpenter's third studio album. It was a #11 Country Album on the Billboard Country Albums chart. Four of its tracks became Billboard Hot Country Songs hits: "You Win Again" at #16, "Right Now" at #15, "Down at the Twist and Shout" at #2, and "Going Out Tonight" at #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.

Shooting Straight in the Dark
Studio album by
Mary-Chapin Carpenter
ReleasedOctober 9, 1990
GenreCountry
Length42:12
LabelColumbia Nashville/TriStar
ProducerMary 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[1]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Mary Chapin Carpenter; except where indicated

  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" - 4:21

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.[3]

  • Peter Bonta – keyboards, piano, acoustic and bass guitars
  • Jimmy Breaux – Acadian accordion, Cajun yells
  • Mary Chapin Carpenter – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Jon Carroll – piano, acoustic guitar
  • Shawn Colvin – backing vocals
  • Mike Cotter – backing vocals
  • Don Dixon – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Michael Doucet – fiddle, Cajun yells
  • John Jennings – electric, acoustic and bass guitars, synthesizer, backing vocals, Cajun yells
  • Marti Jones – background vocals
  • Robbie Magruder – drums
  • John McCutcheson – hammer dulcimer
  • Mark O'Connor – fiddle
  • Dave Palamar – drums
  • Herb Pedersen – backing vocals
  • Rico Petruccelli – bass guitar
  • Matt Rollings – piano
  • Vince Santoro – drums
  • Billy Ware – percussion, Cajun yells
  • Bob Ludwig - Mastering

Production
  • Mary Chapin Carpenter, John Jennings - production
  • Bob Dawson, Jim DeMain - engineering

Chart performance
Chart (1990) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 11
U.S. Billboard 200 70

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)
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