Right Now (Gene Vincent song)
| "Right Now" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Mary Chapin Carpenter | ||||
| from the album Shooting Straight in the Dark | ||||
| B-side | "What You Didn't Say" | |||
| Released | January 1991 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:36 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Al Lewis Sylvester Bradford | |||
| Producer(s) | Mary Chapin Carpenter John Jennings | |||
| Mary Chapin Carpenter singles chronology | ||||
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"Right Now" is a song written by Al Lewis and Sylvester Bradford, and recorded by rock and roll singer Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps on 15 December 1957. The song was not released until 1959, when the Blue Caps had disbanded.[1]
Mary Chapin Carpenter recording
[edit]It was covered by American country music artist Mary Chapin Carpenter. It was released in January 1991 as the second single from her album Shooting Straight in the Dark. The song reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in April 1991.[2]
Chart performance
[edit]| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] | 14 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 15 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Cover versions of Right Now by Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps". Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Mary Chapin Carpenter Hot Country Songs Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1514." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. May 11, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
- ^ "Mary Chapin Carpenter Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
