| 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 | |||
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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-songwriterMary Chapin Carpenter, released byColumbia Records on October 9, 1990. It rose to No. 11 on theBillboard'sCountry Albums chart, with four of its tracks reaching theHot 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 bandBeauSoleil 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 byMary Chapin Carpenter unless noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 withShawn Colvin) | 4:21 | |
| Total length: | 42:12 | ||
Credits from album liner notes.[3]
| Chart (1989–1990) | Peak position |
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| USBillboard 200[4] | 70 |
| USTop Country Albums (Billboard)[5] | 11 |
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