Right Before Your Eyes
| "Right Before Your Eyes" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by America | ||||
| from the album View from the Ground | ||||
| B-side | "Inspector Mills" | |||
| Released | November 1982 | |||
| Recorded | Capitol (Hollywood) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:47 | |||
| Label | Capitol Records 5177 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ian Thomas | |||
| Producer(s) | Bobby Colomby | |||
| America singles chronology | ||||
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"Right Before Your Eyes" (popularly known as "Rudolph Valentino") is a song written by Ian Thomas and introduced on the 1977 Ian Thomas Band album Calabash. His version reached #57 in Canada.[1] It was also recorded by America for their 1982 album View from the Ground. The America version of "Right Before Your Eyes" was issued as that album's second single – following up America's Top Ten single "You Can Do Magic" – and rose to #45 on the Billboard Hot 100: the track's Adult Contemporary chart peak was #16.[2] It reached 22 on the Contemporary Adult chart in Canada. "Right Before Your Eyes" was most popular in the Philippines during its release in 1982.
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 45 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) | 16 |
| US Cash Box Singles Chart | 49 |
References
[edit]- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - July 9, 1977" (PDF).
- ^ America, "Right Before Your Eyes" chart positions Retrieved May 13, 2013
External links
[edit]- Right Before Your Eyes at Discogs Ian Thomas Band
- Right Before Your Eyes at Discogs (list of releases) Ian Thomas
- Right Before Your Eyes at Discogs (list of releases) America
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