1981 Gary Wright – The Right Place
The Right Place is the seventh album by Gary Wright, released in 1981.
Gary Wright’s last chart success in America was in 1981, when his album The Right Place, co-produced with Dean Parks, climbed to number 79. The single “Really Wanna Know You”, which Wright co-wrote with Scottish singer Ali Thomson, peaked at number 16 that year. A second single from the album, “Heartbreat”, appeared on Billboard‘s Bubbling Under listings, at number 107.
Tracks
1 Intro 00:28
2 Heartbeat (Gary Wright; Marty Walsh) 04:19
3 Really Wanna Know You (Gary Wright; Ali Thomson) 04:24
4 Got The Feelin’ (Gary Wright) 03:42
5 Love Is A Rose (Gary Wright; Chris Agajanian) 04:31
6 The Right Place (Gary Wright; Lorna Wright) 03:33
7 More Than A Heartache (Gary Wright) 04:32
8 Close To You (Gary Wright) 04:10
9 Comin’ Apart (Gary Wright; Barry Mann; Cynthia Weill) 03:52
10 Positive Feelins (Gary Wright; Ali Thomson) 03:40
Musicians
Bass (synthesizer) | Gary Wright |
Drums | Tris Imboden |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Keyboards | Gary Wright |
Synthesizer | Gary Wright |
Harmonica | Rod Piazza |
Sax | Dean Parks |
Percussion | Lenny Castro |
Other Musicians
2 Heartbeat
Guitar | Marty Walsh |
Background Vocals | David Pack |
Background Vocals | Timothy B. Schmit |
3 Really Wanna Know You
Keyboards | Dean Parks |
Background Vocals | Lorna Wright |
4 Got The Feelin’
Drums | James Gadson |
5 Love Is A Rose
Drums | David Kemper |
6 The Right Place
Background Vocals | Lorna Wright |
7 More Than A Heartache
Bass | Dean Parks |
8 Close To You
Bass | George Hawkins |
Background Vocals | David Pack |
9 Comin’ Apart
Drums | Bob Benberg |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
10 Positive Feelins
Guitar | Marty Walsh |
Liner Notes
Producer – Dean Parks, Gary Wright
Producer (Executive) – Lenny Waronker, Russ Titelman
Coordinator – JoAnn Tominaga
Engineer (Assistant Mix-Down Engineer) – Ross Pallone, Steve McMillan
Engineer (Mix-Down Engineer) – Jay Lewis
Engineer (Recording Engineer) – Dean Parks, Gary Wright
Mastered By – Mike Reese
Overdubbed By (Drum Overdubs) – Jay Lewis
Art Direction, Design – Simon Levy
Illustration – Jonathan Meader
Photography By – Bob Seidemann
Mastered At The Mastering Lab
Mixed At Hollywood Sound Recorders
Copyright (c) Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) Warner Bros. Records Inc.