The Right Time (Hoodoo Gurus song)

Infobox Single
Name = The Right Time


Cover size =
Caption = "The Right Time" Front cover
Artist = Hoodoo Gurus
Album = Crank
A-side = "The Right Time"
B-side = "Road Hog" / "Wait for the Sun"
Released = flagicon|Australia November, 1993
Format = CD Single
Recorded =
Genre = Rock
Length = 3:55
Label = BMG
Writer = Dave Faulkner
Producer = Hoodoo Gurus
Certification =
Last single = "Castles in the Air"
(1991)
This single = "The Right Time"
(1993)
Next single = "You Open My Eyes"
(1994)
Misc =

"The Right Time" was a single by iconiccite web |url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/about-hall-of-fame.php |title=ARIA Awards 2007: About Hall of Fame |publisher=ARIA Awards |accessdate=2008-02-08 ] cite web |title="ARIA presents the 2007 ARIA Hall of Fame" |last=Pope |first=Mark |url=http://www.amcos.com.au/news/industry/news/070507_ARIA-HallofFame.pdf (PDF) |date=2007-05-07 |accessdate=2008-02-08 ] Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus which reached #41 on the ARIA Singles Charts. [cite web |url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?key=277784&cat=s |title=Australian Singles Charts "The Right Time" |publisher=australian-charts.com |accessdate=2008-02-08 ] It was released on RCA Records in November, 1993; and was written by Dave Faulkner.cite web |url=http://www.apra.com.au/cms/worksearch/worksearch.srvlt?action=workSearch&switchDet=Y |title=Australasian Performing Right Association |publisher=APRA |accessdate=2008-02-08 ] First B side "Road Hog" was written by Brad Shepherd and second B side "Wait for the Sun" by Faulkner. ]

"... was originally conceived to be just one of a suite of songs, a mini-opera like the Who's "A Quick One" as I strived to fulfill my Wagnerian masterplan to revive the 70's concept album (c.f. Radiohead). Two other songs from "Crank", "Hypocrite Blues" and "Gospel Train", also survive from the grand opus. "The Right Time" was intended as the theme for a female gang of motorcycle hellcats, but of course that's obvious." - Dave Faulkner. [cite web |year=2000 |month=June |last=Faulkner |first=Dave |url=http://www-personal.umich.edu/~juliat/hg/popandpunishment.html |publisher=juliat |title="Pop and punishment" |accessdate=2008-02-08 ]

Track listing

CD Maxi-single
# "The Right Time" (Faulkner) ] — 3:55
# "Road Hog" (Shepherd) ] — 2:30
# "Wait for the Sun" (Faulkner) ] — 3:05

Personnel

Credited to: [cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/release/607702 |title=Discogs entry on "Crank" |accessdate=2008-02-08 ] [cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/release/603820 |title=Discogs entry on "The Right Time" |accessdate=2008-02-08 ]
* Richard Grossman — bass
* Dave Faulkner — lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
* Mark Kingsmill — drums
* Brad Shepherd — guitar, vocals

* Producer — Ed Stasium (track 1), Hoodoo Gurus (tracks 2, 3)
* Engineer — Paul Hamingson (track 1), Charles Fisher (tracks 2, 3)
* Mixer — Greg Calbi (track 1), Darius Sulic (tracks 2, 3)
* Mastering — Greg Calbi

References