''Right or Wrong'' is the third studio album by American country music artist

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, released on October 6, 1983 by MCA Records. ''Right or Wrong'' topped

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's (North America) Top Country albums chart, and peaked at #163 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. The singles "You Look So Good in Love" (which was Strait's first song to have a music video), "Right or Wrong" and "Let's Fall to Pieces Together" all topped the Hot Country Singles chart. There were three cover songs on the album: 1) " Right or Wrong", a traditional song dating back to the 1920s which was previously most associated with the

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and Bob Wills versions; 2) the

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"; and 3) the Merle Haggard song, "Our Paths May Never Cross". The album was recorded and mixed digitally.

Track listing

Personnel

Music *

– lead vocals * Hargus "Pig" Robbins – keyboards * Bobby Wood – keyboards * Weldon Myrick –

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* Johnny Gimble –

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* Gregg Galbraith – electric guitar *

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– electric guitar * George "Leo" Jackson –

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* Jimmy Capps – acoustic guitar * Gregg Galbraith – acoustic guitar * Bob Moore – upright bass * Henry Strzelecki – bass guitar * Leon Rhodes – bass guitar * Jerry Carrigan –

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* Gene Chrisman – drums * Hurshel Wiginton – background vocals * Donna Sheridan – background vocals * Judy Rodman – background vocals * Louis Dean Nunley – background vocals * Doug Clements – background vocals Production * Ray Baker – producer * Les Ladd – engineer * Rick McCollister – engineer * Ron Reynolds – engineer * Milan Bogdan – digital editing * Simon Levy – CD art direction *

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Advertising – CD design * Katie Gillon – CD coordination * Sherri Halford – CD coordination * Rick Henson – cover photo

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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