"The Right Time" is a song by

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. It was released in October 1993 as the lead single from the group's sixth studio album, '' Crank''. The song peaked at number 41 on the ARIA charts. In June 2000, Dave Faulkner said "... twas originally conceived to be just one of a suite of songs, a mini-opera like the Who's ''

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masterplan to revive the '70s concept album (c.f.

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). 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."

Track listing

; CD single (7432116898-2) # "The Right Time" — 3:55 # "Road Hog" — 2:30 # "Wait for the Sun" — 3:05

Personnel

* Richard Grossman — bass * Dave Faulkner — lead vocals, guitar, keyboards * Mark Kingsmill — drums *

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— guitar, vocals * Producer —

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(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

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Right Time, The 1993 singles Hoodoo Gurus songs 1993 songs Songs written by Dave Faulkner (musician)