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Right Place, Wrong Time (song) " Right Place, Wrong Time " is a song by American musician Dr. John. It was the first single from his sixth album, In the Right Place, and became his biggest hit single. During the summer of 1973, the song peaked at number nine on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It is ranked as the 24th biggest hit of 1973.
The song "Right Place, Wrong Time" became the biggest hit from the LP, reaching the Top 10 in both the U.S. [5] and Canada. The album itself was Dr. John's highest charting album on the Billboard 200, spending 33 weeks on the chart and peaking at #24 on June 23, 1973. [6]
In July 1973, the single "Right Place, Wrong Time" peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, as well as peaking at No. 19 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. [25] A second single, "Such a Night", peaked at No. 42. Still in heavy rotation on most classic rock stations, "Right Place Wrong Time" remains his most recognized song.
“Right Place, Wrong Time” benefits from RM’s big, existential questioning — and like the other pop philosophers that came before him, it doesn’t offer any answers.
Spinozza played the guitar solo on Dr. John 's hit, "Right Place, Wrong Time", [13] played on Paul Simon 's albums Paul Simon and There Goes Rhymin' Simon, Don McLean 's American Pie, and later made contributions to the soundtracks of the movies Dead Man Walking, Happiness, and Just the Ticket. The first album David produced in its entirety was the folk rock trio Arthur, Hurley & Gottlieb who ...
Many musicians recorded Toussaint's compositions. He was a producer for hundreds of recordings: the best known are "Right Place, Wrong Time", by longtime friend Dr. John, and "Lady Marmalade" by Labelle.
In 1971, Rush recorded the album Right Place, Wrong Time in San Francisco for Capitol Records, but Capitol did not release it. The album was finally issued in 1976, when Rush purchased the master from Capitol and had it released by P-Vine Records in Japan.
"Right Place, Wrong Time" was used in the "Malcolm in the Middle" episode "Home Alone 4" and included in "Songs from Malcolm in the Middle," the soundtrack to the television series which was released in early 2001.