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Right About Now
Studio album by
Ty Herndon
ReleasedJanuary 9, 2007
StudioEast Iris Studios (Nashville, TN)
GenreCountry
Length42:42
LabelTitan/Pyramid/Quarterback/Fontana
Producer
Ty Herndon chronology
This Is Ty Herndon: Greatest Hits
(2002) 		Right About Now
(2007) 		Journey On
(2010)
Singles from Right About Now
  1. "Right About Now"
    Released: September 25, 2006[1]
  2. "Mighty Mighty Love"
    Released: May 14, 2007[2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link

Right About Now is the sixth studio album by American country music Ty Herndon, released on January 9, 2007 primarily through Pyramid and Quarterback Records. It was produced by Herndon with Darrell Brown, Dennis Matkosky, and Jonathan Yudkin.

Although he did record a Christmas album in 2003, Right About Now is Herndon's first studio album of original music since Steam (1999). During that time, he had been dropped by Epic Nashville due to less commercial success. This album spawned two singles in the form of the title track and "Mighty Mighty Love", with the latter originally having been recorded by Michael Peterson from his 2004 album Modern Man and the latter originally recorded by Lila McCann on her final studio album Complete (2001). Both singles did not chart on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. "You Still Own Me" was a cover originally performed by Canadian musician Johnny Reid and later recorded by Emerson Drive, both of whom released it as a single. The album includes backing vocals from Joanna Cotten, Emily West, Marcus Hummon, and Thompson Square.[3]

Right About Now proved to have little success, peaking at number 41 on the US Top Country Albums chart. Following this album, Herndon left his label.

Critical reception[edit]

Thom Jurek of AllMusic gave the album a positive review, complimenting Herndon's vocals. He said, "Herndon re-enters the scene more talented and far more mature than he left it. It's time for Nashville – and the rest country music's faithful – to sit up, listen and take notice that a real master has returned."[4]

Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe reviewed both singles from the album. In his review for the title cut, he gave the song a B+, saying "it's a solid song by a vocalist that never fully had the commercial success or consistency of material that his talents deserved."[5] In an opposite turn he reviewed "Mighty Mighty Love" negatively, saying that the song is "so filled with cliches and lines heard a million times before that it's instantly forgettable;" he rated the song a C.[6] Chuck Taylor of Billboard also gave "Right About Now" a positive review by saying, "Piano drives the melancholy double-entendre lyric while Herndon diverts between falsetto and his rich expressive tenor." He ended his review saying, "A confident, easygoing track that sounds as if there was never a blip in his career."[7]

Commercial performance[edit]

Right About Now debuted at number 41 on the US Top Country Albums chart the week of January 27, 2007, where it was the "Hot Shot Debut" of the week.[8] The following week, it fell to number 48. It spent a third and final week on the chart at number 64.

The album debuted at number 24 on the Independent Albums chart also the week of January 27, 2007. It spent only one more week before falling off.

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Someday Soon"
3:54
2."In the Arms of the One Who Loves Me"
  • Brown
  • Jess Cates
  • Arnie Roman
  • Herndon
  • Darrell Brown
4:01
3."You Still Own Me"
  • Herndon
  • Yudkin
3:12
4."Mighty Mighty Love"
  • Herndon
  • Dennis Matkosky
3:53
5."Right About Now"
  • Herndon
  • Brown
3:15
6."Love Revival"
  • Herndon
  • Yudkin
3:29
7."Hide"
  • Kevin Paige
  • Cates
  • Herndon
  • Yudkin
3:56
8."Mercy Line"
  • Brown
  • Greg Barnhill
  • Herndon
  • Yudkin
3:34
9."We Are"
  • Jim Rushing
  • Ryan Rushing
  • Herndon
  • Yudkin
4:15
10."If I Could Only Have Her Love Back"
  • Brown
  • Matkosky
  • Herndon
  • Brown
5:04
11."There Will Be a Better Day"
  • Herndon
  • Brown
4:09
Total length:42:42

Personnel[edit]

Charts[edit]

Weekly chart performance for Right About Now
Chart (2007) Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[9] 41
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[10] 24

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Aircheck Add Dates" (PDF). Country Aircheck. No. 5. September 18, 2006. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "Aircheck Add Dates" (PDF). Country Aircheck. No. 37. May 7, 2007. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  3. ^ Right About Now (CD booklet). Ty Herndon. Titan Records. 2006.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Jurek, Thom, "Right About Now - Ty Herndon | Album Review", AllMusic, retrieved July 1, 2024
  5. ^ Coyne, Kevin John (February 3, 2007). "Review: Ty Herndon, "Right About Now"". Country Universe. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  6. ^ Coyne, Kevin John (July 28, 2007). "Review: Ty Herndon, "Mighty Mighty Love"". Country Universe. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  7. ^ Taylor, Chuck (February 3, 2007). "Review Spotlights: Singles | Ty Herndon – "Right About Now"". Billboard. Vol. 119, no. 5. Nielsen Business Media. p. 43. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  8. ^ "Top Country Albums". Billboard. Vol. 119, no. 4. Nielsen Business Media. January 27, 2007. p. 66. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  9. ^ "Ty Herndon Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  10. ^ "Ty Herndon Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
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