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Right Before Your Eyes

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View From the Ground

View From the Ground

America · 1982 · Track 7

Details

Duración3:53
ÁlbumView From the Ground
Año1982
ISRCUSCA29200502

Fun facts

America recorded "Right Before Your Eyes" for their 1982 album, *View from the Ground*. It was the second single from the album, following "You Can Do Magic", which had already reached the Top Ten. America's version climbed to #45 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached #16 on the Adult Contemporary chart. In Canada, the song reached #22 on the Contemporary Adult chart. The original song was written by Ian Thomas, who included it in his 1977 album, *Calabash*. His version reached #57 on the Canadian chart.

The story behind

America recorded Right Before Your Eyes in 1982, as the second single from their album View from the Ground. The song was released in November of that year on Capitol Records. It was written by Ian Thomas, a Canadian who had released it previously in 1977. America's version reached #45 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #16 on the Adult Contemporary. In Canada, it reached number 22 on the Contemporary Adult. The song was also known as "Rudolph Valentino" and was popular especially in the Philippines. The recording was done at Capitol, in Hollywood. The B-side was Inspector Mills.