Right Between the Eyes (album)

Right Between the Eyes
Right Between the Eyes
Studio album by Icon
Released	August 24, 1989
Recorded	1989
Studio	Chaton Recordings, Paradise Valley, Arizona
Genre	Hard rock; glam metal;
Length	46:24
Label	Megaforce/Atlantic
Producer	Dan Wexler
Icon chronology
Singles from Icon
	"Taking My Breath Away"; Released: 1989 (promo); "Forever Young"; Released: 1990 (promo);

Right Between the Eyes is a 1989 album by American rock band Icon. It marked a number of changes for the band, including a new record label, Megaforce Worldwide/ Atlantic Records and new guitarist Drew Bollmann, who toured with Icon from 1989 - 1991. The album was produced by guitarist Dan Wexler, Dan Zelisko, and radio personality Eddie Trunk (credited as "Ed Trunk"), who worked at Megaforce at the time. The album featured a guest vocal appearance by Alice Cooper on the tracks "Two for the Road" and "Holy Man's War". For this album Icon toured with, among others, Ace Frehley of Kiss fame and Electric Angels in the US, and with King's X in the U.K. For the last part of the tour, David Lauser, of Sammy Hagar's band, replaced drummer Dixon. The video for the first single "Taking My Breath Away" was played on MTV's Headbangers Ball in Europe and in the US.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	6/10^[2]

Track list

"Right Between the Eyes" (Dan Wexler, Jerry Harrison, Pat Dixon, Tracy Wallach) – 5:13
"Two for the Road" (Harrison) – 3:54
"Taking My Breath Away" (Wexler, Harrison, Dixon, Wallach) – 4:36
"A Far Cry" (Wexler, Harrison, Dixon, Wallach) – 4:19
"In Your Eyes" (Wexler, Harrison) – 4:00
"Holy Man's War" (Wexler, Harrison, Dixon, Wallach) – 7:16
"Bad Times" (Wexler, Harrison) – 3:25
"Double Life" (Wexler, Harrison, Dixon, Wallach) – 4:06
"Forever Young" (Wexler, Harrison) – 3:50
"Running Under Fire" (Wexler, Harrison) – 4:26
"Peace & Love" (instrumental) (Wexler, Dixon, Wallach) – 1:19

Personnel

Icon

Jerry Harrison – vocals, vocal arrangements
Dan Wexler – guitars, guitar synthesizer, producer
Drew Bollmann – guitars (credited, not actually playing on the album)
Tracy Wallach – bass, vocals, vocal arrangements
Pat Dixon – drums

Additional musicians

Alice Cooper – guest vocals on "Two for the Road", featured character on "Holy Man's War"
Kevin Stroller – keyboards
Mark Prentice – keyboards on "Forever Young"

Production

Steve Escallier – engineer, vocal arrangements
Rich Spector – 2nd engineer
Scott Mabuchi – mixing at Sigma Sound Studios, New York
Lolly Grodner – mixing assistant
Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
Ed Trunk and Dan Zelisko – executive producers
"Alive and Well in Hell" produced and written by Tracy Wallach

References

^ "Icon – Right Between the Eyes". AllMusic. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 167. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.

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[1] "Icon – Right Between the Eyes". AllMusic. Retrieved September 29, 2018.

[2] Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 167. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.

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