The Right Time (Hoodoo Gurus song)

"The Right Time"
"The Right Time" Front cover
Single by Hoodoo Gurus
from the album Crank
A-side	"The Right Time"
B-side	"Road Hog" / "Wait for the Sun"
Released	November, 1993 (Australia)
Format	CD Single
Genre	Rock
Length	3:55
Label	BMG
Songwriter(s)	Dave Faulkner
Producer(s)	Hoodoo Gurus
Hoodoo Gurus singles chronology
"Castles in the Air" (1991) "The Right Time" (1993) "You Open My Eyes" (1994)
"Castles in the Air" (1991) "The Right Time" (1993) "You Open My Eyes" (1994)

"The Right Time" was a single by iconic^[1][2] Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus which reached #41 on the ARIA Singles Charts.^[3] It was released on RCA Records in November, 1993; and was written by Dave Faulkner.^[4] First B side "Road Hog" was written by Brad Shepherd and second B side "Wait for the Sun" by Faulkner.^[4]

"... was originally conceived to be just one of a suite of songs, a mini-opera like the Who's A Quick One as I strived to fulfill my Wagnerian masterplan to revive the '70s concept album (c.f. Radiohead). 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." - Dave Faulkner.^[5]

Track listing

CD Maxi-single

1. "The Right Time" (Faulkner)^[4] — 3:55
2. "Road Hog" (Shepherd)^[4] — 2:30
3. "Wait for the Sun" (Faulkner)^[4] — 3:05

Personnel

Credited to:^[6][7]

• Richard Grossman — bass
• Dave Faulkner — lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Mark Kingsmill — drums
• Brad Shepherd — guitar, vocals
• Producer — Ed Stasium (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

References