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Right Between the Eyes is a 1989 album by American heavy metal 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 was listed as a member although he did not actually play on the album. 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.

Right Between the Eyes
Studio album by Icon
Released	August 24, 1989
Recorded	1989
Studio	Chaton Recordings, Paradise Valley, Arizona
Genre	Heavy metal glam metal
Length	46:24
Label	Megaforce/Atlantic
Producer	Dan Wexler
Icon chronology
More Perfect Union (1987) Right Between the Eyes (1989) An Even More Perfect Union (1995)
Singles from Icon
"Taking My Breath Away" Released: 1989 (promo) "Forever Young" Released: 1990 (promo)

Professional ratings

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

Track list

1. "Right Between the Eyes" (Dan Wexler, Jerry Harrison, Pat Dixon, Tracy Wallach) – 5:13
2. "Two for the Road" (Harrison) – 3:54
3. "Taking My Breath Away" (Wexler, Harrison, Dixon, Wallach) – 4:36
4. "A Far Cry" (Wexler, Harrison, Dixon, Wallach) – 4:19
5. "In Your Eyes" (Wexler, Harrison) – 4:00
6. "Holy Man's War" (Wexler, Harrison, Dixon, Wallach) – 7:16
7. "Bad Times" (Wexler, Harrison) – 3:25
8. "Double Life" (Wexler, Harrison, Dixon, Wallach) – 4:06
9. "Forever Young" (Wexler, Harrison) – 3:50
10. "Running Under Fire" (Wexler, Harrison) – 4:26
11. "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

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