1982 single by America
"Right Before Your Eyes" (popularly known as "Rudolph Valentino") is a song written by Ian Thomas and introduced on the 1977 Ian Thomas Band album Calabash. His version reached #57 in Canada.[1] It was also recorded by America for their 1982 album View from the Ground. The America version of "Right Before Your Eyes" was issued as that album's second single – following up America's Top Ten single "You Can Do Magic" – and rose to #45 on the Billboard Hot 100: the track's Adult Contemporary chart peak was #16.[2] It reached 22 on the Contemporary Adult chart in Canada. "Right Before Your Eyes" was most popular in the Philippines during its release in 1982.