CACrown ArchivesThe cinema collection
EN/FR
Search
Menu
Research dossier · General Reference

Right on Target

1982 single by Paul Parker

Cross-disciplinary reference desk with index cards, atlas, dictionary and catalogue
General referenceInterpretive dossier study · Crown Archives visual atlas
Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMar 16, 2025
Entity authorityQ3431928 ↗
Source-derived summary

"Right on Target" is a 1982 single by Paul Parker. It was released on Megatone Records.

Background

The song was produced and written by Patrick Cowley in the Hi-NRG style. It was the lead single from Parker's debut album Too Much To Dream. "Right on Target" was his first and most successful dance chart entry. The track hit number one for two weeks. It was the first of two singles to make it to the top spot.

Editorial summary

“Right on Target” enters the record as 1982 single by Paul Parker. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Right, Target and single can confirm, complicate or overturn.

Editorial reviewA practical starting point whose main value is the path it opens into stronger specialist and primary sources. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1982—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1982. Its strongest next move is a source search built around Right, Target and single.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

“Right on Target” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Right, Target and single provides the most credible route into that argument.

Evidence profile

The citation trail is more important than the brevity of the summary: it shows where individual claims can be examined in context. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 16, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q3431928. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1982.

Critical limits

Overview language is designed for orientation and should not be treated as a substitute for the evidence cited beneath it. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Use the entry as an orientation point, then follow its citations and revision history. Names, dates and institutional relationships should be checked against the original record.

Best used for
  • Subject orientation
  • Search vocabulary
  • Locating named sources
Verify next

The closest primary source, responsible institution and strongest cited specialist reference.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Right on Target”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Right on Target primary sources, Right on Target archive and Right research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Right on Target”?
  2. Which institution is responsible for the underlying evidence?
  3. What terminology or title could unlock a more precise catalogue search?
Subject index

Search terms from this dossier

Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from “Right on Target” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.