"Right in the Wrong Direction" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Vern Gosdin. It was released in February 1990 as the third single from the album Alone. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Gosdin wrote the song with Hank Cochran and Mack Vickery. Chart performance Year-end charts References 1990 singles Vern Gosdin songs Songs written by Hank Cochran Songs written by Mack Vickery Songs written by Vern Gosdin Song recordings produced by Bob Montgomery (songwriter) Columbia Records singles 1989 songs