Following her unsuccessful first album, Woman in the Moon, Right in the Middle of It was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee, at the Music Mill and Money Pit studios.

Three songs were either written or co-written by Wright: the title track, "The Other Woman", and "Gotta Get Good at Givin' Again".

Charlotte Dillon of Allmusic commented that the album's production included much of "natural country twang".

The tenth track on the recording entitled "It's Not Too Late" was co-written by American country artist Tracy Byrd.

[1] The sixth track "What I Learned from Loving You" was originally recorded by Lynn Anderson and was a Top 20 country single for her in 1983.

Early on Wright was exposed to music greats like Loretta Lynn, Buck Owens, Connie Smith, and Conway Twitty.