"Right in the Palm of Your Hand" is the title of a country song written by Bob McDill.
The only charting version of the song was recorded by American country music artist Mel McDaniel.
[1] It was released in July 1981 as the fourth and final single from McDaniel's 1980 album, I'm Countryfied.
Another 1981 version of the song was a duet; Crystal Gayle's older sister, Loretta Lynn, and Conway Twitty on their Two's a Party album.
The best-known version today is Alan Jackson's, from his 1999 Under the Influence covers album.