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Horizon (Eddie Rabbitt album)

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Horizon
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 20, 1980
Studio
GenreCountry pop, country rock
LabelElektra
ProducerDavid Malloy
Eddie Rabbitt chronology
Loveline
(1979)
Horizon
(1980)
Step by Step
(1981)
Singles from Horizon
  1. "Drivin' My Life Away"
    Released: June 9, 1980
  2. "I Love a Rainy Night"
    Released: November 10, 1980

Horizon is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Eddie Rabbitt. It was released in 1980 under the Elektra Records label. The album produced two singles, both of which reached number one on country charts. The lead-off single "Drivin' My Life Away" reached number 5 on the Billboard 100 and 9 the Adult Contemporary chart. The other single, "I Love a Rainy Night" reached number one on all three charts, the only single in Rabbitt's career to ever do so. In 2009, the album was released in CD format.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Horizon reached number one on country album charts and ultimately reached platinum status. AllMusic retrospectively gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5 and praised the tracks on side one for their "sun-inspired, guitar-based productions, heavy on the echo" but described the second side as being "a bit ballad-heavy." The review described the album as a "rockabilly release".

Track listing

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All tracks written by Eddie Rabbitt, David Malloy and Even Stevens, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Love a Rainy Night" 3:11
2."747"Rabbitt3:07
3."Drivin' My Life Away" 3:17
4."Short Road to Love"Rabbitt, Stevens2:37
5."Rockin' with My Baby" 2:31
6."I Need to Fall in Love Again"Paul Overstreet, Stevens2:31
7."So Deep in Your Love" 3:25
8."What Will I Write" 3:01
9."Pretty Lady" 3:28
10."Just the Way It Is"Rabbitt, Stevens3:45

Chart performance

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Album

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Chart (1980) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 1
U.S. Billboard 200 19
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 96
Canadian RPM Country Albums 5

Singles

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Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country US US AC CAN Country CAN CAN AC
1980 "Drivin' My Life Away" 1 5 3 2 45 2
"I Love a Rainy Night" 1 1 1 4 11

Personnel

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As listed in liner notes[3]

Production

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  • David Malloy – producer
  • Peter Granet – engineer
  • Greg Edward – assistant engineer
  • Carla Frederick – assistant engineer
  • David "Gino" Giorgini – assistant engineer
  • Steve Goostree – assistant engineer
  • David Leonard – assistant engineer
  • Mike Reese – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
  • Beverly Parker – photography
  • Stan Moress – management

References

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  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 244. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ Horizon (LP). Eddie Rabbitt. Elektra Records. 1980. 6E-276.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)