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.
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| Released | June 20, 1980 | |||
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| Genre | Country pop, country rock | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | David Malloy | |||
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| Singles from Horizon | ||||
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Reception
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| 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
editAll tracks written by Eddie Rabbitt, David Malloy and Even Stevens, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I Love a Rainy Night" | 3:11 | |
| 2. | "747" | Rabbitt | 3:07 |
| 3. | "Drivin' My Life Away" | 3:17 | |
| 4. | "Short Road to Love" | Rabbitt, Stevens | 2:37 |
| 5. | "Rockin' with My Baby" | 2:31 | |
| 6. | "I Need to Fall in Love Again" | Paul Overstreet, Stevens | 2:31 |
| 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, Stevens | 3:45 |
Chart performance
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edit| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 19 |
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] | 96 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 5 |
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||||
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| 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
editAs listed in liner notes[3]
- Eddie Rabbitt – lead vocals, harmony vocals, acoustic guitars
- Alan Feingold – acoustic piano
- Randy McCormick – keyboards, synthesizers, string arrangements
- Larry Byrom – electric guitars
- Don Barrett – bass
- David Hungate – bass
- Norbert Putnam – bass
- James Stroud – drums, percussion
- Farrell Morris – percussion
- Larry Muhoberac – string arrangements
- Sherry Grooms – backing vocals
- David Malloy – backing vocals
- Paul Overstreet – backing vocals
Production
edit- 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
edit- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ 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.
- ^ Horizon (LP). Eddie Rabbitt. Elektra Records. 1980. 6E-276.
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