The Best Year of My Life is the ninth studio album by American country music artist Eddie Rabbitt. It was released in 1984 under the Warner Bros. Records label, but the rights to the album have since been sold to Liberty Records. The album marked the end of Rabbitt's crossover success. Four singles were released from the album including "B-B-B-Burnin' Up With Love", which peaked at No. 3 on country charts, the title track, which rose to No. 1, "Warning Sign", which charted at No. 4 and "She's Comin' Back to Say Goodbye", which peaked at No. 6. The album itself ranked No. 22 on the country albums chart.
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| Released | September 17, 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1984 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Nashville (original label) Liberty | |||
| Producer | Eddie Rabbitt, Even Stevens, Jimmy Bowen | |||
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| Singles from The Best Year of My Life | ||||
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Track listing
editAll songs written by Eddie Rabbitt and Even Stevens except as indicated.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Warning Sign" | 2:51 | |
| 2. | "Could've Been Somebody Else" | 3:02 | |
| 3. | "Dial That Telephone" | 3:19 | |
| 4. | "B-B-B-Burnin' Up with Love" | Rabbitt, Stevens, Billy Joe Walker Jr. | 2:30 |
| 5. | "Every Night I Fall in Love with You" (duet with Hillary Kanter) | 3:35 | |
| 6. | "The Best Year of My Life" | 3:11 | |
| 7. | "Big Brown Eyes" | 3:38 | |
| 8. | "She's Comin' Back to Say Goodbye" | 3:06 | |
| 9. | "Over There" | Rabbitt | 2:42 |
| 10. | "Go to Sleep Big Bertha" | 3:40 |
Personnel
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- Eddie Rabbitt – vocals, harmony vocals, acoustic guitar
- John Barlow Jarvis – keyboards
- Randy McCormick – keyboards, synth string arrangements
- Larry Byrom – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Billy Joe Walker Jr. – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Reggie Young – electric guitar
- Spady Brannan – bass
- David Hungate – bass
- Tom Robb – bass
- Matt Betton – drums
- Paul Leim – percussion
- Even Stevens – percussion
- Paul Overstreet – additional harmony vocals
- Hillary Kanter – vocals (4)
Production
edit- Jimmy Bowen – producer (1, 2, 3, 5-10)
- Eddie Rabbitt – producer
- Even Stevens – producer
- David Hassinger – chief engineer
- Dave Adams – assistant engineer
- Mark Coddington – assistant engineer
- Ben Harris – assistant engineer
- Vicki Hicks – assistant engineer
- Tim Kish – assistant engineer
- Russ Martin – assistant engineer
- Ron Treat – assistant engineer
- Glenn Meadows – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Laura LiPuma – art direction, design
- Mark Tucker – photography
- Stan Moress – management
Chart performance
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Weekly chartsedit
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Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
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| US Country | US AC | CAN Country | ||
| 1984 | "B-B-B-Burnin' Up with Love" | 3 | 36 | 2 |
| 1985 | "The Best Year of My Life" | 1 | — | 1 |
| "Warning Sign" | 4 | — | 3 | |
| "She's Comin' Back to Say Goodbye" | 6 | — | 22 | |
References
edit- ^ "The Best Year of My Life - Eddie Rabbitt - Credits". allmusic.com. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
- ^ "Eddie Rabbitt Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2020.