Horizon
Studio album by
Eddie Rabbitt
ReleasedJune 20, 1980
StudioCaribou Ranch (Nederland, Colorado); Woodland Studios (Nashville, Tennessee); Sunset Sound (Hollywood, California); The Village Recorder (Los Angeles, California).
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

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

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

Chart performance

Album

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

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

As listed in liner notes[3]

Production

References

  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)
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