Loveline (Eddie Rabbitt album)

Loveline
Studio album by
Eddie Rabbitt
ReleasedMay 9, 1979
Studio
GenreCountry, soft rock
LabelElektra
ProducerDavid Malloy
Eddie Rabbitt chronology
The Best of Eddie Rabbitt
(1979) 		Loveline
(1979) 		Horizon
(1980)
Singles from Loveline
  1. "Suspicions"
    Released: May 1979
  2. "I Just Want to Love You"
    Released: October 1979
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Loveline is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Eddie Rabbitt. It was released in 1979 under the Elektra Records label. The album produced three singles including "Suspicions", which reached number one on country charts, 13 on the Billboard 100 and 9 on the Adult Contemporary chart. The other singles included "Pour Me Another Tequila" and "Gone Too Far", which peaked at 5 and 1, respectively, on Country Charts. The song "I Don't Wanna Make Love (With Anyone But You)" previously appeared on Rabbitt's album Rocky Mountain Music and was re-recorded on this album.

Loveline reached number four on country album charts and received generally positive reviews. Allmusic retrospectively gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5 and praised it for its "R&B influence" and "disco feel" along with the track's "inspired melodies and unusual chord progressions."

The title song was later recorded by Dr. Hook; their version became their last entry on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching No. 60 in 1982.[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Pour Me Another Tequila"David Malloy, Eddie Rabbitt, Even Stevens3:25
2."Gone Too Far"Malloy, Rabbitt, Stevens3:22
3."Loveline"Malloy, Rabbitt, Stevens3:28
4."One and Only One"Paul Overstreet, Stevens, Rabbitt, Malloy3:22
5."Suspicions"Malloy, Randy McCormick, Rabbitt, Stevens4:18
6."So Fine"Malloy, Rabbitt, Stevens3:20
7."I Will Never Let You Go Again"Rabbitt, Stevens3:52
8."Amazing Love"Rabbitt, Dan Tyler, Malloy, Stevens3:52
9."It's Always Like the First Time"Rabbitt3:51
10."I Don't Wanna Make Love (With Anyone but You)"Rabbitt4:45

Personnel

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  • Eddie Rabbitt – lead vocals, backing vocals
  • Randy McCormick – keyboards (1-8, 10), string arrangements
  • Barry Beckett – keyboards (9)
  • Larry Byrom – acoustic guitars, electric lead guitars (1-4, 6-10)
  • Jimmy Johnson – electric rhythm guitars (1-4, 6-10)
  • Tim May – electric guitars (5)
  • Dennis Belfield – bass
  • Norbert Putnam – bass (1, 3, 7, 9, 10)
  • David Hood – bass (2, 4, 6, 8)
  • David Hungate – bass (5)
  • Roger Hawkins – drums
  • Steve Forman – percussion
  • Ernie Watts – flute (5)
  • Larry Muhoberac – string arrangements
  • Sherry Grooms – backing vocals
  • Michelle Gruska – backing vocals
  • Sara Taylor – backing vocals

Production

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  • David Malloy – producer, remixing
  • Peter Granet – engineer, remixing
  • Danny Hilley – engineer
  • Bill Fair – assistant engineer
  • Carla Frederick – assistant engineer
  • Steve Hirsch – assistant engineer
  • Mitchell Tannenbaum – assistant engineer
  • David Yates – assistant engineer
  • Darrell Johnson – mastering at JVC Cutting Center (Hollywood, California)
  • Ron Coro – art direction
  • Johnny Lee – art direction
  • Lynn Goldsmith – front cover photography
  • Aaron Rapoport – back cover photography
  • Gerard Huerta – logo design

Charts

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Singles

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Year Song US Country US singles US AC
1979 "Suspicions" 1 13 9
1979 "Pour Me Another Tequila" 5 - -
1980 "Gone Too Far" 1 82 35

References

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  1. ^ Loveline at AllMusic
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Top Pop Singles 1955-2012. Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research, Inc. p. 247. ISBN 978-0-89820-205-2.
  3. ^ "Eddie Rabbitt Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  4. ^ "Eddie Rabbitt Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  5. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1979". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  6. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1980". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
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