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 for 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.
Track listing
Personnel Eddie Rabbitt – lead vocals, backing vocals Randy McCormick – keyboards (1–8, 10), string arrangements Barry Beckett – keyboards (9) Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar, electric lead guitar (1–4, 6–10) Jimmy Johnson – electric rhythm guitar (1–4, 6–10) Tim May – electric guitar (5) Dennis Belfield – bass guitar Norbert Putnam – bass guitar (1, 3, 7, 9, 10) David Hood – bass guitar (2, 4, 6, 8) David Hungate – bass guitar (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 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
Weekly charts Chart (1979) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (1979) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 28 Chart (1980) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 27
Singles YearSongUS CountryUS singlesUS AC1979"Suspicions"11391979"Pour Me Another Tequila"5--1980"Gone Too Far"18235
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