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 Hot 100 and number 9 on 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 ever to do so. In 2009, the album was released in CD format.
Reception
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 All tracks written by Eddie Rabbitt, David Malloy and Even Stevens, except where noted.
Chart performance Album Chart (1980) Peakposition U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 1 U.S. Billboard 200 19Australia (Kent Music Report)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 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 – additional backing vocals David Malloy – additional backing vocals Paul Overstreet – additional backing vocals
Production 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
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