Step by Step is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Eddie Rabbitt. It was originally released in 1981 under the Elektra Records label but the rights to the album were later sold to Liberty Records. The album continued the crossover success established in the singer's two previous albums. Three singles were produced including the "title track", which went to number one on country charts and reached the top 5 on both the Adult Contemporary and Billboard 100 charts. "Someone Could Lose a Heart Tonight" also reached number one on country charts and made the top 15 on the other two. "I Don't Know Where to Start" peaked at two and nine on the country and adult contemporary charts, respectively.
Like Horizon, Step by Step reached number one on country album charts and ultimately achieved gold status. Allmusic retrospectively gave the album 4.5 out of 5 stars.
Track listing
Chart performance Album Chart (1981) Peakposition U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 1 U.S. Billboard 200 23
Singles Year Single Peak chart positions US Country US US AC CAN Country CAN CAN AC 1981 "Step by Step" 1 5 3 1 23 2 "Someone Could Lose a Heart Tonight" 1 15 10 4 — — 1982 "I Don't Know Where to Start" 2 35 9 13 — —
Personnel Eddie Rabbitt – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar Randy McCormick – keyboards, synthesizers, string arrangements Larry Byrom – electric guitars, acoustic guitar Billy Joe Walker Jr. – electric guitars, acoustic guitar Don Barrett – bass David Hungate – bass James Stroud – drums, percussion Larry Muhoberac – string arrangements David Malloy – backing vocals (2)
Production David Malloy – producer Peter Granet – engineer Terry Christian – second engineer Mitch Gibson – second engineer David "Gino" Giorgini – second engineer Russ Martin – second engineer Greg Fulginiti – mastering at Artisan Sound Recorders (Hollywood, California) John Coulter – art direction Lynn Goldsmith – photography Stan Moress – management
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