Rabbitt Trax
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| Released | March 24, 1986 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 33:55 | |||
| Label | RCA Records | |||
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Rabbitt Trax is the tenth studio album by American country music artist Eddie Rabbitt, released in 1986 by RCA Records. The album produced four singles: "A World Without Love", "Repetitive Regret", "Both to Each Other (Friends and Lovers)" (a duet with the country-pop star Juice Newton) and "Gotta Have You". All of these singles reached the top ten on country charts, with the duet reaching No. 1.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gotta Have You" | Eddie Rabbitt, Reed Nielsen, Richard Landis | 3:47 |
| 2. | "Repetitive Regret" | Nielsen, Mark Wright | 3:23 |
| 3. | "Both to Each Other (Friends and Lovers)" (duet with Juice Newton) | Jay Gruska, Paul Gordon | 3:50 |
| 4. | "When We Make Love" | Nielsen | 3:46 |
| 5. | "Letter from Home" | Nielsen | 4:08 |
| 6. | "Threw It Away" | Phil Pickett, Pauline Black | 3:36 |
| 7. | "Singing in the Subway" | Rabbitt, Mark Hudson | 3:31 |
| 8. | "This Moment" | Wayland Holyfield, Peter McCann | 3:35 |
| 9. | "A World Without Love" | Rabbitt, Even Stevens, Phil Galdston | 3:50 |
Personnel
[edit]Musicians
- Eddie Rabbitt – lead vocals
- Phil Aaberg – keyboards (1–5)
- Alan Pasqua – synthesizers (1–5)
- David LeBolt – keyboards (6–9)
- Randy McCormick – keyboards (7–9)
- Phil Galdston – acoustic piano (9)
- George Doering – guitars (1–5)
- Fred Tackett – guitars (1–5)
- Andrew Gold – guitar solo (2)
- John McCurry – guitars (6–9)
- David Brown – acoustic guitars (8)
- Neil Stubenhaus – bass (1–5)
- Neil Jason – bass (6–9)
- John Robinson – drums (1–5)
- Liberty DeVitto – drums (6, 8, 9)
- Russ Kunkel – percussion (6), drums (7)
- Lawrence Feldman – alto saxophone (6), tenor saxophone (6)
- Ronnie Cuber – baritone saxophone (6)
- George Young – horns (7), tenor sax solo (7)
- Jim Pugh – trombone (6)
- Joe Shepley – trumpet (6)
- Lew Soloff – trumpet (6), flugelhorn (6)
- Charles Calello – arrangements (1–5)
- David Matthews – horn arrangements (6, 7)
Background and guest vocalists
- Andrew Gold – backing vocals (1–5)
- Jim Haas – backing vocals (1–5)
- Clydene Jackson – backing vocals (1–5)
- Jon Joyce – backing vocals (1–5)
- Reed Nielsen – backing vocals (1–5)
- Eddie Rabbitt – backing vocals (1–5)
- Julia Tillman Waters – backing vocals (1–5)
- Maxine Waters Willard – backing vocals (1–5)
- Juice Newton – lead vocals (3)
- Rory Dodd – backing vocals (6)
- Peter Hewlett – backing vocals (6, 7)
- Karen Kamon – backing vocals (6, 7)
- Eric Troyer – backing vocals (6)
- Carly Simon – whistle (6)
- Mark Hudson – backing vocals (7)
- Randy McCormick – backing vocals (7)
- Bobby Jones and New Life – backing vocals (9)
Production
[edit]Tracks #1–5
- Richard Landis – producer
- Csaba Pectoz – recording
- Ed Thacker – recording, mixing
- Darren Klein – recording assistant
- Richard McKernon – recording assistant
- Charlie Paakkari – recording assistant
- Stan Katayama – mix assistant
- Conway Studios, Capital Studios and The Grey Room (Hollywood, California); Master Control (Burbank, California); Doering Studio – recording locations
- Can-Am Recorders (Tarzana, California) – mixing location
- Wally Traugott – mastering at Capitol Records (Hollywood, California)
- Kathy Anaya – production manager
Tracks #6–9
- Phil Ramone – producer
- Peter Hefter – engineer, assistant engineer
- Wayne Tarnowski – engineer
- Ken Criblez – assistant engineer
- Kerry Kopp – technical supervisor
- Chris Muth – technical supervisor
- Doug Oberkircher – technical supervisor
- Peter Roder – technical supervisor
- Emerald Sound Studios (Nashville, Tennessee) and The Hit Factory (New York City, New York) – recording locations
- Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York)
- Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
Additional credits
- Joseph D'Ambrosio – project coordinator
- Bill Brunt – art direction
- Greg Gorman – photography
- Stan Moress – management
Charts
[edit]Weekly charts
[edit]| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[1] | 6 |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart (1986) | Position |
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| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[2] | 39 |
Singles
[edit]| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
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| US Country | US AC | CAN Country | ||
| 1985 | "A World Without Love" | 10 | 35 | 27 |
| 1986 | "Repetitive Regret" | 4 | — | 5 |
| "Both to Each Other (Friends and Lovers)" (with Juice Newton) |
1 | — | 1 | |
| "Gotta Have You" | 9 | — | 6 | |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Eddie Rabbitt Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
