Jersey Boy
1990 studio album by Eddie Rabbitt
Jersey Boy | ||||
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Studio album by Eddie Rabbitt | ||||
Released | April 9, 1990 | |||
Recorded | 1989 | |||
Studio | The Grey Room (Los Angeles, California); Nightingale Studios, Quad Studios, and Woodland Studios (Nashville, Tennessee). | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 36:27 | |||
Label | Capitol Records | |||
Producer | Richard Landis | |||
Eddie Rabbitt chronology | ||||
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Singles from Jersey Boy | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Jersey Boy is the twelfth studio album by American country music artist Eddie Rabbitt. It was released in 1990 by Capitol Records. The album produced five singles including "On Second Thought", the final number one country hit of Rabbitt's career, and "American Boy", which became a popular song among American soldiers and citizens during the Gulf War.
Jersey Boy reached number 34 on country album charts. Allmusic gave the album four out of five stars citing the tracks "Only One Love in My Life", "Feel Like a Stranger" and "Tennessee Born and Bred" as songs "that Eddie Rabbitt fans might especially enjoy."
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Tennessee Born and Bred" | Eddie Rabbitt, Reed Nielsen | 3:42 |
2. | "On Second Thought" | Rabbitt | 3:38 |
3. | "Runnin' with the Wind" | Rabbitt, Nielsen | 4:05 |
4. | "They're Tearin' My Little Town Down" | Nielsen | 2:39 |
5. | "American Boy" | Rabbitt | 3:13 |
6. | "Hold on to Me (The Rain Song)" | Rabbitt, Nielsen | 4:19 |
7. | "Feel Like a Stranger" | Rabbitt, Nielsen | 3:23 |
8. | "It's Lonely Out Tonite" | Rabbitt, Nielsen | 3:33 |
9. | "Jersey Boy" | Rabbitt | 4:41 |
10. | "Only One Love in My Life" | Rabbitt, Nielsen | 3:10 |
Personnel
- Eddie Rabbitt – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Reed Nielsen – keyboards, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Matt Rollings – keyboards
- Joey Miskulin – accordion
- Larry Byrom – electric guitar
- Steve Gibson – electric guitar
- Vince Gill – electric guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
- Billy Joe Walker Jr. – acoustic guitar
- Béla Fleck – banjo
- Paul Franklin – dobro, pedal steel guitar
- David Hungate – bass
- Paul Leim – drums
- Richard Landis – percussion, backing vocals
- Mark O'Connor – fiddle
- Billy Thomas – backing vocals
Production
- Richard Landis – producer
- Joe Bogan – recording
- Brad Jones – recording
- Tom Oates – overdubbing
- Lynn Peterzell – overdubbing
- Jim Dineen – mixing
- David Scott – mixing
- Glenn Meadows – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Wally Traugott – mastering at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California)
- Anita Surace – project coordinator
- Virginia Team – art direction
- Jerry Joyner – design
- Beverly Parker – photography
Chart performance
Album
Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 34 |
Singles
Year | Single | Peak positions | |
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US Country | CAN Country | ||
1989 | "On Second Thought" | 1 | 1 |
1990 | "Runnin' with the Wind" | 8 | 6 |
"It's Lonely Out Tonite" | 32 | 32 | |
"American Boy" | 11 | — | |
1991 | "Tennessee Born and Bred" | 58 | 82 |
References
- ^ Jersey Boy at AllMusic
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- Eddie Rabbitt
- Rocky Mountain Music
- Rabbitt
- Variations
- Loveline
- Horizon
- Step by Step
- Radio Romance
- The Best Year of My Life
- Rabbitt Trax
- I Wanna Dance with You
- Jersey Boy
- Ten Rounds
- Beatin' the Odds
- Songs from Rabbittland
- The Best of Eddie Rabbitt
- Greatest Hits Vol. II
- "You Get to Me"
- "Forgive and Forget"
- "I Should Have Married You"
- "Drinkin' My Baby (Off My Mind)"
- "Rocky Mountain Music"
- "Two Dollars in the Jukebox"
- "I Can't Help Myself"
- "We Can't Go On Living Like This"
- "Hearts on Fire"
- "You Don't Love Me Anymore"
- "I Just Want to Love You"
- "Every Which Way But Loose"
- "Suspicions"
- "Pour Me Another Tequila"
- "Gone Too Far"
- "Drivin' My Life Away"
- "I Love a Rainy Night"
- "Step by Step"
- "Someone Could Lose a Heart Tonight"
- "I Don't Know Where to Start"
- "You and I" (with Crystal Gayle)
- "You Can't Run from Love"
- "You Put the Beat in My Heart"
- "Nothing Like Falling in Love"
- "B-B-B-Burnin' Up with Love"
- "The Best Year of My Life"
- "Warning Sign"
- "She's Comin' Back to Say Goodbye"
- "A World Without Love"
- "Repetitive Regret"
- "Both to Each Other (Friends and Lovers)" (with Juice Newton)
- "Gotta Have You"
- "I Wanna Dance with You"
- "The Wanderer"
- "We Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right"
- "That's Why I Fell in Love with You"
- "On Second Thought"
- "Runnin' with the Wind"
- "It's Lonely Out Tonite"
- "American Boy"
- "Tennessee Born and Bred"
- "Hang Up the Phone"
- Discography
- "Kentucky Rain"
- "Pure Love"