Eddie Rabbitt - The Bed / Holding On (Vinyl)

Shop by Category. Buying format see all. All Listings. Best Offer. Buy It Now. Classified Ads. Genre see all. Record Size see all. Not Specified. Speed see all. Brooklyn, New York's own Eddie Rabbitt defined the new breed of country star in the s. He coupled urban rock hooks with the traditional Nashville sound, and sold millions of records in the process. During the last years of his life, in the late s, Rabbit returned to a more traditional sound.

This dropped him off the charts, but a whole new generation of country rockers have followed his lead. Eddie Rabbit was the Urban Cowboy. He never pretended to be anything else. Nick Dedina. The title track became Rabbitt's third straight single to reach the top five on the Country, Adult Contemporary, and Billboard Hot charts.

The album ultimately reached gold status, Rabbitt's last album to do so. He teamed up with another country pop crossover star, Crystal Gayle , on " You and I ", which was included on his album Radio Romance. The duet reached number one on the Billboard Country chart and became a pop smash, peaking at number seven and number two, respectively, on the Billboard Hot and Adult Contemporary charts. It was used as a love theme for a couple on the soap opera All My Children.

During the s, Rabbitt moved further from crossover-styled music. His album The Best Year of My Life produced a number-one country hit and three more top country hits, but none had crossover success. The illness and subsequent death of his son put his career on hold following the RCA Records release Rabbitt Trax , which included the number one " Both to Each Other Friends and Lovers ", a duet with country pop star Juice Newton.

Rabbitt returned from his hiatus in with the release of I Wanna Dance With You , which despite somewhat negative reviews [18] produced two number-one songs, a cover of Dion's " The Wanderer " and the album's title track. The album also included " American Boy ", a patriotic tune popular during the Gulf War [19] and used in Bob Dole 's presidential campaign.

Rabbitt was among the many country singers who suffered a dramatic decline in chart success beginning in That year, he released Ten Rounds , which produced the final charting single of his career, "Hang Up the Phone". Following that release, he left Capitol Records to tour with his band Hare Trigger. In , Rabbitt signed with Intersound Records , but was soon diagnosed with lung cancer. After a round of chemotherapy , he released the album Beatin' the Odds. Rate this:. Like this: Like Loading This entry was posted in 70s , music , Retro , Russ.

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