Eddie Rabbitt - All Time Greatest Hits

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Eddie Rabbitt made quite a career out of singing songs that fit comfortably on both AC and Country stations. Hits like "Gone Too Far" and "I Love A Rainy Night" were played on both and received with much enthusiasm. To my knowledge, Rabbitt was never considered a sell out. Perhaps this is because he consistently churned out songs like "Suspicions" that fit perfectly on AC radio and then turned around and made Country greats like "Drivin' My Life Away" and "Rocky Mountain Music." With Rabbitt, unlike most modern "Country" acts, I believe his intentions were never to be pigeon-holed into one genre of music. He was comfortable singing both Soft Rock and Country music and never seemed intent on becoming one of those forced "Pop" Country stars like so many today. He didn't wear a cowboy hat and tight T-shirts, never sang about drivin' his Chevy down to the lake for a late-night romance with his John Deere queen, and he was never a poser. He was Eddie Rabbitt, no more, no less...Read more

Just like Eddie Rabbit's life, this album was done too soon. My initial reaction to Eddie's music was indifference. He just wasn't interesting enough for me to rush out and buy any of his albums. My music budget was limited and there was always some other more interesting artist that I wanted to listen to. Now that I can afford to fill the holes in my music collection, I wanted this album mainly to help round out my collection, due to Rabbit's place in music history and because it had a few songs that I liked. After listening to the album, I wish I had bought it much sooner. Rabbit was an exceptionally good singer with a great voice and his talent is really showcased well on this album. He had it all; not only a wonderful singer, but also an exceptional songwriter. Kentucky Rain written for Presley by Rabbit is one of my favorite songs. Eddie seemed to have a way with "rain" songs. His "I Love a Rainy Night" on this album will always be a classic and a favorite...Read more

Eddie's passing was a great loss to all his fans and now we don't have anyone who can really fill his shoes. He has such a sweet voice and his tunes have been some of the most memorable Country Pop songs ever.

However, this collection is strangely missing some very good songs e.g. "Room at the top of the stairs", "You and I" and "You don't love me anymore" which are jewels not to be left out.

Unfortunately there is no one CD with all his good songs in it and one has to buy a few of his so-called "Greatest Hits" albums to enjoy all his great songs. Is this some kind of a marketing ploy or what?

Anyway, I am still waiting for one really good Eddie Rabbitt compilation and hopefully Rhino Music will oblige soon. The good songs in this album are the remarkable "Suspicions" and "I can't help myself". You will be swept off your feet with his laid-back country&western&pop songs done in his inimitable style.

Time to reminisce with Eddie.