[Publius]

After six successful albums, in 1980 Eddie Rabbitt was approached by NBC to do a TV special featuring other country artists. It aired in July and got respectable ratings and reviews. Then the network approached him to do a variety show in the same tradition as Mac Davis’ old show in the mid-Seventies. Eddie had a good business head on his shoulders, and he turned it down with the comment, “It’s not worth the gamble.”

His album “Horizon” produced successful singles, and Eddie continued pushing the envelope on the country sound. This was a Stevens and Malloy co-effort with Eddie, and was inspired by Bob Dylan’s “Subterranean Homesick Blues”.

”Drivin’ My Life Away”

This song developed from a small fragment Eddie penned during a thunderstorm back in the Sixties. It was a huge crossover hit, again bringing Stevens and Malloy into the mix.

“I Love a Rainy Night”

[luvie]

my two favorites! :)

[StarCMC]

One of my best memories of childhood is of my mom singing “I Love A Rainy Night” while we were driving to school. :)