Album of the Day

A successful Nashville songwriter before stepping into the spotlight himself, Eddie Rabbitt was one of the most progressive crossover artists in country music, crafting melodic and memorable records that pop and rock listeners also found irresistible. When making his albums, Rabbitt sought to include ten potential singles, so it's appropriate that his first CD best-of, ALL TIME GREATEST HITS, included ten tracks – nine of them Top Ten Country singles. Among the gems here are “Suspicions,” “Drivin' My Life Away” and “I Love A Rainy Night,” which topped the U.S. pop chart on this day in 1981. There isn't a dull song to be found on this pithy survey of the performer's late-1970s/early-1980s heyday on Elektra Records, and Eddie Rabbitt wouldn't have had it any other way.