Jersey Boy
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.
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| 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 | |||
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| Singles from Jersey Boy | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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