I Wanna Dance with You

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I Wanna Dance with You
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1, 1988
Genre Country
Label RCA Records
Producer Richard Landis
Eddie Rabbitt chronology
Rabbitt Trax
(1986)
I Wanna Dance with You
(1988)
Jersey Boy
(1990)
Singles from I Wanna Dance with You
  1. "I Wanna Dance with You"
    Released: January 1988
  2. "We Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right"
    Released: October 8, 1988
  3. "That's Why I Fell in Love with You"
    Released: May 13, 1988

I Wanna Dance with You is the eleventh studio album of country artist Eddie Rabbitt, released by RCA Records in 1988. The album produced four singles including the title track, a cover of Dion DiMucci's 1961 hit "The Wanderer", "We Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right" and "That's Why I Fell in Love with You". The first two singles both topped the country charts.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "I Wanna Dance with You" (Eddie Rabbitt, Billy Joe Walker Jr.)
  2. "She's an Old Cadillac" (Rabbitt)
  3. "The Wanderer" (Ernie Maresca)
  4. "We Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right" (Rabbitt, Reed Nielsen)
  5. "That's Why I Fell in Love with You" (Rabbitt, Walker, Even Stevens)
  6. "He's a Cheater" (Rabbitt, Nielsen)
  7. "Rhonda" (Rabbitt, Stevens)
  8. "Workin' Out" (Rabbitt, Stevens, Richard Landis)
  9. "I Don't Worry 'Bout You" (Rabbitt, Stevens, Randy McCormick)

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1988)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums34

Singles

YearSinglePeak positions
US Country CAN Country
1988"I Wanna Dance with You"11
"The Wanderer"11
"We Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right"7*
1989"That's Why I Fell in Love with You"6665

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