Jackrabbit Slim

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Jackrabbit Slim
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Studio album by
Steve Forbert
Released1979
StudioQuadraphonic Sound, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre Folk rock, country rock
Length43:17
Label Nemperor
Producer John Simon
Steve Forbert chronology
Alive on Arrival
(1978)		Jackrabbit Slim
(1979)		 Little Stevie Orbit
(1980)

Jackrabbit Slim is the second album by singer-songwriter Steve Forbert, released in 1979. [1] It includes his biggest hit single, "Romeo's Tune", which peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard singles chart. [2] The album rose to No. 20 on the Billboard albums chart. [3] First pressings included a bonus one-sided 7-inch single of "The Oil Song".

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]
Christgau's Record Guide B− [5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Music Week Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]

The New York Times wrote that the album "fits Mr. Forbert's huskily insinuating folk-rock tenor into a confident, slightly slick country-rock backing." [8]

Track listing

All songs written by Steve Forbert.

  1. "Romeo's Tune" – 3:28
  2. "The Sweet Love That You Give (Sure Goes a Long, Long Way)" – 3:35
  3. "I'm in Love with You" – 4:47
  4. "Say Goodbye to Little Jo" – 3:52
  5. "Wait" – 5:31
  6. "Make It All So Real" – 5:54
  7. "Baby" – 4:12
  8. "Complications" – 3:41
  9. "Sadly Sorta Like a Soap Opera" – 3:40
  10. "January 23–30, 1978" – 4:37

Charts

Personnel

Production

References

  1. 1 2 The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 256, 257.
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2000). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 7th Edition, p. 240. Billboard Books, New York. ISBN   0-8230-7690-3
  3. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1995). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums, 3rd Edition, p. 113. Billboard Books, New York. ISBN   0-8230-7631-8
  4. ↑ Ruhlmann, William. Jackrabbit Slim at AllMusic. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  5. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: F". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved February 24, 2019– via robertchristgau.com.
  6. ↑ Larkin, Colin (1999). The Virgin Encyclopedia Of Popular Music, Concise 3rd Edition , p. 485. Virgin Books, London. ISBN   1-85227-832-3
  7. ↑ "Album Reviews: Steve Forbert — Jackrabbit Slim" (PDF). Music Week . Gwent: Pensord Press Ltd. November 17, 1979. p. 20. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 7, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2025– via WorldRadioHistory.com.
  8. ↑ Rockwell, John (November 2, 1979). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. p. C14.
  9. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 114. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  10. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0131a". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Charts.nz – Steve Forbert – Jackrabbit Slim". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Steve Forbert Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0275". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Top US Billboard 200 Albums - Year-end 1980". BestSellingAlbums.org. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
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