Rocky Mountain Music

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Rocky Mountain Music
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1976
Genre Country
Length30:35
Label Elektra
Producer David Malloy
Eddie Rabbitt chronology
Eddie Rabbitt
(1975)
Rocky Mountain Music
(1976)
Rabbitt
(1977)
Singles from Rocky Mountain Music
  1. "Drinkin' My Baby (Off My Mind)"
    Released: February 1976
  2. "Rocky Mountain Music"
    Released: June 5, 1976
  3. "Two Dollars in the Jukebox"
    Released: November 6, 1976
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Rocky Mountain Music is the second studio album by American country music artist Eddie Rabbitt. It was released in 1976 under the Elektra Records label. The album produced three singles: "Drinkin' My Baby (Off My Mind)", which became Rabbitt's first number one hit on the Country charts; the title track, which peaked at number 5 and "Two Dollars in the Jukebox", which reached number 3. The song "I Don't Wanna Make Love (With Anyone But You)" was re-recorded for the album Loveline .

Contents

All songs, with the exception of "Could You Love A Poor Boy, Dolly" (penned by Even Stevens) were either written or co-written by Rabbitt. All co-written songs paired Rabbitt with Stevens, with the exception of "Tullahoma Dancing Pizza Man" which was a collaboration of Rabbitt and Chris Gantry.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Do You Right Tonight" Eddie Rabbitt, Even Stevens2:33
2."I Can't Get This Ring Off My Finger"Rabbitt, Stevens2:46
3."Rocky Mountain Music"Rabbitt3:37
4."Two Dollars in the Jukebox"Rabbitt2:26
5."I Don't Wanna Make Love (With Anyone But You)"Rabbitt2:49
6."I Just Got To Have You"Rabbitt, Stevens2:39
7."Tullahoma Dancing Pizza Man"Rabbitt, Chris Gantry 2:50
8."Ain't I Something"Rabbitt2:21
9."There's Someone She Lies To (To Lay Here With Me)"Rabbitt, Stevens3:27
10."Could You Love A Poor Boy, Dolly"Stevens2:49
11."Drinkin' My Baby (Off My Mind)"Rabbitt, Stevens2:24

Personnel

Chart positions

Chart (1976)Peak
position
U.S. Top Country Albums 14

Singles

YearSongChartPosition
1976"Drinkin' My Baby (Off My Mind)"Hot Country Singles1
"Rocky Mountain Music"Hot Country Singles5
1977"Two Dollars in the Jukebox"Hot Country Singles3

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References

  1. Rocky Mountain Music at AllMusic