Step by Step (Eddie Rabbitt album)

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Step by Step
Eddie Rabbitt - Step by Step.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 31, 1981
Studio Caribou Ranch (Nederland, Colorado); Woodland Studios (Nashville, Tennessee); Sound Castle Recorders (Los Angeles, California); Sunset Sound (Hollywood, California).
Genre Country
Length33:28
Label Elektra (original label); Liberty
Producer David Malloy
Eddie Rabbitt chronology
Horizon
(1980)
Step by Step
(1981)
Radio Romance
(1982)
Singles from Step by Step
  1. "Step by Step"
    Released: July 1981
  2. "Someone Could Lose a Heart Tonight"
    Released: November 1981
  3. "I Don't Know Where to Start"
    Released: April 10, 1982
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Step by Step is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Eddie Rabbitt. It was originally released in 1981 under the Elektra Records label but the rights to the album were later sold to Liberty Records. The album continued the crossover success established in the singer's two previous albums. Three singles were produced including the "title track", which went to number one on country charts and reached the top 5 on both the Adult Contemporary and Billboard 100 charts. "Someone Could Lose a Heart Tonight" also reached number one on country charts and made the top 15 on the other two. "I Don't Know Where to Start" peaked at two and nine on the country and adult contemporary charts, respectively.

Contents

Like Horizon, Step by Step reached number one on country album charts and ultimately achieved gold status. Allmusic retrospectively gave the album 4.5 out of 5 stars.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Early in the Mornin" Eddie Rabbitt, David Malloy 2:19
2."Bring Back the Sunshine"Rabbitt, Even Stevens3:33
3."Skip a Beat"Rabbitt, Stevens, Larry Byrom, Malloy3:15
4."Dim Dim the Lights"Malloy, Stevens, Rabbitt2:49
5."Rivers"Rabbitt, Byrom, Malloy, Stevens2:46
6."Step by Step"Rabbitt, Stevens, Malloy3:41
7."Someone Could Lose a Heart Tonight"Rabbitt, Malloy, Stevens3:28
8."I Don't Know Where to Start" Thom Schuyler 3:26
9."Nobody Loves Me Like My Baby"Rabbitt5:01
10."My Only Wish"Rabbitt, Stevens, Malloy3:07

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1981)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums1
U.S. Billboard 20023

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions
US Country US US AC CAN Country CAN CAN AC
1981"Step by Step"1531232
"Someone Could Lose a Heart Tonight"115104
1982"I Don't Know Where to Start"235913

Personnel

Production

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References

  1. Step by Step at AllMusic