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"I Love a Rainy Night" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Eddie Rabbitt. It was released in November 1980 as the second single from his album Horizon . It reached number one on the Hot Country Singles , [ 3 ] Billboard Hot 100 , and Adult Contemporary Singles [ 4 ] charts in early 1981.
Although many of Rabbitt's successful songs were country-pop material, "Drivin' My Life Away" began his peak popularity as a crossover artist. The song peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, and set the stage for his biggest career hit: "I Love a Rainy Night," which reached the top on the country, Hot 100 and adult contemporary charts in early 1981.
Later in the 1970s, Rabbitt helped to develop the crossover-influenced sound of country music prevalent in the 1980s with such hits as "Suspicions", "I Love a Rainy Night" (a number-one hit single on the Billboard Hot 100), and "Every Which Way but Loose" (the theme from the film of the same title).
The other single, "I Love a Rainy Night" reached number one on all three charts, the only single in Rabbitt's career to ever do so. In 2009, the album was released in CD format. In 2009, the album was released in CD format.
Both Newton ("Queen of Hearts", "Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me") and Rabbitt ("I Love a Rainy Night", "Every Which Way but Loose") had already enjoyed considerable success on both the pop and country music charts, and their version of the duet went to No. 1 on the Billboard country chart. This was Newton's final No. 1 though her last solo ...
U2 honored their longtime friend Shane MacGowan with an acoustic cover of the Pogues’ “A Rainy Day in Soho” last night (Dec. 1) during their residency at Sphere at the Venetian in Las Vegas.
It was released eight months before his death. It included six new songs and six re-recordings of past hits including "I Love a Rainy Night" and "Drivin' My Life Away" from Horizon, "On Second Thought" and "American Boy" from Jersey Boy, "Two Dollars in the Jukebox" from Rocky Mountain Music and "Suspicions" from Loveline.
No. Title Writer(s) Length; 1. "I Love a Rainy Night" Eddie Rabbitt, Even Stevens, David Malloy: 3:08: 2. "Drivin' My Life Away" Rabbitt, Stevens, Malloy: 3:14: 3 ...