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. It was released in April 1989 as the fourth and final single from his eleventh studio album ''

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''. The song was written by Billy Joe Walker Jr., Even Stevens and Rabbitt, and produced by Richard Landis.

Background

After the number one chart successes with the first two singles from ''I Wanna Dance with You'', "That's Why I Fell in Love with You" was originally a contender for the album's third single release. It was dropped in favour of releasing "

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" which gained Rabbitt another top 10 hit. "That's Why I Fell in Love with You" was then released in April 1989 as the fourth and final single from the album. The song reached number 66 on the US ''

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'' Hot Country Singles and number 65 on the Canadian '' RPM'' Country Singles chart. At the time, "That's Why I Fell in Love with You" was Rabbitt's lowest charting single on both the US and Canadian Country charts since his commercial breakthrough as a solo artist in 1974. Speaking of the song, Rabbitt told '' The Cincinnati Enquirer'' in 1989, "I really like the last line of that song, which goes, 'when we're close like this, there's one where there were two.' That's a great little piece of business. Just saying it gives me chill bumps."

Critical reception

Upon its release as a single, ''

'' wrote, "Rabbitt's vocals move gently across this well-penned ballad. Simple production and strongly quiet guitar line enhance the song's sincerity and sensitivity." In a review of ''I Wanna Dance with You'', Jerry Sharpe of the Scripps Howard News Service described the song as "country pop" and "a man's tender tribute to the woman he loves". Larry Kart of the '' Chicago Tribune'' considered the song to be "beautiful" and "certain to re-endear Rabbitt to his female partisans".

Cover versions

In 1993, "That's Why I Fell in Love With You" was covered by Dutch singer Piet Veerman for his album ''A Winter's Tale''. In 1994, the song was also included as the B-side to Veerman's single "Recuerda".

Track listing

7-inch single #"That's Why I Fell in Love with You" - 2:46 #"She's an Old Cadillac" - 3:24 7-inch single (promo) #"That's Why I Fell in Love with You" - 2:46 #"That's Why I Fell in Love with You" - 2:46

Personnel

Production * Richard Landis – producer * Charlie Calello – arranger

Charts

References

{{Eddie Rabbitt 1988 songs 1989 singles Eddie Rabbitt songs RCA Records singles Songs written by Billy Joe Walker Jr. Songs written by Even Stevens (songwriter) Songs written by Eddie Rabbitt Song recordings produced by Richard Landis