''Variations'' is the fourth studio album by

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Eddie Rabbitt Edward Thomas Rabbitt (November 27, 1941 – May 7, 1998) was an American country music singer and songwriter. His career began as a songwriter in the late 1960s, springboarding to a recording career after composing hits such as "Kentucky Rain" ...

. It was released in 1978 under the

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label. The album produced three singles: "Hearts on Fire", which peaked at number two on the country charts, and two country number one hits: "You Don't Love Me Anymore", which also peaked at 18 on Adult Contemporary charts; and "I Just Want to Love You". "Kentucky Rain", a song co-written by the artist and originally recorded by

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in 1970, was also included on the album. Rabbitt's father, Thomas Rabbitt, plays Irish fiddle on "Song of Ireland".

Track listing

#" Hearts on Fire" (Eddie Rabbitt, Even Stevens,

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) #"The Room at the Top of the Stairs" (Tyler, Stevens) #"Crossin' the Mississippi" (Rabbitt, Stevens) #"Plain as the Pain on My Face" (Rabbitt, Stevens) #"Hurtin' for You" (Rabbitt, Stevens,

David Malloy David Ernest Malloy is an American country music and pop songwriter, record producer and A&R executive with 41 number one hits. He had received multiple Grammy nominations, as writer and/or producer, and has worked with many artists and pro ...

) #" You Don't Love Me Anymore" (Alan Ray, Jeff Raymond) #"

Kentucky Rain "Kentucky Rain" is a 1970 song written by Eddie Rabbitt and Dick Heard and recorded by Elvis Presley. It was recorded at American Sound Studio and features then session pianist Ronnie Milsap. Other musicians on the record include Bobby Wood on ...

" (Rabbitt, Dick Heard) #"

I Just Want to Love You : ''For the Jay-Z song, see I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me).'' "I Just Want to Love You" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Eddie Rabbitt. It was released in October 1978 as the third single from the album ''Var ...

" (Rabbitt, Stevens, Malloy) #"Caroline" (Rabbitt, Stevens, Malloy) #"Song of Ireland" (Rabbitt, Stevens, Malloy)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

References

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