just you & i ..eddie rabbitt and crystal gayle......by neilbino

The height of his career
Rabbitt signed with Elektra Records in 1974. His first single, "You Get To Me" made the Top 40 that year, and two songs in 1975, "Forgive And Forget" and "I Should Have Married You" nearly made the Top 10, but in 1976, Rabbitt got his first #1 Country hit with the song "Drinkin' My Baby (Off My Mind)". He achieved more recognition with the songs "You Don't Love Me Anymore" and "Every Which Way But Loose" (the title track from the Clint Eastwood movie of the same name).

However, his biggest hits were "I Love a Rainy Night" (Pop #1), "Drivin' My Life Away" (Pop #5), and "Step By Step" (Pop #5), which were hits for him in 1981. These hits are probably his best-known and signature tunes. In the 1980s, Rabbitt enjoyed further success in music. In 1982, he teamed up with another Country/Pop crossover star, Crystal Gayle, to record the duet "You and I". The duet eventually became a big crossover smash. "Someone Could Lose a Heart Tonight" cracked the Top 20 on the Pop charts, peaking at #15. His other #1s include "The Best Year of My Life," a cover of Dion's "The Wanderer," "I Wanna Dance With You," "On Second Thought," and "Both to Each Other (Friends and Lovers)" (a duet with Juice Newton). However, in the late 1980s, his success was starting to fade. His singles did not crack the Pop Top 40 during this time.

In 1977, he was named Top New Male Vocalist by the Academy of Country Music Awards. In 1981, he also won an American Music Award for Best Pop Male Vocalist in 1981. But as the 1980s came to an end, Rabbitt moved further from crossover-styled music. His career declined as contemporary artists such as Garth Brooks and Clint Black rose on the country music charts. However he did continue to record and tour. In the 1990s, he recorded very little, in part because of the illness and subsequent death of his young son. After his son died, Rabbitt became active in raising money for organizations that aid sick children.

During his career, Rabbitt scored 26 #1 hits on the country charts and eight Top 40 pop hits.


[edit] Death
On May 7, 1998, Rabbitt died due to lung cancer at the age of 56, and is interred in the Calvary Cemetery in Nashville, Tennessee. Although during his career he was widely believed to have been born in 1944, at the time of his death, it was revealed that he was in fact 56 years old, putting his year of birth in 1941.

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• just you and i
• eddie rabbitt
• crystal gayle
• neilbino

[homeboykuts]

god bless ur love... u guys belong to each other. just always remind her that u really love her. para bang palagi kau bago mag gf para lalong strong. na22wa ako sa inyo pre... god bless :)

[neilbino]

@homeboykuts ...noted....as a matter of fact, our love still grows deeper and deeper each and every passing seconds, minutes, hours,days,months and years....Actually magkababata kami with a three year age gap, and im older than her....It took me eight years of courting before we finally engage only during her 4th year in college few months before her graduation... Salamat pre

[neilbino]

thanks guys for watching my video. Just recently, a week ago March 18 '11, another blessed year was added on our marriage....although we may have not enough material things to count on, still, i should say, it is more than enough to have her.....godbless all...

[neilbino]

Thank you very much to all of you who watched my video.... i've been married for 15years and my love for her has grown even more as years passed....god bless to all......

[TheAznpride09]

wait a seocnd is all this picture from vietnmae?

[neilbino]

@TheAznpride09 nope...this is from philippines

[chthonic19]

Wow, you guys have lovely voices!

[kodonnellable]

That was Awesome !!! So nice to see all those happy pictures !! Congratulations and Best Wishes in the future !!!

Kim O

[fallsforyou]

just beautiful!

[klb092108]

WOW!!! Your voices are amazing and really compliment each others very nicely. GREAT song! Love the video as well.

[Ruahinekino]

What a lovely video Crstal Gale has always been my favourite singer she's so beautiful.

I won a talent Quest singing 'Dont it make my Brown eyes Blue' when I was younger lol.

Eddie Rabbit I used to play his songs on my Country Music show in the 90's.

Both beautiful Singers thanks Guys SWEET!

[122101nami]

ang baduy naman but i like it heheheh ....

[trtomkitinholloywood]

@neilbino Hope I can be as happy as you guys are one day

[husbandsandwifes]

Wonderful song and video! Wishes forever happy in your love! All the best for you!!