Jersey Boy was the twelfth studio album of Country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 artist Eddie Rabbitt

Eddie Rabbitt

Edward Thomas "Eddie" Rabbitt was an American singer-songwriter and musician. His career began as a songwriter in the late 1960s, springboarding to a recording career after composing hits such as "Kentucky Rain" for Elvis Presley in 1970 and "Pure Love" for Ronnie Milsap in 1974...

. It was released in 1990 under the Capitol Records

Capitol Records

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 label. The album produced five singles including "On Second Thought

On Second Thought (song)

"On Second Thought" was a song written and recorded by country music artist Eddie Rabbitt for his 1990 album Jersey Boy. It was released as a single in 1989 and topped both the United States and Canadian country charts for two weeks in 1990. It was the final No...

", the final number one country hit of Rabbitt's career, and "American Boy

American Boy (Eddie Rabbitt song)

"American Boy" was a song written and recorded by Country music artist Eddie Rabbitt. It was released in 1990 from his album Jersey Boy, it reached number 11 on country charts, and was his final song to reach the top 40 on the chart....

", which became a popular song among American soldiers and citizens during the Gulf War

Gulf War

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Jersey Boy reached number 34 on country album charts. Allmusic gave the album four out of five stars citing the tracks "Only One Love in My Life", "Feel Like a Stranger" and "Tennessee Born and Bred" as songs "that Eddie Rabbitt fans might especially enjoy."

Track listing

1. "Tennessee Born and Bred" - 3:40
2. "On Second Thought
   On Second Thought (song)
   "On Second Thought" was a song written and recorded by country music artist Eddie Rabbitt for his 1990 album Jersey Boy. It was released as a single in 1989 and topped both the United States and Canadian country charts for two weeks in 1990. It was the final No...
   
   " (Eddie Rabbitt
   Eddie Rabbitt
   Edward Thomas "Eddie" Rabbitt was an American singer-songwriter and musician. His career began as a songwriter in the late 1960s, springboarding to a recording career after composing hits such as "Kentucky Rain" for Elvis Presley in 1970 and "Pure Love" for Ronnie Milsap in 1974...
   
   ) - 3:37
3. "Runnin' with the Wind
   Runnin' with the Wind
   "Runnin' with the Wind" is a single by American country music artist Eddie Rabbitt. Released in 1990, it was the second single from the album Jersey Boy. The song reached #8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...
   
   " (Rabbitt) - 4:04
4. "They're Tearin' My Little Town Down" - 2:37
5. "American Boy
   American Boy (Eddie Rabbitt song)
   "American Boy" was a song written and recorded by Country music artist Eddie Rabbitt. It was released in 1990 from his album Jersey Boy, it reached number 11 on country charts, and was his final song to reach the top 40 on the chart....
   
   " (Rabbitt) - 3:12
6. "Hold on to Me (The Rain Song)" - 4:18
7. "Feel Like a Stranger" - 3:21
8. "It's Lonely Out Tonite" - 3:30
9. "Jersey Boy" - 4:40
10. "Only One Love in My Life" - 3:10

Album

Chart (1990)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	34

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
		US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...	CAN Country RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...
1989	"On Second Thought"	1	1
1990	"Runnin' with the Wind"	8	6
	"It's Lonely Out Tonite"	32	32
	"American Boy"	11	—
1991	"Tennessee Born and Bred"	58	82