You Get to Me

1974 song by Eddie Rabbitt

"You Get to Me"

Single by Eddie Rabbitt

from the album Eddie Rabbitt

B-side

"Que Pasa"

Released

1975

Genre

Country

Length

2:45

Label

Elektra

Songwriter(s)

Eddie Rabbitt

Producer(s)

David Malloy

Eddie Rabbitt singles chronology

"The Bed"
(1968)

"You Get to Me"
(1975)

"Forgive and Forget"
(1975)

"You Get to Me" is a song recorded by American country music artist Eddie Rabbitt and released in 1974 as the first single from his self-titled debut album. The song was written by Rabbitt and produced by David Malloy. It was Rabbitt's first country hit, reaching number 34 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.^[1]

Critical reception

On its release as a single, Cash Box described "You Get to Me" as a "fine country rocker" and "laid-back in the great tradition". They added, "The instrumentation is very mellow, the tune is well paced and Eddie's vocal power is mellow."^[2] In a review of Eddie Rabbitt, Don Weller of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin considered "You Get to Me" as one of a few tracks to have "an easy rolling flow".^[3]

Charts

Chart (1974)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[4]	50
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	34

References

^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 279.
^ "Country Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. 36, no. 13. New York City, New York: Cash Box. August 10, 1974. p. 42. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
^ Weller, Don (August 15, 1975). "Rabbitt records album with heart-thumping tunes". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. p. C10.
^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3884." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 30, 1974. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
^ "Eddie Rabbitt Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2021.