Album · Steve Forbert
Jackrabbit Slim by Steve Forbert
Jackrabbit Slim is an album by Steve Forbert, released in 1979. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 4 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Romeo's Tune”, on 4 lists with a best position of #223.
Jackrabbit Slim, Steve Forbert's second album, came out on Nemperor Records in 1979, and it's the sound of a folk-rock songwriter being handed a sharper suit. The New York Times heard his husky folk-rock tenor set down in a country-rock band that was sure of itself and a little glossy, and that's about the size of it: the grain is all still there in the voice, but the playing around him is buffed up for daylight radio.
The payoff was "Romeo's Tune", his biggest hit single, a sweet, bouncing charmer that climbed to No. 11 on the Billboard singles chart. The album itself went to No. 20 on the Billboard albums chart and went gold in Canada, and the first pressings threw in a one-sided 7-inch bonus single, "The Oil Song".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Jackrabbit Slim on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romeo's Tune | 4 | #223 | – | 2001–2026 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.