"Suspicions" is a country music song. It was originally recorded and released as a single in 1979 by Eddie Rabbitt from his album Loveline; his version was a number one hit on the Billboard country music chart and a top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. The song saw renewed popularity in 2007–08, when Tim McGraw recorded and released a cover version on his album Let It Go.
| Suspicions | |
| Cover: | Suspicions_-_Eddie_Rabbitt.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Eddie Rabbitt |
| Album: | Loveline |
| B-Side: | "I Don't Wanna Make Love (With Anyone Else but You)"[1] |
| Released: | May 1979 |
| Recorded: | 1979 |
| Genre: | Soft rock |
| Length: | 4:20 |
| Label: | Elektra |
| Producer: | David Malloy |
| Prev Title: | Every Which Way but Loose |
| Prev Year: | 1979 |
| Next Title: | Pour Me Another Tequila |
| Next Year: | 1979 |
The song was the first single from Rabbitt's 1979 album Loveline, "Suspicions" reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in August. "Suspicions" also continued Rabbitt's rise as a crossover artist; peaking at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, it was his highest peak on the pop chart to that time. It was also a top 10 Adult Contemporary hit on the charts of both the U.S. and Canada.
Rabbitt said that he wrote the song "in five minutes in the studio during a lunch break".[2]
"Suspicions" was named Broadcast Music Incorporated's Song of the Year a year later.[3]
| Chart (1979) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 66 | |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 | |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 41 | |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks | 7 |
| Chart (1979) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 85 | |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[6] | 39 | |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 18 |
| Suspicions | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Tim McGraw |
| Album: | Let It Go |
| Released: | November 26, 2007 |
| Recorded: | 2007 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: |
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| Label: | Curb |
| Producer: |
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| Prev Title: | If You're Reading This |
| Prev Year: | 2007 |
| Next Title: | Kristofferson |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
In 2007, country music artist Tim McGraw recorded a cover of "Suspicions" for his album Let It Go. McGraw's cover of the song originally peaked at number 56 in early 2007 from unsolicited airplay shortly after the release of Let It Go.
Ken Tucker of Billboard described McGraw's cover positively, saying that McGraw sings "like a man who knows what it's like to have heads turn when your wife walks into the room".[8]
McGraw's version was released on November 26, 2007, the fourth single from the album (counting "If You're Reading This", only available on later presses). The cover version peaked at number 12 on Billboard Hot Country Songs in February 2008, becoming the second top 40 hit of Tim's career to miss the top 10.[9]