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Even Stevens
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Even Stevens (born in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American songwriter best known for the song "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" recorded by American band Dr. Hook in 1978 and released as a single in 1979. Stevens was first exposed to music by his minister father, Floyd, and sister Sandra in their family group The Gospel Balladeers, which toured and recorded locally in Ohio. Moving to Nashville, TN, in 1970, Stevens began collaborating with fellow struggling songwriter Eddie Rabbitt in 1972. In 1973, Stevens finally got his first song recorded when Sammi Smith sang “I'm in for Stormy Weather.” Others who recorded early Stevens songs included George Jones, Stella Parton, Stonewall Jackson and Billy Walker. Rabbitt began having hits with their co-written songs in 1975 and by the following year was scoring the first of many No. 1 hits with them. In 1975-78, Stevens recorded an album and a series of singles for Elektra Records. He quickly learned that he much preferred being a songwriter to being a performer. The Malloy/Rabbitt/Stevens songs “I Love a Rainy Night,” “Drivin' My Life Away” and “Step By Step” became pop-crossover smashes in 1980-81. “Suspicions,” co-written by the trio with Randy McCormick, was BMI's 1980 Country Song of the Year. Stevens’'collaborations with others resulted in such hits as Conway Twitty's “Crazy in Love” (1990), Lacy J. Dalton's “Black Coffee” (1990), Ricky Skaggs' “Lovin’ Only Me” (1989) and The Oak Ridge Boys' “No Matter How Hig