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Ohio's Eric Carmen started performing and taking music
lessons at a very young age. By high school, bands like The
Beatles and the Rolling Stones had influenced him greatly, and although
he was a classically trained pianist, he taught himself guitar and
joined various rock bands. By the late 1960's, Carmen and some
friends started the band The Raspberries, of which Carmen was the lead
singer. The Raspberries were a widely successful band, and some of
you older 80's fans will remember their hit song "Go All the Way".
By 1975, the Raspberries were through, and Eric Carmen
began a solo soft-rock career. Carmen's first two singles off of
his self-titled release were hits: "All By Myself" and "Never
Gonna Fall in Love Again". Carmen released a total of three solo
albums in the 1970's. Other hit songs from the 70's you may
remember include "She Did It", "Change of Heart", "Baby I Need Your
Lovin'", and "Sunrise". t is also worth mentioning here that at
least two songs penned by Carmen became late 70's hits for Shaun
Cassidy: "That's Rock and Roll" and "Hey Deanie".
Carmen's first 80's release was
Tonight Your
Mine (1980) which did not chart. Carmen decided to take a
hiatus. After his song "Almost Paradise" became a chart topper for
Mike Reno and Ann Wilson (for the Footloose soundtrack), Carmen
was back with a
self-titled release
in 1985. You may remember the hit songs "I Wanna Hear It From Your
Lips" and "I'm Through With Love" from this album, In 1987, Carmen
contributed the hit song "Hungry Eyes" to the
Dirty Dancing
soundtrack) and "Make Me Lose Control", from his One Moment
in Time compilation album, was also a chart topper (in addition to
the song "Reason to Try" from the same album).
As the years have rolled on, Eric Carmen has focused more
on writing songs for other artists. It is worth noting that the
Raspberries reformed in 2004 for several sold out shows and a new live
album. The Eric Carmen Discography is as follows:1972: Raspberries
1972: Fresh Raspberries
1973: Side 3 (Raspberries)
1974: Starting Over (Raspberries)
1975: Eric Carmen
1976: Raspberries' Best Featuring Eric Carmen
1977: Boats Against the Current
1978: Change of Heart
1980: Tonight You're Mine
1984: Eric Carmen
1988: The Best of Eric Carmen
1997: Definitive Collection
2000: I Was Born to Love You
2007: Live On Sunset Strip |
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1980
Tonight Your Mine
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MAKE ME
LOSE CONTROL:
[chorus] (Turn) Turn the radio up for
that sweet sound, Hold me close never let me go,
(Keep) Keep this feelin' alive,
Make me lose control, baby baby, (When) When I
look in your eyes, I go crazy [etc] |
1984
Self-Titled Release
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