Friday, September 5, 2014

Hits List: Eric Carmen

The former lead singer of the Raspberries who had classical music training at the Cleveland Institute of Music went solo in 1975.  His first hit, "All By Myself", was based on "Piano Concert No. 2" by Rachmaninov.  Carmen also had many Top Tracks* on his albums, so be sure to check those out as well.  Here is the complete Hits List* for Eric Carmen:

1976:  "All By Myself" (#2, #6 Adult)
           "Never Gonna' Fall In Love Again" (#11, #1 Adult)
           "Sunrise" (#34, #33 Adult)--underrated.
1977:  "She Did It" (#23, #26 Adult)
           "Boats Against The Current" (#88)--underrated.




1978:  "Change Of Heart" (#19, #6 Adult Contemporary)
1979:  "Baby, I Need Your Lovin'" (#62, #30 AC)
1980:  "It Hurts Too Much" (#75)
1985:  "I Wanna' Hear It From Your Lips" (#35, #10 AC)
           "I'm Through With Love" (#87, #16 AC)
1988:  "Hungry Eyes" (#4, #2 AC)
           "Make Me Lose Control" (#3, #1 for three weeks AC)
           "Reason To Try" (#87)

That's 13 career hits for Eric, with three reaching the Top 10.  Among adults, Carmen scored 10 hits, with six Top 10 songs.

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