R.I.P Eric Carmen Eric Carmen - The Essential Eric Carmen [2014] (2 x CDs)

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Eric Carmen - The Essential Eric Carmen [2014] (2 x CDs)

R.I.P Eric Carmen

Very sad news - Raspberries frontman Eric Carmen, known for his solo hits Hungry Eyes and All by Mysel, has died at age 74. 

Eric Howard Carmen (August 11, 1949 - 12 March 2024) was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and keyboardist. He was first known as the lead vocalist of the Raspberries. He had numerous hit songs in the 1970s and 1980s, first as a member of the Raspberries (who had a million-selling single with "Go All the Way"), and then with his solo career, including hits such as "All by Myself", "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again", "She Did It", "Hungry Eyes", and "Make Me Lose Control". (Wikipedia)

There is a laundry list of reasons to purchase The Essential Eric Carmen. The set features many of Eric's hits from throughout his career beginning with his early Cyrus Erie days, to the horribly underrated Raspberries, to his fabulous solo artist days to his long awaited comeback. Go All the Way, Boats Against Current, Change of Heart and Tonight Your Mine are just a few of my favorites. The second reason is that the songs have been beautifully remastered. Eric's vocals are sharper and the music is cleaner than on previous productions. This is certainly through no fault of the artist. But you can now hear the full beauty of the music that was there along.

The third reason to purchase the set are the liner notes Eric provided for each of the 30 songs, which range from rock to ballads, providing insight into what the was thinking when he wrote them or how he wanted them to sound. There are also comments from other artists who were (and are) fans including Bruce Springsteen, Paul Stanley (KISS), Slash, Courtney Love and others.

There are photos of memorabilia such as concert tickets, song lyrics and album covers. Finally, there is an anthology of color and black and white photos of Eric throughout his career featuring a cover from his first solo album, concert photos, and a candid photo of him recording his enchanting new song, A Brand New Year. A Brand New Year alone is enough of a reason for lovers of quality music to purchase this CD set. It's a beautiful story of overcoming adversity and looking forward to...what else... A Brand New Year! Eric's voice is as strong and powerful as ever.  Eric Carmen is a multi-talented artist. (Amazon)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Cyrus Erie - Get The Message 2:25

02 Raspberries - Go All The Way 3:20

03 Raspberries - I Wanna Be With You 3:05

04 Raspberries - Let's Pretend 3:41

05 Raspberries - Tonight 3:41

06 Raspberries - Overnight Sensation (Hit Record) 5:26

07 Eric Carmen - Sunrise 5:22

08 Eric Carmen - My Girl 3:02

09 Eric Carmen - All By Myself 7:10

10 Eric Carmen - Never Gonna Fall In Love Again 3:46

11 Eric Carmen - Last Night 2:57

12 Eric Carmen - Starting Over 4:27

13 Eric Carmen - That's Rock 'n' Roll 4:36

14 Eric Carmen - Run Away 8:02

15 Eric Carmen - Love Is All That Matters 4:17

CD2

01 Eric Carmen - Boats Against The Current 4:22

02 Eric Carmen - Marathon Man 3:54

03 Eric Carmen - She Did It 3:47

04 Eric Carmen - Nowhere To Hide 5:00

05 Eric Carmen - Change Of Heart 3:41

06 Eric Carmen - Hey Deanie 4:29

07 Eric Carmen - Desperate Fools 3:03

08 Eric Carmen - Someday 2:53

09 Eric Carmen - It Hurts Too Much 4:17

10 Eric Carmen - Tonight You're Mine 4:01

11 Eric Carmen - The Way We Used To Be 3:15

12 Eric Carmen - Hungry Eyes 4:11

13 Eric Carmen - Make Me Lose Control 4:46

14 Raspberries - Ecstasy 4:08

15 Eric Carmen - Brand New Year 3:46

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