Eric Carmen (1975 album)

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Eric Carmen
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ReleasedNovember 1975
RecordedAugust – September 1975
StudioO.D.O. Sound Studios, New York City
Genre Soft rock
Length48:19
Label Arista Records
Producer Jimmy Ienner
Eric Carmen chronology
Eric Carmen
(1975)
Boats Against the Current
(1977)
Singles from Eric Carmen
  1. "All by Myself"
    Released: December 1975
  2. "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again"
    Released: April 1976
  3. "That's Rock and Roll"
    Released: May 1976 (non US single)
  4. "Sunrise"
    Released: August 1976
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Village Voice C+ [2]

Eric Carmen is the debut album by American rock musician and singer-songwriter Eric Carmen. It is also his first of two self-titled albums, the other released in 1984. It peaked at No. 21 on the Billboard album chart upon its release in 1975, the highest position of his career, and generated the No. 2 pop single "All by Myself" in the same year. The song reached No. 1 on the Cashbox and Record World charts. The album also included two follow-up top 40 hits, "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again" (#11), and "Sunrise" (#34), both of which charted in 1976.

Contents

All tracks were written by Carmen except the Drifters' song "On Broadway", which was written by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. This LP also contained Carmen's original version of "That's Rock and Roll", which became a No. 3 hit for Shaun Cassidy in 1977.

The album was Carmen's first solo production after leaving the Raspberries, a power pop group which scored several top 40 hits in the early 1970s.

Songs

Eric Carmen wrote all of the songs on the album except for "On Broadway" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Mike Stoller and Jerry Leiber). Several of his songs interpolate classical melodies:

Track listing

All tracks are written by Eric Carmen, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sunrise" 5:21
2."That's Rock 'n' Roll" 3:10
3."Never Gonna Fall in Love Again"3:45
4."All by Myself"
  • Carmen
  • Rachmaninoff
7:11
5."Last Night" 2:57
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."My Girl" 3:02
7."Great Expectations" 3:03
8."Everything" 2:01
9."No Hard Feelings" 5:40
10."On Broadway"3:26
Total length:48:19

Personnel

Technical

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1975/76)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [5] 15
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [6] 41
UK Albums (OCC)58
US Billboard 200 21

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [7] Gold50,000^
United States (RIAA) [8] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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