| "Sunrise" | ||||
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| Single by Eric Carmen | ||||
| from the album Eric Carmen | ||||
| B-side | "My Girl" | |||
| Released | August 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1975 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 5:21(Album Version) 3:37 (Single Version) | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Eric Carmen | |||
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Ienner | |||
| Eric Carmen singles chronology | ||||
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"Sunrise" is a song written by Eric Carmen that was first released on Carmen's 1975 album Eric Carmen . It was also released as a single and reached #34 on the Billboard Hot 100. [1]
Star News critic Michael Jensen said that the lyrics are "meaningful, and yet they don't waste a lot of words to describe a happening or a feeling," and that they "make Carmen's music enjoyable and worthwhile." [2]
Classic Rock History critic Brian Kachejian described the beginning of the song as an "intense instrumental full of strings" which, after a guitar solo, proceeds into a "happy rock and roll track in Eric Carmen’s style." [3] Kachejian also noted that song ends with the same chords as Elton John's "Love Lies Bleeding". [3]
Saturday Enquirer and Ledger critic Jim Houston said that the "musical intro...can only be described as the musical equivalent of a sunrise." [4] The Marquette Upper Peninsula Catholic described "Sunrise" as follows:
Listening to "Sunrise" by Eric Carmen is the next best thing to watching one. At the beginning the music sets the mood for waiting. You can almost feel the strain of creation giving birth to another day. Then the music shifts to the triumphant sound of a new day begun. [5]
Reviewing the Eric Carmen album, Oshkosh Advance Titan critic Christopher Lalley felt that "Sunrise" didn't really fit with the rest of the album because "it has a foreboding, gothic beginning with a middle and end that seems totally unrelated to its start." [6] Lalley felt it sounded more like a song from Carmen's previous group, the Raspberries. [6] Winston-Salem Journal critic Jim Shertzer felt it sounded like the Beach Boys. [7]
Cash Box said of "Sunrise" that "There's a beautiful introduction, with horns and everything, and then the music breaks into some serious rock ’n’ roll. Carmen's voice is in top form, and he makes the melody soar." [8] Billboard said of it that Carmen's "wonderfully unmistakable sad tenor voice attacks an uptempo lyric message this time and produces the effect of a breaking heart desperately winning through to an optimistic outlook. The melody and production are a sleek counterpoint to Carmen's emotional singing." [9] Record World called it a "robust song that highlights [Carmen's] concert performances." [10]
Springfield Leader and Press critic Bob Linder called it an "exceptionally fine cut." [11] Montreal Star contributor John Kearney described it as a "snap, crackle and pop rocker." [12] St. Joseph News-Press critic Terry Jordan called Carmen's vocal work "stunning." [13]
Kachejian rated "Sunrise" to be Carmen's 4th greatest solo song, particularly praising the "great" guitar solo. [3] Chaospin critic Linda Giantino rated it Carmen's 10th greatest solo song, also praising the guitar solo as well as the "incredible depth in the lyrics." [14]
"More Than a Feeling" is a song by the American rock band Boston, released as the lead single and the opening track from the band's 1976 debut album by Epic Records in September 1976, with "Smokin'" as the B-side. Tom Scholz wrote the entire song. The single entered the US Billboard Hot 100 on September 18 and peaked at number five. The track is now a staple of classic rock radio, and in 2008, it was named the 39th-best hard rock song of all time by VH1. It was included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame list of the "500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll" and was ranked number 212 on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list in 2021, updated from its previous position of number 500 on the 2004 version.
"Foreplay/Long Time" is a song by American rock band Boston, written by Tom Scholz. It appears on their 1976 self-titled debut album and is their second single for Epic Records. The song combines an instrumental introduction, "Foreplay", with the main song "Long Time", generally played as one on the radio and listed as one track on the album. "Long Time" peaked at No. 22 on the US Billboard Hot 100 the week ending March 5, 1977. It reached the Top 10 in Canada, peaking at No. 9. The standalone "Foreplay" was released as the B-side of Boston's next single "Peace of Mind", which was released in April.
Boats Against the Current is a 1977 album by Eric Carmen. The title is taken from a line in the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” It was Carmen's second solo LP, after the Raspberries disbanded. It peaked at #45 on the Billboard 200 for the week ending October 8, 1977.
Change of Heart is a 1978 album by Eric Carmen. It was his third solo LP, and reached No. 137 on the Billboard album chart.
Side 3 is the third album from the Raspberries, released in 1973. The album cover is diecut like a basket of Raspberries, with the group's name placed at the top of the LP sleeve. Three singles were released from the album: "Tonight" / "Hard to Get Over a Heartbreak", which reached number 69 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 37 on the Cash Box chart; "I'm a Rocker", which reached number 94 on Billboard and number 75 on Cash Box; and "Ecstasy", which did not chart on Billboard but reached number 116 on Cash Box. The album itself reached number 138 on the US albums chart.
Starting Over is the fourth and final studio album by the 1970s power pop band Raspberries. It peaked at #143 on the Billboard pop album chart in 1974. Rolling Stone named it its rock record album of the year for 1974. The LP generated the #18 Billboard pop single "Overnight Sensation ", while a second single, "Cruisin' Music", did not chart. This was the first album by the Raspberries to feature songs with profanity. Those songs were "Starting Over", which featured the word "fucking" once, and the song "Party’s Over", which featured the word "shit" twice.
"She Did It" is a song written and originally recorded by Eric Carmen in 1977. Carmen's single was a Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, reaching number 23. "She Did It" was covered in 1981 by actor and singer Michael Damian, who reached number 69 on the Hot 100 with his version.
"Make Me Lose Control" is a song written and performed by singer-songwriter Eric Carmen and co-written with Dean Pitchford. It is one of two major hits written by the duo, the other being the 1984 song "Almost Paradise" by Mike Reno and Ann Wilson. "Make Me Lose Control" reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1988.
"Never Gonna Fall in Love Again" is a song co-written and recorded by American pop rock artist Eric Carmen. It was released as the second single from Carmen's self-titled debut solo album and peaked at No.11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in June 1976, remaining in the Top 40 for ten weeks. The song reached No.1 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart. In Canada, it was a hit at No. 1 on both charts.
"That's Rock 'n' Roll" is a song written and originally recorded by Eric Carmen in 1976. It became a popular Billboard top 10 hit in 1977 for teen idol Shaun Cassidy.
"Go All the Way" is a song written by Eric Carmen of American rock group the Raspberries, from their 1972 album Raspberries. Released as a single in July 1972, the song reached the Top 5 on three principal US charts: number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 4 on Cashbox, and number 3 on Record World. The single sold more than 1.3 million copies, earning the band their only certified Gold Record. It was their second single release and their biggest US hit.
"Since You're Gone" is a song by the American rock band the Cars. It was released as the second single from their fourth album, Shake It Up.
"Touch and Go" is a song by American rock band the Cars from their 1980 album Panorama. The song was written and sung by bandleader Ric Ocasek.
"Let's Pretend" is a song by Raspberries, released in March 1973 as the second single from their second LP, Fresh. It was written by band leader Eric Carmen, who also provided the lead vocals.
"Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)" is a hit single by Raspberries, released in September 1974, on the Capitol label. It was written by band leader Eric Carmen, who also provided the lead vocals. It was the first single release from their fourth and final LP, Starting Over.
"I Wanna Hear It from Your Lips" is a 1984 hit song by Eric Carmen. It was the lead single from his sixth album, which was his second eponymous album.
"Nights Are Forever Without You" is a song written by Parker McGee and first recorded by the soft rock duo England Dan & John Ford Coley. It was released as the second single from their 1976 album Nights Are Forever, following up on their top 10 hit "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight".
"Tonight" is a song by Raspberries, released in August 1973. It was written by band leader Eric Carmen, who also provided the lead vocals. The song was the first of three single releases from their third LP, Side 3.
"Don't Want to Say Goodbye" is a song written by Eric Carmen and Wally Bryson that was first released on the Raspberries 1972 debut album Raspberries. It was released as the first single from the album and reached No. 86 on the Billboard Hot 100.
"The Wall" is a song written by Kerry Livgren and Steve Walsh that was first released on Kansas' 1976 album Leftoverture. It was subsequently released on several of the band's live and compilation albums.