The Definitive Collection (Eric Carmen album)

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The Definitive Collection
The Definitive Collection LP.jpg
Compilation album by
Eric Carmen
ReleasedJune 17, 1997 (1997-06-17)
Genre Soft rock, Pop rock
Length72:00
Label Arista
Producer Bob Irwin
Eric Carmen chronology
The Best of Eric Carmen
(1988)		The Definitive Collection
(1997)		 I Was Born to Love You
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Definitive Collection is a 1997 greatest hits album of all the singles released by Cleveland, Ohio singer-songwriter Eric Carmen. It features five hits by the Raspberries, a power pop group which he led in the early 1970s. It also contains his versions of two major hits which he wrote for Shaun Cassidy, two popular songs from the movie Dirty Dancing , and his greatest hit, "All By Myself", which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 5, 1976. [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic writes, "The Definitive Collection lives up to its title. Over the course of a single disc, the compilation features all of Eric Carmen's best-known songs and biggest hits" [1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Eric Carmen, unless otherwise noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Go All the Way" (with The Raspberries)  Raspberries (1972)3:18
2."I Wanna Be With You" (with The Raspberries)  Fresh (1972)3:00
3."Let's Pretend" (with The Raspberries) Fresh3:36
4."Tonight" (with The Raspberries)  Side 3 (1973)3:39
5."Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)" (with The Raspberries)  Starting Over (1974)5:20
6."All by Myself"  Eric Carmen (1975)4:30
7."Sunrise" Eric Carmen5:10
8."That's Rock 'n' Roll" Eric Carmen3:06
9."Never Gonna Fall in Love Again" Eric Carmen3:41
10."No Hard Feelings" Eric Carmen5:34
11."Boats Against the Current"  Boats Against the Current (1977)4:17
12."She Did It" Boats Against the Current3:43
13."Change of Heart"
 Change of Heart (1978)3:38
14."Hey Deanie" Change of Heart4:27
15."Desperate Fools" Change of Heart3:06
16."The Way We Used to Be"  Eric Carmen (1984)3:13
17."Hungry Eyes"
 Dirty Dancing (Original Soundtrack) (1987)3:59
18."Make Me Lose Control"
  • Eric Carmen
  • Dean Pitchford
The Best of Eric Carmen (1988)4:43
Total length:72:00

Musicians

Production

Track information and credits adapted from AllMusic [3] and the album's liner notes. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "Eric Carmen – The Definitive Collection". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  4. ↑ The Definitive Collection (liner notes). Eric Carmen. Arista Records. 1997. 07822-18963-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
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