''Eric Carmen'' is the debut album by American rock and roll 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

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charts. The album also included two follow-up Top 40 hits, "

Never Gonna Fall in Love Again "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, the song peaked at number 11 on the US ''Billboard'' ...

" (#11), and "Sunrise" (#34), both of which charted in 1976. All tracks were written by Eric Carmen except the Drifters' song " On Broadway", which was written by

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, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. This LP also contained Carmen's original version of "

That's Rock and Roll "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. Eric Carmen version Background American pop rock artist Eric Carmen rele ...

", 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.

Track listing

All compositions by Eric Carmen with the exception of "Never Gonna Fall In Love Again", whose melody he borrowed from Russian composer

Sergei Rachmaninoff Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff; in Russian pre-revolutionary script. (28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one o ...

's '' Symphony No. 2 in E minor'', "All By Myself", with elements from Rachmaninoff's ''

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'', and "On Broadway", which was written by

Mike Stoller Lyricist Jerome Leiber (April 25, 1933 – August 22, 2011) and composer Michael Stoller (born March 13, 1933) were American songwriting and record producing partners. They found success as the writers of such crossover hit songs as " Hound Dog" ( ...

and

Jerry Leiber Lyricist Jerome Leiber (April 25, 1933 – August 22, 2011) and composer Michael Stoller (born March 13, 1933) were American songwriting and record producing partners. They found success as the writers of such Crossover music, crossover hit songs ...

. The uptempo Track number 6, "My Girl" — not to be confused with the well-known Temptations hit from 1965 — also exploits a theme from Rachmaninoff's ''Piano Concerto No. 2''. # "Sunrise" – 5:21 # " That's Rock 'n' Roll" – 3:10 # "

" – 3:45 # " All by Myself" – 7:11 # "Last Night" – 2:57 # "My Girl" – 3:02 # "Great Expectations" – 3:03 # "Everything" – 2:01 # "No Hard Feelings" – 5:40 # " On Broadway" – 3:26

Personnel

*Eric Carmen - lead vocals, guitar, keyboards *Dan Hrdlicka - lead guitar, backing vocals *Steve Knill - bass, backing vocals *Richard Reising - synthesizer, organ, backing vocals *Dwight Krueger, Michael McBride - drums, percussion, backing vocals * Jackie Kelso - uncredited flute solo on "

" * Hugh McCracken - slide guitar solo on " All By Myself" ;Technical *Jack Sherdel - engineer *Robert L. Heimall - art direction, design * Norman Seeff - photography

Charts

Singles

Year-end charts

References

{{Authority control Eric Carmen albums 1975 debut albums Albums produced by Jimmy Ienner Arista Records albums Rhino Records albums