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Eric Carmen

Eric Howard Carmen (August 11, 1949 – March 10, 2024) was an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was the lead vocalist of the Raspberries, with whom he recorded the hit "Go All the Way" and four albums. He embarked on a solo career in 1975 and had global success with "All by Myself", "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again", "She Did It", "Hungry Eyes", and "Make Me Lose Control". In later years, he toured with Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band before reforming the Raspberries in 2004.

Infobox

Born
Eric Howard Carmen(1949-08-11)August 11, 1949Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Origin
Lyndhurst, Ohio, U.S.
Died
March 10, 2024(2024-03-10) (aged 74)Paradise Valley, Arizona, U.S.
Genres
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Occupations
Singersongwritermusician
Instruments
Vocalskeyboardsguitarbass
Years active
1967–2024
Labels
AristaGeffen
Formerly of
RaspberriesRingo Starr & His All-Starr Band
Spouse(s)
mw- Marcy Hill (m. 1978; div. 1979) Susan Brown (m. 1993; div. 2009) Amy Murphy (m. 2016)
Website
ericcarmen.com

Tables

· Discography › Solo › Studio albums
US
US
Title
US
Album details
AUS
Peak chart positions
SWE
Peak chart positions
UK
Eric Carmen
Eric Carmen
Title
Eric Carmen
Album details
Released: November 1975 Label: Arista Records
Peak chart positions
21
Peak chart positions
15
Peak chart positions
41
Peak chart positions
58
Certifications
RIAA: Gold
Boats Against the Current
Boats Against the Current
Title
Boats Against the Current
Album details
Released: August 1977 Label: Arista
Peak chart positions
45
Peak chart positions
37
Peak chart positions
39
Peak chart positions
–
Change of Heart
Change of Heart
Title
Change of Heart
Album details
Released: September 1978 Label: Arista
Peak chart positions
137
Peak chart positions
93
Peak chart positions
–
Peak chart positions
–
Tonight You're Mine
Tonight You're Mine
Title
Tonight You're Mine
Album details
Released: January 1, 1980 Label: Arista
Peak chart positions
160
Peak chart positions
80
Peak chart positions
–
Peak chart positions
–
Eric Carmen
Eric Carmen
Title
Eric Carmen
Album details
Released: January 7, 1985 Label: Geffen Records
Peak chart positions
128
Peak chart positions
–
Peak chart positions
–
Peak chart positions
–
I Was Born to Love You (released as Winter Dreams in Japan)
I Was Born to Love You (released as Winter Dreams in Japan)
Title
I Was Born to Love You (released as Winter Dreams in Japan)
Album details
Released: 1998 Label: Pioneer
Peak chart positions
–
Peak chart positions
–
Peak chart positions
–
Peak chart positions
–
Title
Album details
Peak chart positions
Certifications
US
AUS
SWE
UK
Eric Carmen
Released: November 1975 Label: Arista Records
21
15
41
58
RIAA: Gold
Boats Against the Current
Released: August 1977 Label: Arista
45
37
39
–
Change of Heart
Released: September 1978 Label: Arista
137
93
–
–
Tonight You're Mine
Released: January 1, 1980 Label: Arista
160
80
–
–
Eric Carmen
Released: January 7, 1985 Label: Geffen Records
128
–
–
–
I Was Born to Love You (released as Winter Dreams in Japan)
Released: 1998 Label: Pioneer
–
–
–
–
· Discography › Solo › Compilation albums
US
US
Title
US
Album details
AUS
Peak chart positions
NZ
The Best of Eric Carmen
The Best of Eric Carmen
Title
The Best of Eric Carmen
Album details
Released: June 1988 Label: Arista
Peak chart positions
59
Peak chart positions
17
Peak chart positions
26
The Definitive Collection
The Definitive Collection
Title
The Definitive Collection
Album details
Released: June 17, 1997 Label: Arista
Peak chart positions
–
Peak chart positions
–
Peak chart positions
–
All by Myself – The Best of Eric Carmen
All by Myself – The Best of Eric Carmen
Title
All by Myself – The Best of Eric Carmen
Album details
Released: October 21, 1999 Label: Collectables
Peak chart positions
–
Peak chart positions
–
Peak chart positions
–
The Essential Eric Carmen
The Essential Eric Carmen
Title
The Essential Eric Carmen
Album details
Released: March 25, 2014 Label: Arista
Peak chart positions
–
Peak chart positions
–
Peak chart positions
–
Title
Album details
Peak chart positions
Certifications
US
AUS
NZ
The Best of Eric Carmen
Released: June 1988 Label: Arista
59
17
26
The Definitive Collection
Released: June 17, 1997 Label: Arista
–
–
–
All by Myself – The Best of Eric Carmen
Released: October 21, 1999 Label: Collectables
–
–
–
The Essential Eric Carmen
Released: March 25, 2014 Label: Arista
–
–
–
· Discography › Solo › Charted singles
Title
Year
Peak chart positions
Certifications
Album
US
US AC
AUS
CAN
GER
NL
NZ
SWE
UK
"All by Myself"
1975
2
6
7
3
–
7
6
–
12
RIAA: Gold
Eric Carmen
"Never Gonna Fall in Love Again"
1976
11
1
–
1
–
–
30
–
–
"That's Rock 'n' Roll"
–
–
100
–
–
–
–
–
–
"Sunrise"
34
33
–
33
–
–
–
–
–
"She Did It"
1977
23
26
30
11
–
–
16
–
–
Boats Against the Current
"Boats Against the Current"
88
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
"Change of Heart"
1978
19
6
–
14
–
–
–
–
–
Change of Heart
"Baby I Need Your Lovin
62
30
–
50
–
–
–
–
–
"It Hurts Too Much"
1980
75
–
45
–
–
–
–
–
–
Tonight You're Mine
"I Wanna Hear It from Your Lips"
1985
35
10
27
17(AC)
–
–
–
–
–
Eric Carmen
"I'm Through with Love"
87
16
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
"Hungry Eyes"
1987
4
2
4
2
17
16
18
6
82
BPI: Platinum BVMI: Gold
Dirty Dancing: Original Soundtrack
"As Long as We Got Each Other" (with Louise Mandrell)
1988
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Best of Louise Mandrell
"Make Me Lose Control"
3
1
8
2
–
–
29
–
93
The Best of Eric Carmen
"Reason to Try"
87
–
133
–
–
–
–
–
–
1988 Summer Olympics Album: One Moment in Time

References

  1. "As Long as We Got Each Other" peaked at number 51 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart.
  2. "Hot 100"
    https://www.billboard.com/music/eric-carmen/chart-history
  3. Billboard
    https://www.billboard.com/artist/eric-carmen/chart-history/tlp/
  4. Cleveland Jewish News
    https://web.archive.org/web/20121105181136/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-105267163.html
  5. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/mar/13/eric-carmen-obituary
  6. The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music
  7. "Remembering Eric Carmen: a sweet bushel of pop-rock milestones"
    https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2024/03/remembering-eric-carmen-a-sweet-bushel-of-pop-rock-milestones.html
  8. Guitar World
    https://www.guitarworld.com/news/eric-carmen-dies-aged-74
  9. "Eric Carmen Biography"
    https://www.allmusic.com/artist/eric-carmen-mn0000186805/biography
  10. "Defining Power-Pop: The Fruitful Debut Album By Raspberries"
    https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/raspberries-debut-power-pop/
  11. "The Raspberries Biography"
    https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-raspberries-mn0000416245/biography
  12. "Raspberries show and album review – Cleveland, OH 12/12/2007"
    http://www.cleveland.com/music/index.ssf/2007/12/resurgent_raspberries_on_a_rol.html
  13. Youtube
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CB7_Wv1nKM
  14. The Book of Golden Discs
    https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/355
  15. Recording Industry Association of America
    https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Eric+Carmen&ti=Eric+Carmen&format=Album&type=#search_section
  16. Super Seventies
    https://www.superseventies.com/spcarmeneric.html
  17. Save the Robot
    http://www.savetherobot.com/articles/ericCarmen.html
  18. AllMusic
    https://www.allmusic.com/album/boats-against-the-current-mw0000463613
  19. "Eric Carmen's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits: 'All By Myself' & More"
    https://www.billboard.com/lists/eric-carmen-biggest-hot-100-hits/
  20. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 – ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  21. Billboard
    https://web.archive.org/web/20211117184425/https://www.billboard.com/artist/mike-reno/chart-history/hsi/
  22. MusicVF
    https://www.musicvf.com/Louise+Mandrell.art
  23. AllMusic
    http://www.allmusic.com/album/1988-summer-olympics-album-mw0000652683
  24. www.ericcarmen.com
    http://www.ericcarmen.com/eric-interview-03.html
  25. Cleveland Jewish News
    http://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/features/leisure/entertainment/article_5d11e602-a947-11e3-8750-0019bb2963f4.html
  26. "Meet Mrs. Eric Carmen. Last week I married my beautiful soulmate and best friend. Love at last!"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20200813024010/https://twitter.com/RealEricCarmen/status/789295306575720450
  27. The Telegraph
    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2024/03/12/eric-carmen-singer-all-by-myself-global-hit-died-obituary/
  28. Cleveland Jewish News
    https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/news/local_news/raspberries-lead-singer-eric-carmen-former-lyndhurst-resident-dies-at-74/article_4cfab346-e025-11ee-89fd-0b1f84ea1099.html
  29. Eric Carmen – Book Eric Carmen for your Corporate Events, Fund Raisers Archived April 22, 2016, at the Wayback Machine R
    http://www.worldwidecorporateevents.com/display_bio.php?id=2750
  30. "Legendary singer/Songwriter, who faced widespread backlash for supporting Trump, dies at 74"
    https://www.nj.com/news/2024/03/trump-supporting-singer-songwriter-dies.html
  31. cleveland
    https://www.cleveland.com/news/2024/08/raspberries-frontman-eric-carmens-wife-cut-kids-out-of-trust-lawsuit-says.html
  32. cleveland
    https://archive.today/20240918213130/https://www.cleveland.com/news/2024/09/eric-carmens-wife-fires-back-at-raspberries-frontmans-kids-in-lawsuit-over-trust.html?outputType=amp
  33. TMZ
    https://www.tmz.com/2024/03/11/singer-eric-carmen-dead-dies-raspberries/
  34. Variety
    https://variety.com/2024/music/obituaries-people-news/eric-carmen-dead-raspberries-singer-all-by-myself-go-all-the-way-1235938937/
  35. Case Details for Amy Carmen v. City of Phoenix, et al.
    https://trellis.law/case/4013/cv2024006938/amy-carmenvs-paradise-valley-police-department
  36. Rolling Stone
    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/eric-carmen-songs-marriage-death-1235230611/
  37. "Rock Hall to honor Raspberries' Eric Carmen"
    https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/news/2024/07/11/rock-hall-to-honor-raspberries--eric-carmen
  38. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992
  39. Swedish Charts
    https://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Eric+Carmen
  40. Official Charts
    https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/15680/eric-carmen/
  41. RIAA
    https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/
  42. Australian Charts
    https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Eric+Carmen
  43. Charts.Org.NZ
    https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Eric+Carmen
  44. Billboard
    https://www.billboard.com/artist/eric-carmen/chart-history/hsi/
  45. Billboard
    https://www.billboard.com/artist/eric-carmen/chart-history/hsi/
  46. Library and Archives Canada
    https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/list.aspx?OCRText=eric+carm&ChartEn=Top+Singles&
  47. Offizielle Deutsche Charts
    https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artistId=eric-carmen
  48. Dutch Charts
    https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Eric+Carmen
  49. BPI
    https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/13720-4179-1
  50. www.musikindustrie.de
    https://www.musikindustrie.de/wie-musik-zur-karriere-werden-kann/markt-bestseller/gold-/platin-und-diamond-auszeichnung/datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Hungry+Eyes&strInterpret=Eric+Carmen&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked
  51. Billboard
    https://www.billboard.com/artist/eric-carmen/chart-history/csi/
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