The Essential Eric Carmen

~ Release by Eric Carmen (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1Boats Against The Current
recording of:
Boats Against the Current
lyricist and composer:
Eric Carmen
publisher:
Round Hill Works, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1977 to ????)
Eric Carmen4:22
2Marathon Man
recording of:
Marathon Man
lyricist and composer:
Eric Carmen
publisher:
Round Hill Works
Eric Carmen3:54
3She Did It
recording of:
She Did It
lyricist and composer:
Eric Carmen
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Eric Carmen3:47
4Nowhere To Hide
recording of:
Nowhere to Hide
lyricist and composer:
Eric Carmen
publisher:
Round Hill Works, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Eric Carmen5:00
5Change Of Heart
assistant engineer:
George Ybarra
engineer:
Dennis Kirk and Greg Ladanyi
producer:
Eric Carmen
acoustic guitar:
Daniel Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
bass guitar [bass]:
David Wintour
drums (drum set):
Michael Botts
electric guitar:
Richie Zito
electric piano and piano [acoustic piano]:
Jay Winding (pianist, composer, vocal)
percussion:
Joseph Porcaro
synthesizer:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
background vocals:
Valerie Carter, Donny Gerrard, Brenda Russell (US singer-songwriter & keyboardist), Brian Russell (Scottish–Canadian singer/songwriter) and Samantha Sang
lead vocals:
Eric Carmen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1978)
produced for:
CAM Productions (US)
recorded at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Change of Heart
lyricist and composer:
Eric Carmen
publisher:
Round Hill Works, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
Eric Carmen3:41
6Hey Deanie
recording of:
Hey Deanie
lyricist and composer:
Eric Carmen
publisher:
Round Hill Works
Eric Carmen4:29
7Desperate Fools
assistant engineer:
George Ybarra
engineer:
Dennis Kirk and Greg Ladanyi
producer:
Eric Carmen
harmonica:
Tommy Morgan (Harmonica player)
piano [acoustic piano]:
Eric Carmen
vocals:
Eric Carmen
conductor:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
strings arranger:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1978)
produced for:
CAM Productions (US)
recorded at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Desperate Fools
lyricist and composer:
Eric Carmen
publisher:
Round Hill Works
Eric Carmen3:03
8Someday
assistant engineer:
George Ybarra
engineer:
Dennis Kirk and Greg Ladanyi
producer:
Eric Carmen
bass guitar [bass]:
David Wintour
drums (drum set):
Nigel Olsson
electric guitar:
Richard Reising
percussion, piano [acoustic piano], synthesizer, tack piano and lead vocals:
Eric Carmen
background vocals:
Curt Becher, Joe Chemay, Bruce Johnston (US singer‐songwriter, member of The Beach Boys), Nigel Olsson and Richard Reising
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1978)
produced for:
CAM Productions (US)
recorded at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Someday
lyricist and composer:
Eric Carmen
publisher:
Round Hill Works
Eric Carmen2:53
9It Hurts Too Much
acoustic guitar:
Davey Johnstone and Fred Tackett
bass guitar:
Kenny Passarelli (Bass, piano)
drums (drum set):
Carmine Appice
electric guitar:
Eric Carmen and Billy Peek
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
piano and synthesizer:
Duane Hitchings
saxophone:
David Woodford
background vocals:
Laura Creamer, Jim Haas (James Edwin Haas, lead vocal "Happy Days" theme song) and Jon Joyce (vocalist)
strings arranger:
Barry Fasman
recording of:
It Hurts Too Much
lyricist and composer:
Eric Carmen
Eric Carmen44:17
10Tonight You're Mine
acoustic guitar:
Davey Johnstone and Fred Tackett
bagpipe:
Angus MacKay
bass guitar:
Kenny Passarelli (Bass, piano)
drums (drum set):
Carmine Appice
electric guitar:
Davey Johnstone
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
piano:
Duane Hitchings
background vocals:
Laura Creamer, Jim Haas (James Edwin Haas, lead vocal "Happy Days" theme song), Davey Johnstone and Jon Joyce (vocalist)
recording of:
Tonight You’re Mine
lyricist and composer:
Eric Carmen
Eric Carmen4:01
11The Way We Used To Be
recording of:
The Way We Used to Be
lyricist and composer:
Eric Carmen
Eric Carmen3:15
12Hungry Eyes
engineer:
Jim DeMain
producer:
Eric Carmen
vocals:
Eric Carmen
remixer:
Jim DeMain and George Sipl
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1987) and Vestron Music Inc. (Connecticut (CT) registered music publishing company, now dissolved.) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Beachwood Studios in Beachwood, Ohio, United States
music videos:
Hungry Eyes (music video) by Eric Carmen
recording of:
Hungry Eyes
writer:
John DeNicola and Franke Previte
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Knockout Music Company, R. U. Cyrius Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Jemava Music Corp. (in 1987) and Knockout Music Inc. (in 1987)
Eric Carmen44:11
13Make Me Lose Control
producer:
Jimmy Ienner (producer) and Bob Irwin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, LLC (holding company - file NO releases here!) (in 1988)
recording of:
Make Me Lose Control
writer:
Eric Carmen and Dean Pitchford
publisher:
Eric Carmen Music and Pitchford Music
Eric Carmen54:45
14Ecstasy
Raspberries4:08
15Brand New Year
recording of:
Brand New Year
lyricist and composer:
Eric Carmen
Eric Carmen3:46

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part of:The Essential (Sony/Legacy compilations) (order: 178)