Flip through the latest issue of Gulf Weekly.
Eric Carmen
Hot track: All By Myself
Year: 1976
Chart Position: 12
Eric Carmen started off as a member of the influential power pop outfit the Raspberries.
Right off the bat, the quartet scored a massive hit single with the infectious Go All the Way, which peaked at number five on the singles charts.
Despite issuing further solid albums the group became known first and foremost as a “singles” act, as their albums failed to match the chart success. The Raspberries split up in 1975. Immediately thereafter, Carmen inked a solo deal with Arista. He had two big hits – All by Myself and Never Gonna Fall in Love Again. Other hits included Almost Paradise I Wanna Hear It From Your Lips, and Hungry Eyes.
In 1998 Carmen issued his first solo full-length in 13 years, the Japanese release Winter Dreams. A rumoured Raspberries reunion tour failed to materialise.
