Eric Carmen (1984 album)

Eric Carmen is the fifth album by rock and roll musician Eric Carmen. It was also his second self-titled LP after the 1975 album of the same name.

Eric Carmen
Studio album by Eric Carmen
Released	1984
Genre	Rock
Length	48:19
Label	Geffen
Producer	Bob Gaudio, Don Gehman
Eric Carmen chronology
Tonight You're Mine (1980) Eric Carmen (1984) I Was Born to Love You (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The album spent ten weeks on the U.S. Billboard album charts and reached its peak position of #128 in early March 1985.[2] It contained one Top 40 hit single, "I Wanna Hear It from Your Lips," which peaked at #35 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the same month.[3] The song was also a medium adult contemporary hit in both the United States (#10) and Canada (#17). "Spotlight" was featured as the B side of the 45 RPM.

"I'm Through With Love" was a minor follow-up hit in the U.S., reaching #87 on Billboard.[1]

In 2016, the album was reissued on Varese Vintage, and featured as bonus tracks the 7" Single remix and the 12" version of "I Wanna Hear It From Your Lips".

In 1985, country singer Louise Mandrell covered "Maybe My Baby." Her version reached #8 on the U.S. Country singles chart.

Track listing

All songs written by Eric Carmen except where indicated.

1. "I Wanna Hear It from Your Lips" (Carmen, Dean Pitchford) – 3:17
2. "I'm Through with Love" – 4:04
3. "American as Apple Pie" (Carmen, Pitchford) – 3:46
4. "Living Without Your Love" (Michael Bolton, Doug James) – 4:07
5. "Come Back to My Love" (Bob Gaudio, Jerry Corbetta, John Bettis) – 3:38
6. "She Remembered" - 4:31
7. "You Took Me All the Way" – 3:36
8. "Maybe My Baby" – 3:39
9. "Spotlight" – 4:13
10. "The Way We Used to Be" – 3:16

Notes

1. DeGagne, Mike. Eric Carmen (1984) at AllMusic. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
2. "Billboard 200: March 2, 1985". Billboard.com. Billboard. 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
3. "Eric Carmen Chart History". Billboard.com. Billboard. 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2016.