The Best of Eric Carmen is a compilation album released by Arista Records in 1988, featuring solo recordings from Cleveland, Ohio singer-songwriter Eric Carmen . Unlike subsequent compilations such as The Definitive Collection , this record omits any hits Carmen had with his group the Raspberries . It also fails to include any songs from his 1984 self-titled album on Geffen Records . Instead, The Best Of Eric Carmen features a mix of successful singles and album tracks pulled from his four solo albums with Arista. Notable hits include "All by Myself " (No. 2, US), "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again " (No. 11, US) and "She Did It " (No. 23, US). Carmen's original recordings of "That's Rock 'n' Roll " and "Hey Deanie " are included since the compositions became major hits as covers by teen idol Shawn Cassidy . Additionally, it features his then-recent comeback hit "Hungry Eyes " (1987, No. 4, US), taken from the Dirty Dancing soundtrack .
The Best of Eric Carmen Released June 3, 1988 Recorded 1975−1987 Genre
Length 41 :10 (original), 45:55 (reissue)Label Arista
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [ 1]
After an initial release on LP (AL-8547) and cassette (AC-8547), the album was reissued with a new catalogue number (ending in 8548) later in the year to include "Make Me Lose Control ", his follow-up single to "Hungry Eyes", after it reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 . This expanded version of the album was also released on CD (ARCD-8548).
All tracks written and produced by Eric Carmen except where noted.
Note: "Make Me Lose Control " only appears on reissue copies of the compilation (those ending with the catalogue number 8548).