Tonight You're Mine is an album by Eric Carmen, released in 1980.[2][3] It peaked at No. 160 on the Billboard album chart. It contained the singles "It Hurts Too Much" (No. 75 US Billboard Hot 100 and number three in South Africa)[4] and "All for Love". The album debuted on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart on June 28, 1980.

Tonight You're Mine
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1980
StudioCherokee Studios, Los Angeles; Allen Zentz Recording, San Clemente, California
GenreSoft rock
LabelArista
ProducerHarry Maslin
Eric Carmen chronology
Change of Heart
(1978)
Tonight You're Mine
(1980)
Eric Carmen
(1984)
Singles from Tonight You're Mine
  1. "It Hurts Too Much"
    Released: July 1980
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Eric Carmen.

  1. "It Hurts Too Much" - 4:09
  2. "Lost in the Shuffle" - 4:00
  3. "All for Love" - 3:59
  4. "Tonight You're Mine" - 3:59
  5. "Sleep with Me" - 4:01
  6. "Inside Story" - 3:37
  7. "Foolin' Myself" - 5:33
  8. "You Need Some Lovin'" - 4:02

Personnel

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  • Eric Carmen – lead vocals, arrangements, electric guitar (1), backing vocals (6), acoustic piano (7)
  • Duane Hitchings – acoustic piano (1–6, 8), synthesizers (1)
  • Billy Peek – electric guitar (1, 2, 6), guitar solo (2), rhythm guitar (8)
  • Davey Johnstone – acoustic guitar (1, 4), electric guitar (2, 4, 6), backing vocals (4, 6)
  • Fred Tackett – acoustic guitar (1, 4, 6), guitar (3, 5)
  • Steve Lukather – lead guitar (8)
  • Kenny Passarelli – bass (1, 2, 4, 6–8)
  • Bob Glaub – bass (3, 5)
  • Carmine Appice – drums (1, 2, 4, 6, 8)
  • Rick Shlosser – drums (3, 5, 7)
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 4)
  • Harry Maslin – percussion (3, 5)
  • David Woodford – saxophone (1, 6)
  • Calvin H. Biggar – bagpipes (4)
  • Angus MacKay – bagpipes (4)
  • David Stanley Moyle – bagpipes (4)
  • Argyle Watterston – bagpipes (4)
  • Barry Fasman – string arrangements (1, 3, 5, 7)
  • Laura Creamer – backing vocals (1, 4)
  • Jim Haas – backing vocals (1, 3, 4)
  • Jon Joyce – backing vocals (1, 4)
  • Dee Dee Maslin and the Shuflettes – backing vocals (2)
  • Steve Farber – backing vocals (3)
  • Joanne Harris – backing vocals (3)

Production

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  • Harry Maslin – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Rick Ash – assistant engineer
  • Frank D'Amico – assistant engineer
  • Sheridan Eldridge – assistant engineer
  • Bill Thomas – assistant engineer
  • John Van Nest – assistant engineer
  • Ria Lewerke-Shapiro – art direction, design, photography
  • Recorded and Mixed at Cherokee Studios (Los Angeles, California) and Allen Zentz Recording (San Clemente, California).

Weekly charts

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Chart (1980) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[5] 80
US Billboard 200 160

References

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  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Teverbaugh, Kim (15 Jun 1980). "Eric Carmen's new platter...". The Star Press. p. B12.
  3. ^ Fusilli, Jim (20 Jun 1980). "Music Beat". The Jersey Journal. p. 13.
  4. ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  5. ^ Kent, David (1975). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 55. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.