Eric Carmen, whose plaintive vocals soared above the crunching guitars of the Nineteen Seventies power-pop pioneers the Raspberries earlier than his smooth rock crooning made him a mainstay of Eighties music, has died. He was 74.
His dying was introduced on his web site by his spouse, Amy Carmen. She didn’t give a trigger and stated solely that he died “in his sleep, over the weekend.”
The Raspberries, which shaped in Cleveland, burst onto the American rock scene in 1972 with their self-titled debut album, that includes a raspberry-scented scratch-and-sniff sticker and their largest hit, “Go All of the Manner”, a provocative tune for its day, sung from the viewpoint of a younger lady.
The Raspberries’ second album, “Recent,” additionally launched in 1972, could be its highest-charting, at No. 36. It featured two High 40 hits, “I Wanna Be With You” and “Let’s Fake.” The band, identified for its matching fits and clear picture, was dismissed by some as passe.
After the band broke up in 1975, Carmen went solo. He swerved into smooth rock, rapidly scoring successful single with “All by Myself,” which peaked at No. 2.
Within the Eighties, two of his largest hits got here from soundtracks. For 1984’s “Footloose”, he co-wrote “Nearly Paradise”, which was recorded by Mike Reno and Ann Wilson, and he wrote and sang “Hungry Eyes,” from 1987’s “Soiled Dancing.”
“Make Me Lose Management” reached No. 3 in 1988.
His dying was introduced on his web site by his spouse, Amy Carmen. She didn’t give a trigger and stated solely that he died “in his sleep, over the weekend.”
The Raspberries, which shaped in Cleveland, burst onto the American rock scene in 1972 with their self-titled debut album, that includes a raspberry-scented scratch-and-sniff sticker and their largest hit, “Go All of the Manner”, a provocative tune for its day, sung from the viewpoint of a younger lady.
The Raspberries’ second album, “Recent,” additionally launched in 1972, could be its highest-charting, at No. 36. It featured two High 40 hits, “I Wanna Be With You” and “Let’s Fake.” The band, identified for its matching fits and clear picture, was dismissed by some as passe.
After the band broke up in 1975, Carmen went solo. He swerved into smooth rock, rapidly scoring successful single with “All by Myself,” which peaked at No. 2.
Within the Eighties, two of his largest hits got here from soundtracks. For 1984’s “Footloose”, he co-wrote “Nearly Paradise”, which was recorded by Mike Reno and Ann Wilson, and he wrote and sang “Hungry Eyes,” from 1987’s “Soiled Dancing.”
“Make Me Lose Management” reached No. 3 in 1988.
