Released August 1977 Boats Against the Current
(1977) Change of Heart
(1978) Release date August 1977 Producer Eric Carmen | Length 37:57 Artist Eric Carmen Label Arista Records Genre Soft rock | |
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Eric carmen boats against the current
Boats Against the Current is a 1977 album by Eric Carmen. The title is taken from a line in the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne ceaselessly into the past.” It was Carmen's second solo LP, after the Raspberries disbanded. It peaked at #45 on the Billboard album chart.
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The album yielded two charting singles, the title track as well as "She Did It." "She Did It" is the bigger hit from this album, which reached #23 Billboard and #15 Cash Box, as well as #11 in Canada. The title track subsequently reached #88 Billboard and #92 Cash Box. "Marathon Man" was released as a third single in March 1978 but failed to chart. "Love is All that Matters" melody is lifted from Tschaikovsky's "Fifth Symphony, Second Movement."
Guest musicians on this album included back-up vocals by several of the Beach Boys and Burton Cummings (formerly of the Guess Who), guitar by Andrew Gold, and drumming by Toto's Jeff Porcaro.
The title song was covered in 1978 by Olivia Newton-John on her album Totally Hot.
Eric carmen boats against the current
Television performance
Carmen performed three tracks from the LP ("She Did It," "Boats Against the Current" and "Marathon Man") on The Midnight Special television program (season 6, episode 5) on October 14, 1977. The show was hosted by Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Eric Carmen:
- "Boats Against the Current" – 4:22
- "Marathon Man" – 3:55
- "Nowhere To Hide" – 5:05
- "Take It or Leave It" – 4:00
- "Love Is All That Matters" – 4:17
- "She Did It" – 3:48
- "I Think I Found Myself" – 4:25
- "Runaway" – 8:05
Personnel
Songs
1Boats Against the Current4:28
2Marathon Man3:56
3Nowhere to Hide5:03