littleeric Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Can someone tell me if the song Make Me Lose Control ever appeared on one of Eric's albums? I cannot seem to find it.Thanks for any help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkpat Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 As far as I know, you can only get it on Arista's version of "The Best Of Eric Carmen", which you can find very cheap on ebay or often discounted in record clubs. You can get a great live version on the "Dirty Dancing Live" CD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill C Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 I'm not positive but I believe early versions of The Best Of Eric Carmen omitted Make Me Lose Control. I think it was added soon after the initial release. Can anyone collaberate this information? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannoman Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Pat, that CD on Arista is : Eric Carmen - The Definitive Collection. At least that's the one I have with Make Me Lose Control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAM Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 I have both copies of the Arista collection. One with MMLC, and one without. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkpat Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Okay, we are all correct! I just checked on my CD collection. "The Best of Eric Carmen" includes it and "The Definitive Collection " has it, too.The difference being, that the "Best Of" has only EC songs and the "DC" has five Raspberries songs and thirteen EC songs (interestingly, NOT included on this set is "Hungry Eyes", which I'm sure has something to do with the Dirty Dancing people). Good call, Ted, as I forgot it was on there,too. So, to answer the question, it is not on any regular EC CD, but is available on two of his collections sets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill C Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 "Hungry Eyes" was an RCA recording, I believe. It was probably a problem with the rights to the song like you said Pat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SugarBabi7 Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Pat,I have the Definitive Collection and mine does have "Hungry Eyes" on it. Is this a fluke" If so, it's a nice one.Sugar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SugarBabi7 Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 There are 18 cuts on mine, and it's number 17.Cheri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ira Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 I really remember this.I bought "The Best Of Eric Carmen" on tape on Arista sans "MMLC" and returned it later that week for another copy that had it. (I argued with a clerk at the store "The Wiz" that I wanted the newer version and would contact corporate if she didn't make good-I won and got a new and improved one.) Eric had had his first hit in years with "Hungry Eyes" and Arista put out "MMLC" as a single followup which the radio stations jumped on as much for the inertia that it was a followup to a smash in addition to the fact that it was a great single.VH1 even played the video in heavy rotation.I always surmised that Eric did not have a major label contract at the time,and this was an "orphan" single appearing on no album except the next two greatest hits compilations ("Best Of' and "Definitive"). Unfortunately Eric did not follow "MMLC" with another big hit and I could be wrong-but- I think "I Was Born To Love You" was his first album of new material following this song and his last album since-Ira. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 My copy of the Definitive Collection has Hungry Eyes on it as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Krider Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 "Definitive Collection" was released in 1997 on CD by Arista.Their are two versions of "Best Of Eric Carmen" (a totally different collection) on Arista, both released on LP and CD --- the first, released in 1987, did not contain "Make Me Lose Control". Arista had rushed out "Best Of" to capture interest caused by "Hungry Eyes" (which was a single on RCA, but is included on "Best Of" and "Definitive").Arista asked Eric for a single (he was not under contract at the time) and that became "MMLC" --- then MMLC was added to "Best Of" when it was rush reissued in 1988, this time with liner notes by David Wild of Rolling Stone magazine. The two "Best Of" collections have different product numbers.It got pretty darn complicated in CD stores because both versions of the "Best Of" CD started appearing in the CD bins together for a while, even while Arista was advertising "Best Of" as featuring Eric's new single "Make Me Lose Control"...Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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