wimvriezen Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 After leaving The Raspberries, Eric Carmen Began A Solo Career With His Debut Album In 1975. From That LP Came The World Wide Smash "All By Myself". The 3rd Single From The Album Is Called "Sunrise". It's A Fantastic, Powerful, Uplifting, Positive Song That Rarely Ever Gets Played On The Radio Today....Even Though It Made It All The Way Up To #34 In 1976! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seattlesteve Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 Think Elton, Funeral for a Friend..Sunrise is another example of a roller coaster of an EC song that is absolutely incredible live, and an obvious consideration for a live show opener.. lots of room for the possee to jam at the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Mc Carthy Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Yes sunrise is the perfect opener for a live show A burst of enery right out of the starting gate Like a racehorse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LISAMARIE Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 LOVE the upbeat, uplifting sound of this song AND the colorful video. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liseli Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 A nice choice of song for a video. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les R. Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 I wonder why "Sunrise" was omitted from the 1988 "Best Of" album? It was released as a single, and even became a Top 40 hit. And yet the album track, "No Hard Feelings" was included. Go figure.I also wonder why "I Wanna Hear It From Your Lips" was omitted from the 1997 "Definitive Collection" album? It was released as a single, and became a Top 40 hit as well. And yet "Desperate Fools" and "The Way We Used To Be" were put on there, more album tracks.His remake of "Baby I Need Your Lovin'" hit #62 on the chart but was left off of both albums. I wonder if Eric made these decisions himself, or if it was more just the producers and record company people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reid C. Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Think Elton, Funeral for a Friend..Sunrise is another example of a roller coaster of an EC song that is absolutely incredible live, and an obvious consideration for a live show opener.. lots of room for the possee to jam at the end. In 1975 when Eric played at the Roxy Theater (coincidentally just a few blocks from the Sunset Strip House of Blues) he did use Sunrise as the opener. For any who might have been wondering what an ex-Raspberrie could do as a solo act, it was a total mind blower. At the end, we were all on our feet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Reid! I remember that show like it was yesterday...mindblowing stuff from Eric!! Do you also recall the Roxy shows in the spring of '76...Everything segued into Overnight Sensation for the start of that show! Goosebump city, man!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reid C. Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Yep, I was there, too. I did miss one show, though. I sat with my ear glued to the crack in the fire exit for that one. Undignified to be sure, but anything for the Maestro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Too funny, but what about your date? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crg2 Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Damn, I loove "Sunrise." One of but a few songs which instantly makes me happy upon hearing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggsherby Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 I bought the EC solo album because I loved the long version of Sunrise....it was the 2nd album I ever bought with my Paperboy money. (First album was: City of Angels by The Miracles because I wanted the long version of "Love Machine") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reid C. Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Too funny, but what about your date? Wasn't a problem. My steady for the first shows was inducted into the Army a couple of days prior to the second set. I had to scramble to reestablish the, "Good Old Girl Network" and came up short for that one show. Being left out in the cold on the Sunset Strip and sobbing a crack in the door doesn't exactly bode well for getting a repeat date, so going solo turned out to be for the best.As an aside, that girl who got away eventually became my first wife. For that story, we had best more over to the, "Marriage - why are so many people unhappy," thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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