Lew Bundles Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Thursday, February 14, 2013 "It Hurts Too Much" by Eric Carmen Song#: 0253 Date: 07/12/1980 Debut: 77 Peak: 75 Weeks: 2 Genre: Pop Pop Bits: As leader of the power-pop group Raspberries, Carmen had some chart success with "Go All the Way" in 1972 (#5). But the band called it quits in 1975 leaving Carmen as a solo act. He had a major hit right off the bat with the #2 "All By Myself," but besides its follow up "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again" (#11), it was a steady decline in popularity through to this first single from his "Tonight You're Mine" album. After this album, Carmen basically dropped out of the business for a few years. But his chart fortunes would change later in the decade when he found himself back in the Top 10 with a couple of songs. ReduxReview: The beginning sounds like Billy Joel's "An Innocent Man," but it moves into a standard pop/rock song with an early-60s flare. Like a lot of Carmen's songs, it is pretty solid, but nothing I'd play on a regular basis. Side Note: I've seen my share of bad album covers and even have a couple of books devoted to them. I'm kind of shocked I've never seen the cover of Carmen's "Tonight You're Mine" album among the bunch. I mean, really. Look at it, think of the title, AND the title of this single. This was really an approved image? And more importantly, those pants were approved? Yeeesh.... ReduxRating: 5/10 Trivia: Maybe you have heard Sergei Rachmaninoff's "Piano Concerto No. 2" at some point - at a symphony concert or someplace - and thought "that piano theme sounds familiar..." If so, then you also might be thinking of Carmen's "All By Myself." The concerto provided inspiration and is easily recognizable in the pop song's melody. Carmen also used another Rachmaninoff theme, a portion of "Symphony No. 2," as inspiration for "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again." It is far from the first time a pop star has used classical music as a basis for writing songs. Barry Manilow's 1975 "Could It Be Magic" (#6) was inspired by Chopin's "Prelude in C-Minor." http://www.popredux80.com/2013/02/it-hurts-too-much-by-eric-carmen.html?m=1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen G Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 Great album with a horribly lousy album cover - it's actually a recording I listen to over and over again - not a bad song on it?! I seem to remember EC talking about this specific album cover in "Marathon Man"?! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 I also think it´s a great album, but it´s the first album (including the 4 Raspberries albums) that had an Eric Carmen penned song I didn´t like. Actually there were 2: "I need some lovin" and "Tonight your mine". But the strength of the rest of the album rates it as a great album for my tastes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raspbernie Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 Not a fan of “You Need Some Lovin’” myself. But massively love “Tonight You’re Mine.” 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda B Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 Bernie.. Gotta love those bagpipes! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Benfer Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 This album has some GREAT songs on it. The only song I'm not a fan of is "You Need Some Lovin". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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