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1977 studio album by Eric Carmen
Boats Against the Current Released August 1977 Studio
Crystal Sound (Los Angeles)
Studio 55 (Los Angeles)
Sound Factory (Hollywood)
Brother Studio (Santa Monica)
Genre Soft rock Length 37 57 Label Arista Producer Eric Carmen
"She Did It "
"Love Is All That Matters"
Boats Against the Current 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 back ceaselessly into the past.”[1] Raspberries disbanded. It peaked at #45 on the Billboard 200 for the week ending October 8, 1977.[2]
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 Cash Box [3] Billboard and #92 Cash Box .[4] Tchaikovsky 's "Fifth Symphony, Second Movement."
Guest musicians on this album included back-up vocals by Brian Wilson and Bruce Johnston of the Beach Boys and Burton Cummings (formerly of the Guess Who ), guitar by Andrew Gold , and drumming by Nigel Olsson and Toto's Jeff Porcaro .
The title song was covered by Frankie Valli on his 1977 LP Lady Put the Light Out Olivia Newton-John on her album Totally Hot Rest Your Love on Me ." Patti LaBelle also included the song on her 1981 LP, The Spirit's in It
As reported by Casey Kasem on the American Top 40 Boats Against the Current cost $375,000 to produce, six times the average cost for an album of that era. The LP had a series of false starts. Across six months starting in February 1977, three sessions with Elton John 's producer Gus Dudgeon were undertaken using recording studios in London, Cleveland, and Los Angeles, but were all scrapped. Carmen then took over the production efforts himself before the tracks were complete and he was satisfied.
Live performances [ edit ]
Carmen performed three tracks from the LP ("She Did It," "Boats Against the Current" and "Marathon Man") on The Midnight Special [5] Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr.
Critical reception [ edit ]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [6]
Reviewing a reissue, Goldmine [7]
Track listing [ edit ]
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
"Run Away" – 8:05
Personnel [ edit ]
Eric Carmen – lead vocals, acoustic piano, synthesizers (1, 2, 5-7), electric guitar (1, 4), string arrangements and conductor (1, 5), electric harpsichord (2, 3), drums (2 ), 12-string acoustic guitar (4 ), percussion (4-7), backing vocals (5-7), BGV arrangements (6 )
Michael Boddicker – synthesizers (2, 3, 5, 7, 8)
Richard Reising – acoustic guitar (2, 5), acoustic piano (4 ), electric guitar (4, 6, 8), guitar solo (4 ), backing vocals (4-7)
Richie Zito – acoustic guitar (2, 4, 5), electric guitar (4, 6, 8), backing vocals (4 )
Andrew Gold – electric guitar solo (6 ), electric guitar (8 )
Dave Wintour – bass
Jeff Porcaro – drums (1, 5, 6)
Nigel Olsson – drums (2-4, 7, 8), backing vocals (5-7)
Gene Estes – percussion (1-3, 8)
Ollie E. Brown – percussion (6, 8)
Jim Horn – saxophone (4 )
Bobby Keys – saxophone (4 )
Tom Scott – saxophone (4, 7)
Steve Madaio – trumpet (4 )
Paul Buckmaster – string arrangements and conductor (2, 3, 6, 8)
Burton Cummings – backing vocals (2 )
Curt Becher – backing vocals (5-7)
Joe Chemay – backing vocals (5-7)
Bruce Johnston – backing vocals (5-7), BGV arrangements (5-7)
Brian Wilson – backing vocals (5-7)[8]
Production [ edit ]
Eric Carmen – producer, arrangements
Kevin Beamish – engineer
Larry Emerine – engineer
David Henson – engineer
Mark Howlett – engineer
Dennis Kirk – engineer
Tim Kramer – engineer
Earle Mankey – engineer
Howard Steele – engineer
Thom Wilson – engineer
Val Garay – mixing
Doug Sax – mastering
Bob Heimall – art direction
Ed Caraeff – design, photography
Benno Friedman – inside photography effects
Norman Adams – inside artwork
Michael Manoogian – calligraphy
Studios
Recorded at Crystal Sound and Studio 55 (Los Angeles, California); The Sound Factory (Hollywood, California); Brother Studios (Santa Monica, California).
Mixed at The Sound Factory
Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).
Certifications [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Cabison, Rosalie (2 January 2013). "Billboard 200" . Billboard.com . Retrieved 1 June 2023 .
^ "Archived copy" . Archived from the original on 2015-08-25. Retrieved 2016-08-28 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link )
^ a b "Cash Box Top 100 2/11/78" . Tropicalglen.com . Retrieved 1 June 2023 .
^ "The Midnight Special: Hosts: Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr" . Archived from the original on 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2016-10-19 .
^ "Eric Carmen - Boats Against the Current Album Reviews, Songs & More" . AllMusic . Retrieved 1 June 2023 .
^ Borack, John M. (Dec 7, 2007). "Boats Against the Current/Change of Heart". Goldmine . Vol. 33, no. 25. p. 49.
^ "Going All the Way With Head Raspberry Eric Carmen" . Observer.com . 3 August 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2023 .
^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
^ "Record World" (PDF) . Worldradiohistory.com . 1978-01-22. Retrieved 2023-06-01 .
^ "Eric Carmen • Top Songs as Writer • Music VF, US & UK hits charts" . Musicvf.com . Retrieved 2016-10-12 .
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada" . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . Retrieved 2016-10-12 .
^ "Canadian album certifications – Eric Carmen – Boats Against the Current" . Music Canada . Retrieved October 24, 2023 .
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