Eric Carmen – Change Of Heart (1978/2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 30:21 minutes | 631 MB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Arista
“Change of Heart” is a 1978 album by Eric Carmen. It was his third solo LP, and reached #137 on the Billboard album chart. The album yielded two charting singles, the title track which was a Top 20 hit in North America, as well as Carmen’s remake of the Four Tops’ 1964 song, “Baby I Need Your Loving”. Both songs were also hits on the American and Canadian adult contemporary charts, reaching the Top 10 in Canada. The single release, “Change of Heart” is ranked as the 135th biggest Canadian hit of 1978, as well as the 160th biggest Canadian hit of 1979.
Following the success of the Raspberries and a truly exquisite 1975 solo debut album, Eric Carmen was indeed a hot recording property. This album is a very elaborate collection of recordings, and although it really hasn’t dated that well and certainly doesn’t contain his finest songs, it is quite pleasant. On this record, Carmen is moving toward a more soul-based sound, as opposed to his strong pop leanings, with limited success. “End of the World” and “Haven’t We Come a Long Way” are fine, if somewhat tepid L.A. late-’70s soul-pop. A cover of the Holland-Dozier-Holland Motown classic “Baby I Need Your Lovin” underlines Carmen’s influences during this period. The only problem is that Carmen’s true strength always lay in rock & roll, and, unfortunately, there is very little of that on this record, save the minor hit “Hey Deanie,” which was also covered successfully by Shaun Cassidy. But, the record contains an excellent ballad, “Heaven Can Wait,” which is buttressed by David Campbell’s excellent string arrangement. Campbell’s work on the album’s opening track, “Desperate Fools Overture,” is also quite striking. In the end, though, the album tends to veer into being slightly top-heavy, with some of the trappings of the Los Angeles recording scene of the period.
Tracklist:
01. Eric Carmen – Desperate Fools Overture (02:06)
02. Eric Carmen – Haven’t We Come A Long Way (03:24)
03. Eric Carmen – End Of The World (03:33)
04. Eric Carmen – Heaven Can Wait (03:36)
05. Eric Carmen – Baby I Need Your Lovin’ (03:18)
06. Eric Carmen – Change Of Heart (03:43)
07. Eric Carmen – Hey Deanie (04:31)
08. Eric Carmen – Someday (02:57)
09. Eric Carmen – Desperate Fools (03:08)
