Eric Howard Carmen nació el 11 de agosto de 1949 en Cleveland, Ohio, Estados Unidos. Desde muy joven, mostró un talento notable para la música. Se le vio siempre interesado en aprender a tocar instrumentos y en componer sus propias melodías. Criado en una familia con inclinaciones musicales, Carmen recibió una formación sólida en música clásica y rock and roll.
En los años 60, Carmen se unió a su primera banda, The Choir, una banda local que tuvo cierto éxito con su sencillo “It’s Cold Outside”. Posteriormente, en 1970, Eric cofundó The Raspberries, una banda de power pop con la que alcanzaría fama nacional. La banda se distinguió por sus melodías pegajosas y armonías vocales, influenciadas por grupos británicos como The Beatles y The Who.
Con The Raspberries, Carmen y sus compañeros lanzaron éxitos como “Go All The Way”, “Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)” y “I Wanna Be With You”. Sus canciones lograron posiciones destacadas en las listas de éxitos de Estados Unidos, incrementando la popularidad de la banda en los años 70.
Después de la disolución de The Raspberries en 1975, Eric Carmen decidió lanzar su carrera como solista. En 1975, publicó su álbum de debut homónimo, Eric Carmen. En este disco se incluyen varios de sus mayores éxitos personales, como “All By Myself” y “Never Gonna Fall In Love Again”. “All By Myself” se convirtió en un gran éxito internacional, alcanzando el número 2 en las
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(Eric Carmen/Michael McBride)
Hey now, sugar
Let me buy you a drink
Don't you tell me your last name
I won't recognize you after tonight
'Cause you just won't look the same
Well I could look for an hour or two
Trying to find someone just like you
Why don t you sit right down?
Have a double, let me get to know ya'
All through the night
If you decide it 'll be alright
Gonna make you sweat till the sheets are wet
Now don't say I didn't warn 'ya
All through the night
If you play your hand just right
You're gonna know my bed
Take my hand
And hitchhike home in the morning
You feel so soft and you taste so sweet
Like cold wine in mid-July
Have the finest time when you shake and cry
And the drink's sure got me high
Now that I've already had 'ya
I'm gettin' bored with the idle chat
'Bout the place you live, what you do all day
Well honey, the door's got a handle
All through the night
If you decide it'll be alright
Gonna make you sweat till the sheets are wet
Now don't say I didn't warn 'ya
All through the night
If you play your hand just right
You're gonna know my bed
Take my hand
And hitchhike home in the morning
All through the night
If you decide it'll be alright
Gonna make you sweat till the sheets are wet
Now don't say I didn't warn 'ya
All through the night
If you play your hand just right
You're gonna know my bed
Take my hand
And hitchhike home in the morning
If we meet again
Baby, who knows when
In a smoke-filled, sleazy bar
Don't you be surprised if between the flies
I can't tell which one you are
You all look just the same
And I never could remember names
So if you say, "hello" and I still don't know
Well, honey, it's such a shame
All through the night
If you decide it'll be alright
Gonna make you sweat till the sheets are wet
Now don't say I didn't warn 'ya
All through the night
If you play your hand just right
You're gonna know my bed
Take my hand
And hitchhike home in the morning
You're gonna know my bed
Baby, take my hand
And hitchhike home in the morning