Eric Carmen, Songwriter of ‘Hungry Eyes,’ ‘All by Myself’ & Many Other Hits, Passes Away at Age 74

Eric Carmen, the hitmaker behind ’70s and ’80s hits like “All By Myself” and “Hungry Eyes,” has actually passed away at age 74, his spouse Amy validates.

“It is with tremendous sadness that we share the heartbreaking news of the passing of Eric Carmen,” a message published to his internet site, Facebook and X account checks out. “It brought him great joy to know, that for decades, his music touched so many and will be his lasting legacy. ‘Love Is All That Matters…Faithful and Forever,’” the message wraps up, authorized by Amy Carmen, his spouse of 8 years.

Over his decades-long job — beginning in earnest throughout his university years at John Carroll University in his home state of Ohio, when he signed up with a band called Cyrus Erie — Carmen racked up 3 leading 5 appeal the Billboard Hot 100: the No. 2-peaking “All By Myself” in 1976, adhered to by the Dirty Dancing soundtrack standout “Hungry Eyes,” which came to a head at No. 4 in 1988, and “Make Me Lose Control,” a No. 3 hit, likewise in 1988. His highest-charting cd was his self-titled solo launching, which came to a head at No. 21 in 1976.

In enhancement to racking up an appealed the Dirty Dancing soundtrack, Carmen likewise co-wrote “Almost Paradise… Love Theme from Footloose” (executed by Mike Reno and Ann Wilson) for the Footloose soundtrack, making him his only Grammy election for finest cd of initial rating created for a movie or a tv special.

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Before his hit solo job, he videotaped 4 cds with The Raspberries from 1972 to 1974. They racked up a No. 5 struck from their launching cd called “Go All the Way” in 1972 and a leading 20 struck with the actually labelled “Overnight Sensation (Hit Record),” which came to a head at No. 18 in 1974.

Many of Carmen’s tunes have actually withstood many thanks to brand-new positionings in popular culture, consisting of Celine Dion’s Hot 100 No. 4-peaking cover of “All By Myself” in 1997; “Go All the Way” being included on the Guardians of Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 soundtrack in 2014; and his co-written “Almost Paradise” working as the signature tune to The Bachelor spin-off Bachelor in Paradise in 2014.

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