1978 Eric Carmen – Change Of Heart
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 an international Top 20 hit, as well as Carmen’s remake of the Four Tops’ 1964 song, “Baby, I Need Your Loving”. Both songs were also hits on the Adult Contemporary chart, both in the US as well as in Canada, 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.
The LP also contained a remake of “Hey Deanie,” a Top 10 hit which Carmen wrote for Shaun Cassidy, which was the flip side of the title track 45 RPM.
“Someday,” the flip side of Carmen’s previous hit, “She Did It,” was omitted from Boats Against the Current but was included on this album.
Samantha Sang covered “Change of Heart” that same year, and it was featured as the B side of her second hit single, “You Keep Me Dancing.”
Tracks
1 Desperate Fools Overture (Eric Carmen) 2:04
2 Haven\’t We Come A Long Way (Eric Carmen) 3:20
3 End Of The World (Eric Carmen) 3:29
4 Heaven Can Wait (Eric Carmen) 3:31
5 Baby I Need Your Lovin\’ (Brian Holland, Edward Holland Jr, Lamont Dozier) 3:16
6 Change Of Heart (Eric Carmen) 3:39
7 Hey Deanie (Eric Carmen) 4:25
8 Someday (Eric Carmen) 2:53
9 Desperate Fools (Eric Carmen) 3:05
Musicians
2 Haven\’t We Come A Long Way
Bass | Mike Porcaro |
Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
Guitar | Danny Kortchmar |
Guitar | Richie Zito |
Piano | Jai Winding |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
Background Vocals | Laura Allen |
3 End Of The World
Bass | David Winteur |
Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
Guitar (solo) | Danny Kortchmar |
Guitar | Richie Zito |
Piano | Eric Carmen |
Percussion | Joe Porcaro |
Background Vocals | Valerie Carter |
Background Vocals | Donny Gerrard |
Background Vocals | Russell, Brian |
4 Heaven Can Wait
Bass | Leland Sklar |
Drums | Russ Kunkel |
Guitar | Fred Tackett |
Piano | Craig Doerge |
Percussion | Eric Carmen |
5 Baby I Need Your Lovin\’
Bass | Mike Porcaro |
Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
Guitar | Danny Kortchmar |
Guitar | Richie Zito |
Piano | Jai Winding |
Piano | David Paich |
Piano | Eric Carmen |
Background Vocals | Russell, Brian |
Background Vocals | Brenda Russell |
Background Vocals | Samantha Sang |
Background Vocals | Donny Gerrard |
6 Change Of Heart
Bass | David Winteur |
Drums | Mike Botts |
Guitar | Danny Kortchmar |
Guitar | Richie Zito |
Piano | Jai Winding |
Synthesizer | James Newton-Howard |
Background Vocals | Brian Russell |
Background Vocals | Brenda Russell |
Background Vocals | Valerie Carter |
Background Vocals | Samantha Sang |
Background Vocals | Donny Gerrard |
7 Hey Deanie
Bass | David Winteur |
Drums | Nigel Olsson |
Guitar | Richard Reising |
Guitar | Richie Zito |
Acoustic Guitar | Eric Carmen |
Keyboards | Burton Cummings |
Percussion | Eric Carmen |
Background Vocals | Richard Reising |
Background Vocals | Bruce Johnston |
Background Vocals | Curt Becher |
Background Vocals | Joe Chemay |
Background Vocals | Nigel Olsson |
8 Someday
Bass | David Winteur |
Drums | Nigel Olsson |
Guitar | Richard Reising |
Guitar | Richie Zito |
Acoustic Guitar | Eric Carmen |
Piano | Eric Carmen |
Background Vocals | Richard Reising |
Background Vocals | Bruce Johnston |
Background Vocals | Curt Becher |
Background Vocals | Joe Chemay |
Background Vocals | Nigel Olsson |
9 Desperate Fools
Piano | Eric Carmen |
Harmonica | Tommy Morgan |
Liner Notes
Producer – Eric Carmen
Arranged By (Strings), Conductor – David Campbell (Tracks 1, 4, 9)
Arranged By (Strings), Conductor – Gene Page (Tracks 2, 3, 5)
Engineer – Dennis Kirk, Greg Ladanyi
Engineer (Assistant) – George Ybarra
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Art Direction – Donn Davenport
Photography By – Garry Gross
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Arista Records, Inc.
Copyright (c) – Arista Records, Inc.
Published By – Camex Music
Recorded At – The Sound Factory
Mastered At – A&M Mastering Studios
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria