The Foote Files: Eric Carmen
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Eric Carmen (born August 11, 1949 in Cleveland) is a singer/songwriter/pianist, first known in the 1970's as the lead singer for the pop/rock group The Raspberries from 1970-1974.
In 1976, he started charting as a solo artist. Between then and 1988, he charted 8 times with three top 10 hits. Today's song was part of the soundtrack of the 1987 Vestron Picture, "Dirty Dancing", released in May of that year, starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Gray. It got all the way to #4 and stayed on the charts for sixteen weeks. It hit #2 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. Carmen produced the song, while John DeNicola and Franke Previte wrote it. It was released on November 7, 1987 on the RCA Records label running 3:49.
Such a beautiful song!