Eric Carmen - Boats Against The Current (1977) MP3@320

Boats Against the Current is a 1977 album by Eric Carmen. The title is taken from a line in the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It was Carmen's second solo LP, after the Raspberries disbanded.

The biggest hit from this album is "She Did It",which reached #23. The title track and "Marathon Man" reached #88 and #101, respectively.

Guest musicians on this album included back-up vocals by several of the Beach Boys and Burton Cummings (formerly of the Guess Who), guitar by Andrew Gold, and drumming by Toto's Jeff Porcaro.


Artist: Eric Carmen
Album: Boats Against The Current
Country: US
Released: 1977
Genre: Funk / Soul, Rock
Style: Soft Rock, Soul, Funk


Track listing:

(All tracks composed by Eric Carmen)

1. "Boats Against the Current" – 4:22
2. "Marathon Man" – 3:55
3. "Nowhere To Hide" – 5:05
4. "Take It or Leave It" – 4:00
5. "Love Is All That Matters" – 4:17
6. "She Did It" – 3:48
7. "I Think I Found Myself" – 4:25
8. "Runaway" – 8:05
9. "Boats Against The Current (Digitally Remastered 1997)" – 4:26