1984 studio album by Eddie Schwartz
Public Life |
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Studio album by Eddie Schwartz |
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Released | 1984 |
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Recorded | 1981 |
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Genre | Soft rock |
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Length | 36:26 |
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Label | WEA (Canada) |
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Producer | Eddie Schwartz, David Tyson, Tony Bongiovi |
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Eddie Schwartz chronology |
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No Refuge (1981) | Public Life (1984) | Tour De Schwartz (1995) | |
Public Life is the third studio album by singer Eddie Schwartz. It was released in 1984 by WEA in Canada.
Lead single "Strike" was a minor hit in Canada, reaching #47 on the RPM charts. The second single, "Special Girl", was a top 20 hit on the Canadian Adult Contemporary charts. "Special Girl" became much better known in the U.S. for its near-simultaneous cover by the group America, whose version became a U.S. hit in September 1984. In the U.K., the song was a minor hit for Meat Loaf in early 1987. Asia recorded a cover of "Don't Come To Me" in 1995 for their album Arena, but was left off and was later included on the archives compilation Archiva 2.
Track listing
- A Side
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Don't Come to Me" | Eddie Schwartz, David Tyson | 4:42 |
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2. | "Feed the Fire" | Schwartz, Tyson | 4:11 |
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3. | "Special Girl" | Schwartz, Tyson | 4:09 |
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4. | "Times Square Heart" | Schwartz, Robin Lerner | 4:23 |
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- B Side
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Not Tonight" | Schwartz | 5:18 |
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2. | "I've Had Enough" | Schwartz, Tyson | 5:32 |
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3. | "Strike" | Schwartz | 3:32 |
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4. | "Passing Ships (The Ballad of Henry and Lucy)" | Schwartz, Tyson | 4:58 |
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Singles
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
1984 | "Strike" | RPM (Canada) Top 50[1] | 47 |
"Special Girl" | RPM (Canada) Adult Contemporary [2] | 20 |
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[3]
- Eddie Schwartz – lead vocals, background vocals, guitar
- David Tyson – keyboards, bass, glockenspiel, background vocals
- Rick Derringer – guitar solos
- Peter Follett – guitar solos
- Gary Craig – drums
- Jimmy Bralower – drums
- Production team
- Eddie Schwartz, David Tyson, Tony Bongiovi – producers
References