Eric Carmen<\/a>, the hitmaker behind \u201970s and \u201980s smashes like \u201cAll By Myself\u201d and \u201cHungry Eyes,\u201d has died at age 74, his wife Amy confirms.<\/p>\n\n\t\u201cIt is with tremendous sadness that we share the heartbreaking news of the passing of Eric Carmen,\u201d a message posted to his website, Facebook and X account reads. \u201cIt brought him great joy to know, that for decades, his music touched so many and will be his lasting legacy. \u2018Love Is All That Matters\u2026Faithful and Forever,’\u201d the message concludes, signed by Amy Carmen, his wife of eight years.<\/p>\n
\n\tOver his decades-long career \u2014 starting in earnest during his college years at John Carroll University in his home state of Ohio, when he joined a band called Cyrus Erie \u2014 Carmen scored three top five hits on the Billboard Hot 100: the No. 2-peaking \u201cAll By Myself\u201d in 1976, followed by the Dirty Dancing<\/em> soundtrack standout \u201cHungry Eyes,\u201d which peaked at No. 4 in 1988, and \u201cMake Me Lose Control,\u201d a No. 3 hit, also in 1988. His highest-charting album was his self-titled solo debut, which peaked at No. 21 in 1976.<\/p>\n\n\tIn addition to scoring a hit on the Dirty Dancing<\/em> soundtrack, Carmen also co-wrote \u201cAlmost Paradise\u2026 Love Theme from Footloose\u201d (performed by Mike Reno and Ann Wilson) for the Footloose<\/em> soundtrack, earning him his lone Grammy nomination for best album of original score written for a motion picture or a television special.<\/p>\n\n\tBefore his blockbuster solo career, he recorded four albums with The Raspberries from 1972 to 1974. They scored a No. 5 hit from their debut album called \u201cGo All the Way\u201d in 1972 and a top 20 hit with the ironically titled \u201cOvernight Sensation (Hit Record),\u201d which peaked at No. 18 in 1974.<\/p>\n
\n\tMany of Carmen\u2019s songs have endured thanks to new placements in pop culture, including Celine Dion\u2019s Hot 100 No. 4-peaking cover of \u201cAll By Myself\u201d in 1997; \u201cGo All the Way\u201d being featured on the Guardians of Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1<\/em> soundtrack in 2014; and his co-written \u201cAlmost Paradise\u201d serving as the theme song to The Bachelor<\/em> spin-off Bachelor in Paradise<\/em> in 2014.<\/p>\n\n