Pop Song 598 of 1000 'Make Me Lose Control' Eric Carmen 1988 RIP March 12, 2024

Pop Song 598 of 1000 'Make Me Lose Control' Eric Carmen 1988 RIP March 12, 2024

Official MV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQlKa1IeZF8
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Carmen stated in the liner notes to a compilation album that "Make Me Lose Control" was an "odd record because it was all by itself. The song wasn't part of an album, but it was an interesting experience to jump back into the studio with Jimmy Ienner after ten years".[3] The B side was Carmen's original 1975 recording of his song which became a major hit in 1977 for Shaun Cassidy, "That's Rock 'n' Roll".

"Make Me Lose Control" did not originally appear on any of Carmen's studio albums; the song later surfaced on various "greatest hits" releases. In keeping with its nostalgic feel, richness of harmony and underlying yearning for the "sweet songs" of the 1950s and 1960s, references are made to four other songs from that era, and another from the 1970s: "Uptown" (whether the song recorded by Roy Orbison or the one recorded by the Crystals is unclear), "Stand by Me" by Ben E. King, "Be My Baby" by The Ronettes, "Back in My Arms Again" by The Supremes, and “I Go Crazy” by Paul Davis. Of the seven times Carmen's compositions have reached the Top 10, it is the only song that has been released by no other artist besides him.