Boats Against the Current

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",^[2] which reached #23. The title track and "Marathon Man" reached #88 and #101, respectively.^[3]

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.

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

Personnel

• Eric Carmen - vocals, guitar, piano
• Burton Cummings - piano, backing vocal on "Marathon Man"
• Jeff Porcaro - drums
• Richie Zito - guitar, vocals
• Andrew Gold - guitar, vocals
• Jim Horn - saxophone
• Bobby Keys - saxophone
• Richard Reising - guitar, piano
• Curt Becher - vocals
• Gene Estes - percussion
• Tom Scott - saxophone
• Paul Buckmaster - conductor, string arrangements
• Ollie E. Brown - percussion
• Michael Boddicker - keyboards
• Nigel Olsson - drums
• Dave Wintour - bass
• Joe Chemay - vocals
• Steve Madaio - trumpet
• Bruce Johnston - vocals
• Val Garay - mixing

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