My Collections: The Raspberries

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

The Raspberries

Artist: The Raspberries

Origin: Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Genre: Power Pop, Pop Rock

Original line-up:
Eric Carmen: Vocals, Guitar, Bass
Wally Bryson: Vocals, Guitar
Dave Smalley: Vocals, Bass, Guitar
Jim Bonfanti: Drums

Raspberries is an American Power Pop/Pop Rock Band from Cleveland, Ohio, USA, they had run successful in the early 1970 and drew influence from the British Invasion Era-especially The Beatles, The Who, The Hollies and Small Faces. The Raspberries is the pioneer of the Power Pop Music Style.

Title: Raspberries (1972)
Genre: Power Pop
Label: Capitol
Rating: *****

Tracks:
1. Go All The Way (3:19)
2. Come Around And See Mee (3:00)
3. I Saw The Light (2:40)
4. Rock & Roll Mama (4:35)
5. Waiting (2:43)
6. Don't Want To Say Goodbye (5:00)
7. With You In My Life (2:45)
8. Get It Moving (2:25)
9. I Can Eemember (8:00)

Raspberries is the debut album from the Raspberries released in 1972), contained two charting singles: "Don't Want To Say Goodbye" and their greatest hit, "Go All The Way".

Title: Fresh (1972)
Genre: Power Pop
Label: Capitol
Rating: *****

Tracks:

1. I Wanna Be You (3:05)
2. Goin' Nowhere Tonight (2:30)
3. Let's Pretend (3:42)
4. Every Way I Can (2:44)
5. I Reach For The Light (4:01)
6. Nobodfy Knows (2:19)
7. It Seemed So Easy (3:53)
8. Might As Well (2:25)
9. If You Change Your Mind (3:59)
10. Drivin' Around (3:03)

Fresh is the second album from Raspberries released in 1972, contained singles: "I Wanna Be With You", "Let's Pretend" and "Drivin' Aroun".

Title: Side 3 (1973)
Genre: Power Pop, Pop Rock
Label: Capitol
Rating: *****

Tracks:

1. Tonight (3:39)
2. Last Dance (3:36)
3. Making It Easy (3:10)
4. On The Beach (4:20)
5. Hard To Get Over A Heartbreak (3:51)
6. I'm A Rocker (56:10)
7. Should I Wait (3:51)
8. Ecstasy (3:37)
9. Money Down (4:01)

Side 3 is the third album from The Raspberries released in 1973, contained three singles: "Tonight", "I'm A Rocker" and "Ecstasy".

New line-up:
Eric Carmen: Vocals, Guitar
Wally Bryson: Vocals, Guitar
Scott McCarl: Vocals, Bass
Michael McBride: Drums

Title: Starting Over (1974)
Genre: Power Pop, Pop Rock
Label: Capitol
Rating: ****

Tracks:

1. Overnight Sensation (5:34)
2. Play On (3:01)
3. Party's Over (3:41)
4. I Don't Know What I Want (4:13)
5. Rose Coloured Glasses (3:38)
6. All Through The Bight (4:30)
7. Cruisin' Music (3:09)
8. I Can Hardly Believe you're Mine (3:34)
9. Cry (2:41)
10. Hands On You (2:22)
11. Starting Over (4:10)

Starting Over is the Fourth album released 1974, contained single: "Overnight Sensation", "Rose Coloured Glasses" and "Cry"

Title: Raspberries (1976)
Genre: Power Pop, Pop Rock
Label: Capitol
Rating: ****

Tracks:

1. Go All The Way (3:10)
2. Tonight (3:40)
3. Ecstasy (3:38)
4. I Wanna Be With You (3:05)
5. I Can Remember (8:00)
6. Overnight Sensation (5:34)
7. Let's Pretend (3:41)
8. Drivin' Around (3:01)
9. Starting Over (4:01)
10. Don't Want To Say Goodbye (5:05)

Raspberries's Best Featuring Eric Camen, is the compilation album by Raspberries, contained songs from each of the group four LP's, which were recorded between 1972 t0 1974. The Group had already disbanded when this compilation was released.

Title: Raspberries: Capitol Collectors Series (1991)
Genre: Power Pop, Pop Rock
Label: Capitol
Rating: *****

Tracks:

1. Go All The Way
2. Come Around And See Me
3. I Saw The Light
4. Don't Want To Say Goodbye
5. I Wanna Be With You
6. Let's Pretend
7. I Reach For The Light
8. Nobody Knows
9. If You Change You Mind
10. Drivin' Around
11. Tonight
12. Last Dance
13. Hard To Get Over A Heartbreai
14. I'm A Rocker
15. Ecstasy
16. Overnight Sensation
17. Party's Over
18. Rose Coloured Glasses
19. Cruisin' Music
20. Starting Over

Raspberries Capitol Collectors Series released 1991, is compilation album of 20 Tracks recorded by the band between 1972 and 1974.