{"product_id":"ab-4124-2","title":"Eric Carmen - Boats Against the Current (1977) Vinyl LP •PLAY-GRADED• She Did It","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin-bottom: 0px ;\"\u003eCatalog Number:\u003c\/h3\u003e AB-4124\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eMusical Styles:\u003c\/h3\u003e 1970s, Country Rock, Pop Rock, Singer-Songwriter, Soft Rock\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin-bottom: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eSleeve Grade:\u003c\/h3\u003e Excellent (EX)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eRecord Grade:\u003c\/h3\u003e Near Mint (NM or M-)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eCondition Details:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eVinyl plays nicely; a few light hairlines (play-graded). Gate-fold cover looks great; light scuffing and a few surface impressions and creases (front\/back\/inner-gate). Inner sleeve is original (purple). Spine is easy-to-read with mild wear. Little shelf-wear along side-edges; some corner wear. Opening (on top) is crisp with signs of light use. (Not a cut-out.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eTracks:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003col style=\"margin-top: 0px ; margin-bottom: 0px ;\"\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eBoats Against The Current\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eMarathon Man\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eNowhere To Hide\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eTake It Or Leave It\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eLove Is All That Matters\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eShe Did It\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eI Think I Found Myself\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eRunaway\u003c\/li\u003e\n \n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eAbout The Record:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eBoats Against the Current,\u003c\/span\u003e Eric Carmen's second solo LP after the Raspberries disbanded, peaked at No. 45 on the Billboard album chart. The title is taken from a line in the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The biggest hit from this album is \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eShe Did It\u003c\/span\u003e, which reached No. 23 Billboard and No. 15 Cash Box, as well as No. 11 in Canada. The title track reached No. 88 Billboard and No. 92 Cash Box, and \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eMarathon Man\u003c\/span\u003e was released as a third single but failed to chart. \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eLove is All that Matters\u003c\/span\u003e melody is lifted from Tschaikovsky's \"Fifth Symphony, Second Movement\" 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. The title song was covered in 1978 by Olivia Newton-John on her album \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eTotally Hot\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Record Vision","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52793764806937,"sku":"AB-4124-2","price":5.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0992\/6937\/8329\/files\/LP-eric_carmen-boats_against_the_current-07.jpg?v=1783554620","url":"https:\/\/record-vision.myshopify.com\/products\/ab-4124-2","provider":"Record Vision","version":"1.0","type":"link"}