NEVER GONNA FALL IN LOVE AGAIN
“Never Gonna Fall in Love Again” is a song co-written and recorded by American pop rock artist Eric Carmen. It was released as the second single from Carmen’s self-titled debut solo album; the song peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in June 1976, remaining in the Top 40 for ten weeks. The song reached number one on the Billboard Easy Listening chart. The melody of “Never Gonna Fall in Love Again” is based on the third movement (Adagio) from Symphony No. 2 by Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff. (More from Wikipedia)
However, I had not gotten around to writing up a Wikipedia article on a Cleveland band called Cyrus Erie, a rival of the Choir whose lead singer was Eric Carmen. Carmen was the future lead singer of the Raspberries and also had a successful solo career afterward as both a singer and a songwriter with hits that include “All by Myself”, “Never Gonna Fall in Love Again”, and “Hungry Eyes”. As only my third Under Appreciated Rock Band post, my entry on Cyrus Erie also talked extensively about the 1960’s Cleveland music scene.
(December 2017)
