The Definitive Collection (Eric Carmen album)

The Definitive Collection
Compilation album by
ReleasedJune 17, 1997 (1997-06-17)
GenreSoft rock, Pop rock
Length72:00
LabelArista
ProducerBob Irwin
Eric Carmen chronology
The Best of Eric Carmen
(1988)
The Definitive Collection
(1997)
I Was Born to Love You
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

The Definitive Collection is a 1997 greatest hits album of all the singles released by Cleveland, Ohio singer-songwriter Eric Carmen. It features five hits by the Raspberries, a power pop group which he led in the early 1970s. It also contains his versions of two major hits which he wrote for Shaun Cassidy, his popular song from the movie Dirty Dancing, and his greatest hit, "All By Myself", which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 5, 1976.[2]

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 17 March 2020.