Public Life is the third studio album by singer Eddie Schwartz. It was released in 1984 by WEA in Canada.
Lead single "Strike" was a minor hit in Canada, reaching #47 on the RPM charts. The second single, "Special Girl", was a top 20 hit on the Canadian Adult Contemporary charts. "Special Girl" became much better known in the U.S. for its near-simultaneous cover by the group America, whose version became a U.S. hit in September 1984. In the U.K., the song was a minor hit for Meat Loaf in early 1987. Asia recorded a cover of "Don't Come To Me" in 1995 for their album Arena, but was left off and was later included on the archives compilation Archiva 2.
Track listing
- A Side
| Title | Writer(s) |
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| 1. | "Don't Come to Me" | Eddie Schwartz, David Tyson | 4:42 |
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| 2. | "Feed the Fire" | Schwartz, Tyson | 4:11 |
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| 3. | "Special Girl" | Schwartz, Tyson | 4:09 |
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| 4. | "Times Square Heart" | Schwartz, Robin Lerner | 4:23 |
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- B Side
| Title | Writer(s) |
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| 1. | "Not Tonight" | Schwartz | 5:18 |
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| 2. | "I've Had Enough" | Schwartz, Tyson | 5:32 |
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| 3. | "Strike" | Schwartz | 3:32 |
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| 4. | "Passing Ships (The Ballad of Henry and Lucy)" | Schwartz, Tyson | 4:58 |
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Singles
| Year
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Single
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Chart
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Position
|
| 1984
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"Strike"
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RPM (Canada) Top 50[1]
|
47
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| "Special Girl"
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RPM (Canada) Adult Contemporary [2]
|
20
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Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[3]
- Production team
- Eddie Schwartz, David Tyson, Tony Bongiovi – producers
References
