21 on the Billboard album chart upon its release in 1975, the highest position of his career, and generated the No.

The album also included two follow-up top 40 hits, "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again" (#11), and "Sunrise" (#34), both of which charted in 1976.

The album was Carmen's first solo production after leaving the Raspberries, a power pop group which scored several top 40 hits in the early 1970s.

Eric Carmen wrote all of the songs on the album except for "On Broadway" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Mike Stoller and Jerry Leiber).

Several of his songs interpolate classical melodies: All tracks are written by Eric Carmen, except where noted.^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.