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] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic writes, "The Definitive Collection lives up to its title.

Over the course of a single disc, the compilation features all of Eric Carmen's best-known songs and biggest hits"[1] All tracks are written by Eric Carmen, unless otherwise notedTrack information and credits adapted from AllMusic[3] and the album's liner notes.