JANICE'S BLUES ALLEY PRESENTS
EDDIE MONEY
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Eddie Money arrived in the late '70s at the height of album rock's popularity. While Money didn't have a remarkable voice, he had a knack for catchy, blue-collar rock & roll, which he delivered with a surprising amount of polished, radio-friendly finesse. He was able to survive in the early MTV era by filming a series of funny narrative videos, something his AOR peers were reluctant to do. However, he wasn't able to resist the temptations of a rock & roll lifestyle, and his popularity dipped in the mid-'80s as he struggled with various addictions. Once he sobered up, he made a remarkable comeback in the late '80s, with singles like "Take Me Home Tonight" and "Walk on Water" reaching the Top Ten. It proved to be Money's last string of hits -- during the early '90s his popularity faded and, aside from very intermittent returns to the recording studio as an independent artist, he retired to the oldies circuit.
Initially, Eddie Mahoney was going to follow in his father's footsteps and become a Brooklyn cop. He attended the New York Police Academy during the early '70s, but at night he sang in rock & roll bands under the name Eddie Money. After a few years, he decided to pursue rock & roll as a career and quit the academy, moving to Berkeley, California. and becoming a regular at Bay Area clubs, where he eventually got the attention of legendary promoter Bill Graham, who signed the singer to his management company. Graham also secured him a contract with Columbia Records, and Money released his eponymous debut in 1977.
During the late '70s, Money had a handful of album rock hits and wound up crossing over into the Top 40 with songs like "Baby Hold On" and "Maybe I'm a Fool." During the early '80s, Money began to make funny narrative videos, which became staples on early MTV and made "Shakin'" and "Think I'm in Love" hits. His career hit a slump during the mid-'80s as he struggled with various drug addictions, but he made a comeback in 1986 with Can't Hold Back. Featuring the hit duet with Ronnie Spector "Take Me Home Tonight," as well as the Top 20 "I Wanna Go Back," the album became a Top Ten smash, re-establishing Money as a successful blue-collar rocker. He followed the album in 1988 with Nothing to Lose, which featured the Top Ten "Walk on Water." Two years later, "Peace in Our Time," taken from the 1989 Greatest Hits: The Sound of Money, reached number 11. "Peace in Our Time" appeared to be Money's last big hit. During the early '90s, his audience slowly faded away, as both 1991's Right Here and 1992's Unplug It In were ignored. Columbia dropped him in the mid-'90s, and he spent the remainder of the decade touring the oldies circuit. He returned with a new album, Ready Eddie, in 1999, followed by the soul-inflected Wanna Go Back in 2007. Money toured in support of the recording -- mostly on the summer classic rock shed circuit -- for years. Beginning in 2008, a slew of compilations and reissues appeared from a variety of labels. In 2016, Real Gone released the double-disc set The Complete Hits and More! Eddie Money passed away September 13, 2019. -- by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide |
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1977 Eddie Money | |||
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01. Two Tickets To Paradise 02. You've Really Got A Hold On Me 03. Wanna Be A Rock & Roll Star 04. Save a Little Room In Your Heart For Me 05. So Good To Be In Love Again |
06. Baby Hold On 07. Don't Worry 08. Jealousy 09. Got To Get Another Girl 10. Gamblin' Man | ||
1978 Life For The Taking | |||
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01. Life For The Taking 02. Can't Keep A Good Man Down 03. Nightmare 04. Gimme Some Water 05. Rock And Roll The Place |
06. Maybe I'm A Fool 07. Love The Way You Love Me 08. Maureen 09. Nobody 10. Call On Me | ||
1980 Playing For Keeps | |||
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01. Trinidad 02. Running Back 03. The Wish 04. Get A Move On 05. When You Took My Heart |
06. Satin Angel 07. Let's Be Lovers Again 08. Nobody Knows 09. Million Dollar Girl | ||
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1982 No Control, | |||
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01. Shakin' 02. Runnin' Away 03. Think I'm In Love 04. Hard Life 05. No Control 06. Take A Little Bit |
07. Keep My Motor Runnin' 08. My Friends, My Friends 09. Drivin' Me Crazy 10. Passing By The Graveyard 11. It Could Happen To You | ||
1983 Where's The Party? | |||
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01. Maybe Tomorrow 02. Bad Girls 03. Club Michelle 04. Back On The Road 05. Don't Let Go |
06. The Big Crash 07. Where's The Party? 08. Leave It To Me 09. Backtrack | ||
1986 Can't Hold Back | |||
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01. Take Me Home Tonight (be my baby) 02. One Love 03. I Wanna Go Back 04. Endless Nights 05. One Chance |
06. We Should Be Sleeping 07. Bring On The Rain 08. I Can't Hold Back 09. Stranger In A Strange Land 10. Calm Before The Storm | ||
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1988 Nothing To Lose | |||
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01. Walk On Water 02. Magic 03. The Love In Your Eyes 04. Let Me In 05. Boardwalk Baby |
06. Forget About Love 07. Pull Together 08. Far Cry From A Heartache 09. Bad Boy 10. Dancing With Mr. Jitters | ||
1991 Right Here | |||
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01. Heaven In The Back Seat 02. She Takes My Breath Away 03. Another Nice Day In L. A. 04. Fall In Love Again 05. Run Right Back |
06. Things Are Much Better Today 07. Fire And Water 08. Prove It Every Night 09. Think Twice 10. I'll Get By | ||
1992 Unplug It In | |||
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01. Gimme Some Water 02. She Takes My Breath Away 03. Save A Little Room In Your Heart For Me 04. You've Really Got A Hold O Me |
05. Two Tickets To Paradise 06. Trinidad 07. Fall In Love Again | ||
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1995 Love And Money | |||
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01. After This Love Is Gone 02. She's Like A Movie 03. Run Your Hurt Away 04. I'll Be The Fire 05. Take It From The Heart |
06. Died A Thousand Times 07. Just No Givin' Up 08. I'm Comin' 09. Almost Like We Never Met 10. There Will Never Be Another You | ||
1997 Shakin' With The Money Man | |||
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01. Something To Believe In 02. If We Ever Get Out Of This Place 03. Can You Fall In Love Again 04. Everybody Loves Christmas 05. Two Tickets To Paradise 06. I Wanna Go Back 07. She Takes My Breath Away |
08. Where's The Party? 09. Gimme Some Water 10. Wanna Be a Rock & Roll Star 11. Everybody Rock And & Roll This Place 12. Baby Hold On 13. Take Me Home Tonight (be my baby) 14. Shakin" | ||
1999 Ready Eddie | |||
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01. Ready To Rock 02. Don't Say No Tonight 03. So Cold Tonight 04. Let It Go (dedicated to Jack & Diane) 05. Turn The Light Off 06. It's Gotta Be Love |
07. Can't Go On 08. Nobody Knows 09. When You Gonna Satisfy Me 10. Need A Little Rock 11. Broken Down Chevy (God only knows) | ||
2007 Wanna Go Back | |||
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01. Ain't No Mountain High Enough 02. Higher And Higher 03. You Don't Know Me 04. Baby Now That I Found You 05. Good Lovin' 06. Expressway To Your Heart |
07. Jenny Take A Ride 08. Build Me Up Buttercup 09. Land Of A Thousand Dances 10. Hold On I'm Comin' 11. Mockingbird 12. Please Please / Baby Don't You Weep | ||
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