Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)

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This article is about the single by the Raspberries. For album by Motorhead, see Overnight Sensation.
"Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)"
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Single by Raspberries
from the album Starting Over
B-side"Hands on You"
ReleasedSeptember 1974
RecordedRecord Plant Studios, New York City
GenrePower pop, rock
LabelCapitol Records 3946
Songwriter(s)Eric Carmen
Producer(s)Jimmy Ienner
Raspberries singles chronology
"I'm a Rocker"
(1973) 		"Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)"
(1974) 		"Cruisin' Music"
(1975)
Music video
"Overnight Sensation" on YouTube

"Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)" is a hit single by Raspberries, released in September 1974. It was written by band leader Eric Carmen, who also provided the lead vocals. It was the first single release from their fourth and final LP, Starting Over.

The song reached the Top 40 on three principal US charts, number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 24 on Cashbox, and number 26 on Record World. It was also a number 22 hit in Canada. It spent 12 weeks on Billboard, and was their final charting single release.

Cash Box called it a "simply incredible rocker (possibly the best ever laid down by the group)" and said that "Eric Carmen's lead vocals are perfect and dynamic as can be, but the real delight here is the series of changes this track goes through."[1]

John Lennon, a Raspberries fan, particularly liked "Overnight Sensation" and was present for part of the recording of the Starting Over album.[2] Although uncredited, he is said to have assisted with the production of the song.[3]

Later uses[]

"Overnight Sensation" was included on the Raspberries Pop Art Live CD set from their reunion concert recording, November 26, 2004, at the House of Blues in Cleveland, Ohio, released August 18, 2017.[4]

Cover versions[]

In 1980, Cherie & Marie Currie recorded "Overnight Sensation". It was included on their album, Messin' with the Boys.[citation needed]

The Kevin McDermott Orchestra recorded "Overnight Sensation" for their 1994 album, "The Last Supper".[citation needed]

Chart performance[]

References[]

  1. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. August 24, 1974. p. 18. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  2. ^ "Raspberries Rickenbackers". Rickresource.com. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  3. ^ "meth on eric carmen & the raspberries 9/2/05". CliffordMeth.Com. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  4. ^ "CD Preview: The Raspberries' Pop Art Live".
  5. ^ "Music: Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.com. June 2, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  6. ^ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 380. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.

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