I'M GONNA TAKE YOU ON A TRIP
SO FAR AWAY FROM HERE
I'VE GOT TWO TICKETS
IN MY POCKET,
BABY, WE'LL DISAPPEAR
Eddie Money
is the debut
studio album
by
American musician
released in
December 1977
by Wolfgang Records,
a subsidiary of
major label Columbia.
Money,
a Brooklyn native,
grew up interested
in music.
In 1968,
he moved to
Berkeley, California,
where he became
a staple of
Bay Area nightclubs.
Rock impresario
Bill Graham
subsequently
discovered Money
and signed him
to his
Wolfgang imprint.
The album was
mainly written
by Money,
though half
of its contents
were also credited
to guitarist
Jimmy Lyon.
Eddie Money was
successful in the U.S.,
where it was
eventually certified
double platinum,
denoting
two million
copies shipped.
Its singles were hits
on AOR radio,
with
"Baby Hold On"
and
"Two Tickets to Paradise"
crossing over into
the Top 40 format.
The former charted highest,
reaching number 11
on the
Billboard Hot 100.
It is Money's
highest-selling album.
Background
The album was a
studio rendering
of Money's
live show at the time,
and was recorded
during the
summer of 1977.
It features almost
entirely
original compositions
that the band
had written
and honed during
their live performances
in Bay Area venues.
Containing two songs
that achieved generous
radio airplay
"Two Tickets to Paradise"
and
"Baby Hold On",
the album peaked at
number 37
on the charts,
establishing Money
as a successful artist.
"Two Tickets to Paradise"
remains one of his
most frequently
played songs.
A third single,
a unique take on
the Motown classic
"You Really Got a Hold on Me"
received considerable airplay
but failed to crack the top 20.
Managed by
Bill Graham
and booked by
Frank Barcelona's
Premier Talent,
Money quickly
established himself
as both the
consummate performer
and record peddler
who often
spent afternoons
doing
record store promotions
and radio interviews
prior to his on
stage appearances.
This album features
Money on vocals,
Jimmy Lyon
on guitar,
saxophone player
Tom Scott,
and former
Steve Miller Band
members,
bassist
Lonnie Turner
and drummer
Gary Mallaber.
Lyon also co-wrote
about half of the
album's tracks,
yet he would leave
the band in 1982.
TRACKLIST
Two Tickets To Paradise
You've Really Got A Hold On Me
Wanna Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star
Save A Little Room In Your Heart
So Good To Be In Love Again
Baby Hold On
Don't Worry
Jealousy's
Got To Get Another Girl
Gamblin Man
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