Public Life

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Public Life
Studio album by
Released1984
Recorded1981
GenreSoft rock
Length36:26
LabelWEA (Canada)
ProducerEddie Schwartz, David Tyson, Tony Bongiovi
Eddie Schwartz chronology
No Refuge
(1981)
Public Life
(1984)
Tour De Schwartz
(1995)

Public Life is the third studio album by singer Eddie Schwartz. It was released in 1984 by WEA in Canada.

Lead single "Strike" was a minor hit in Canada, reaching #47 on the RPM charts. The second single, "Special Girl", was a top 20 hit on the Canadian Adult Contemporary charts. "Special Girl" became much better known in the U.S. for its near-simultaneous cover by the group America, whose version became a U.S. hit in September 1984. In the U.K., the song was a minor hit for Meat Loaf in early 1987. Asia recorded a cover of "Don't Come To Me" in 1995 for their album Arena, but was left off and was later included on the archives compilation Archiva 2.

Track listing[edit]

A Side
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Don't Come to Me"Eddie Schwartz, David Tyson4:42
2."Feed the Fire"Schwartz, Tyson4:11
3."Special Girl"Schwartz, Tyson4:09
4."Times Square Heart"Schwartz, Robin Lerner4:23
B Side
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Not Tonight"Schwartz5:18
2."I've Had Enough"Schwartz, Tyson5:32
3."Strike"Schwartz3:32
4."Passing Ships (The Ballad of Henry and Lucy)"Schwartz, Tyson4:58

Chart performance[edit]

Singles[edit]

Year Single Chart Position
1984 "Strike" RPM (Canada) Top 50[1] 47
"Special Girl" RPM (Canada) Adult Contemporary [2] 20

Personnel[edit]

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[3]

Production team
  • Eddie Schwartz, David Tyson, Tony Bongiovi – producers

References[edit]

  1. ^ Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Image : RPM Weekly". Library and Archives Canada.
  2. ^ Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Image : RPM Weekly". Library and Archives Canada.
  3. ^ Public Life liner notes. WEA (Canada). 1984.