Eddie Money
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Eddie Money (born Edward Joseph Mahoney, 21 March 1949) is an American rock musician and singer who found success in the 1970s and 1980s with a string of Top 40 hits and platinum albums.
Biography
Early life
Money attended the New York Police Academy in the early 1970s to become a New York police officer. He worked briefly at the NYPD, but soon found his calling as a singer. He moved first to Los Angeles, then to San Francisco where he joined with guitarist Jimmy Lyon to form the backbone of the distinctive Money sound. By 1976, he signed to CBS Records with the late promoter Bill Graham.
1970s
Eddie Money released his first album, the eponymous Eddie Money, in 1977. It reached #37 on the charts, and contained two of his most memorable hits; "Baby Hold On" and "Two Tickets to Paradise". Both songs entered the top 40. The next year he followed up with his second album, Life for the Taking, which featured more of a pop/disco sound to keep up with the trends of the late 1970s. The album charted higher at #17, but neither of its two singles; "Can't Keep a Good Man Down" and "Maybe I'm a Fool" entered the top 20.
1980s
Two years later in 1980, Money released his third album, Playing for Keeps. The album only reached #35 in the United States and yielded no Top 40 singles. Three years later, he released No Control, which included the hits "Shakin'" and "Think I'm In Love]]". The album hit #20 in the United States. Jimmy Lyon left Money after No Control.
Trying to duplicate the success of No Control, Money released Where's the Party in 1985. It became his lowest charting album to date at #67. A second comeback for Money came in the form of Can't Hold Back in 1986, which featured the single "Take Me Home Tonight", co-sung with Ronnie Spector, that reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album later went platinum.
In the late 1980s, the single "Walk on Water", from his 1988 album Nothing to Lose, featured a guest appearance from Lyon on lead guitar. Subsequent releases by Money have often failed to chart. In fact his most recent effort, "Wanna Go Back" sold less than 4,000 copies.
Present
Eddie still performs an average of sixty shows a year and has appeared on television shows such as The King of Queens as himself and The Drew Carey Show as Mimi's ex-husband. He currently resides in California and Florida, and is very active in his involvement with the St. Jude's Hospital. He has four sons and one daughter. He recently has appeared in Concert around the Daytona Beach area and at a number of smaller venues, appearing with local musicians, including Local Rock Legend, Guitarist Fred Felon.
Recently, Eddie performed at Jason Levine's Bar Mitzah in Hewlet, NY and Donna Riccone's sweet 16 in Massapequa Park, NY.
In early February Money attempted to join the band Hinder during their rendition of his athem, "Take Me Home Tonight." Unfortuately, Mr. Money was escorted off the stage by band security and removed from the venue. Other than Money's pride, nobody was hurt.
Discography
- Eddie Money (1977) #37 US
- Life for the Taking (1978) #17 US
- Playing for Keeps (1980) #35 US
- No Control (1982) #20 US
- Where's the Party (1983) #67 US
- Can't Hold Back - (1986) #20 US
- Nothing to Lose (1988) #49 US
- Greatest Hits: The Sound of Money (1989) #53 US
- Right Here (1991) #160 US
- Unplug It In - (1992)
- Love and Money - (1995)
- Good as Gold - (1996)
- Super Hits - (1997)
- Shakin' with the Money Man - (1997)
- Greatest Hits Live: The Encore Collection - (1998)
- Ready Eddie - (1999)
- Complete Eddie Money Live - (2000)
- The Best of Eddie Money - (2001)
- The Essential Eddie Money - (2003)
- Then and Now - (2003)
- Let's Rock and Roll The Place - (2003)
- Wanna Go Back - (2007)
Singles
| Year | Song | US Hot 100 | US Mainstream Rock | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | "Baby Hold On" | #11 | - | Eddie Money |
| 1978 | "Two Tickets To Paradise" | #22 | - | Eddie Money |
| 1979 | "You've Really Got A Hold On Me" | #72 | - | Eddie Money |
| 1979 | "Maybe I'm A Fool" | #22 | - | Life For The Taking |
| 1979 | "Can't Keep A Good Man Down" | #63 | - | Life For The Taking |
| 1979 | "Get A Move On" | #46 | - | Playing For Keeps |
| 1980 | "Let's Be Lovers Again" | #65 | - | Playing For Keeps |
| 1980 | "Running Back" | #78 | - | Playing For Keeps |
| 1982 | "Think I'm In Love" | #16 | #1 | No Control |
| 1982 | "Shakin'" | #63 | #9 | No Control |
| 1983 | "The Big Crash" | #54 | #17 | Where's The Party? |
| 1984 | "Club Michelle" | #66 | - | Where's The Party? |
| 1986 | "Take Me Home Tonight" | #4 | #1 | Can't Hold Back |
| 1986 | "I Wanna Go Back" | #14 | #3 | Can't Hold Back |
| 1987 | "Endless Nights" | #21 | #10 | Can't Hold Back |
| 1987 | "We Should Be Sleeping" | #90 | - | Can't Hold Back |
| 1988 | "Walk On Water" | #9 | #2 | Nothing To Lose |
| 1989 | "The Love In Your Eyes" | #24 | #1 | Nothing To Lose |
| 1989 | "Let Me In" | #60 | #30 | Nothing To Lose |
| 1990 | "Peace In Our Time" | #11 | #2 | Greatest Hits: The Sound Of Money |
| 1991 | "I'll Get By" | #21 | - | Right Here |
| 1991 | "Heaven In The Back Seat" | #58 | #6 | Right Here |
| 1992 | "Fall In Love Again" | #54 | - | Right Here |
Trivia
- "Two Tickets to Paradise" was featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on the Classic Rock station K-DST. "Baby Hold On" was later featured on Emotion 98.3 on the PSP game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.
- "Two Tickets To Paradise" also played at the end of a Saturday Night Live sketch on the season 21 episode hosted by Steve Forbes (but it has since been cut due to copyright issues).
- "Two Tickets to Paradise" was also featured briefly in an episode of "The Simpsons", in which Homer remarks "Excellent guitar riff".
- For a period in the mid to late-1990s, Money lived in Matt Cuddy's basement.
- The music video for "Shakin'" was featured in Beavis and Butt-head, in which the duo mocked Money's facial expressions.