Eddie Money

Edward Joseph Mahoney, more commonly known as Eddie Money, (born March 21, 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

Eddie Money was born Edward Joseph Mahoney on March 21, 1949. Following his father's footsteps, he 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. By 1976, he signed to CBS Records with the late promoter Bill Graham.

He 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.

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, signaling a temporary decline in his success and popularity. Three years later, No Control was released and Eddie found himself back in the rock spotlight with the hits Shakin' and Think I'm In Love. While the album only reached #20 in the United States, it established his presence in 1980s Rock.

Trying to duplicate the success of No Control, Money released Where's the Party in 1985. Unfortunately, many fans felt the album was merely a replica of the formula used for the previous album, which led to it becoming 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, compensating for the previous album's poor sales and recognition.

In the late 1980s, the single Walk on Water garnered him even greater fame. Subsequent Eddie Money releases have sold poorly, often failing to even chart,

Eddie was involved in the music video fad, creating some thirty music videos. 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.

For a small price Eddie Money will play in your basement.

Discography

Eddie Money (1977) #37 US
Life for the Taking (1978) #17 US
Playing for Keeps (1980) #35 US
No Control (1983) #20 US
Where's the Party (1985) #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)
Essential Eddie Money - (2003)
Then and Now - (2003)
Let's Rock and Roll The Place - (2003)
Wanna Go Back - (2007)

Singles

"Baby Hold On" (1978) #11 US
"Two Tickets to Paradise" (1978) #22 US
"You've Really Got A Hold On Me" (1979) #72 US
"Maybe I'm a Fool" (1979) #22 US
"Get A Move On" (1979) #46 US
"Can't Keep A Good Man Down" (1979) #63 US
"Let's Be Lovers Again" (1980) #65 US
"Running Back" (1980) #78 US
"Think I'm In Love" (1982) #16 US
"Shakin'" (1982) #63 US
"The Big Crash" (1983) #54 US
"Club Michelle" (1984) #66 US
"Take Me Home Tonight" (1986) #4 US
"I Wanna Go Back" (1986) #14 US
"Endless Nights" (1987) #21 US
"We Should Be Sleeping" (1987) #90 US
"Walk on Water" (1988) #9 US
"The Love In Your Eyes" (1989) #24 US
"Let Me In" (1989) #60 US
"Peace In Our Time" (1990) #11 US
"I'll Get By" (1991) #21 US
"Heaven In The Back Seat" (1991) #58 US
"Fall In Love Again" (1992) #54 US

Trivia

The song "Two Tickets to Paradise" was featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on the Classic Rock station K-DST.

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