The Raspberries formed in the early 1970s when Eric Carmen and Jim Bonfanti envisioned a band that would emulate bands such as The Beatles, The Who, and The Beach Boys.
This song came off of the Side 3 album released in 1973. This song…well the way I would describe it is country tinged power pop. It was an odd and cool album cover. It was a die-cut of a basket of Raspberries, with the group’s name placed on top of the LP sleeve.
Three members wrote and sang songs. It wasn’t just Eric Carmen…This song was written and sung by Dave Smalley the bass player. This was their third album and they would end up releasing four studio albums.
The band consisted of Eric Carmen (vocalist/guitarist/bassist/pianist), Wally Bryson (guitarist), Jim Bonfanti (drummer), and Dave Smalley (guitarist/bassist).
Their last appearance as the original lineup was on The Mike Douglas Show in 1974. Shortly after… Bonfanti and Smalley both quit the band to pursue individual music careers. Michael McBride and Scott McCarl replaced them and shortly after Raspberries went on to produce their fourth and final album Starting Over…which yielded what could be their masterpiece… Overnight Sensation.
In 2004, the original four members of the group performed at Cleveland’s House of Blues. This resulted in a 2005 mini-tour. The Raspberries performed at other venues around the United States, with their final concert performance in Cleveland, Ohio at KeyBank State Theatre on December 14th, 2007.
Should I Wait
Don’t you know you’re gonna lose
If you love somebody that don’t love you?
You’ll believe him when he’s untrue
But I can’t bear seein’ him break your heart in two
I’ve let it happen much too long
Should I wait, hopin’ you’ll find out on your own?
It’s me who’s loved you for so long
If he hurts you with his lies
Don’t let it take too long to open your eyes
You’re gonna see through his disguise
But I can’t bear seein’ him break your heart in two
I’m tired of tryin’ to play it cool
Should I wait, hopin’ you’ll find out on your own?
The one you love is just a fool
If I had the chance I’d make you see
When you fall in love how it should be
A love that makes you sad can only turn out bad
So I’ll be hangin’ ’round until you’re free
Don’t you know you’re gonna lose
If you love somebody that don’t love you?
You’ll believe him when he’s untrue
But I can’t bear seein’ him break your heart in two
I’ve let it happen much too long
Should I wait, hopin’ you’ll find out on your own?
It’s me who’s loved you for so long
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I only know a few of their songs, but I like this one and I should probably listen to more of them.
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Yes, like Jim said, this one is good. It had kind of a generic early-70s pop sound, but in a good way. Was this a single? Probably should have been. Great album cover too!
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No it wasn’t…yes I think it shoud have been a single. I remember seeing that cover in used record stores through the years…really cool.
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I love this song Max! Adding it to the collection. Thanks.
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Glad you liked it Matt!
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It’s so good
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Wow this sounds so different than, say, “Go All the Way.” Good though with that country guitar sound.
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Country Power Pop…it is different!
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Catchy tune, Max, I like it. I only had known about Eric Carmen because of solo hits like “All By Myself” and “Hungry Eyes.” I think I much prefer The Raspberries over Dirty Dancing! 🙂
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Oh YES…for me he was slumming it in his solo career! That is mean…I don’t blame him….he wanted success…but yea he was much better with the Raspberries!
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I need to pick up a greatest hits album – I had their debut but it never did it for me outside a couple of key tracks.
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Yea their greatest hits is a good one.
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