This strong debut benefits greatly from the expertise of veteran producer Bruce Botnick as well as the likes of former Steve Miller bassist Lonnie Turner and saxman Tom Scott. Guitarist Jimmy Lyon was to Money what Keith Scott was to Bryan Adams. Money, son of a New York City cop, had a rock & roll epiphany en route to following his dad's career path. The debut album, long on craft but not without inspiration, deservedly shot radio-ready tunes "Two Tickets to Paradise" and "Baby Hold On" up the charts, the latter helped by former Elvin Bishop songmate Jo Baker. The key tune is the spirited "Wanna Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star," which spells out the game plan. This strong debut benefits greatly from the expertise of veteran producer Bruce Botnick as well as the likes of former Steve Miller bassist Lonnie Turner and saxman Tom Scott. Guitarist Jimmy Lyon was to Money what Keith Scott was to Bryan Adams. Money, son of a New York City cop, had a rock & roll epiphany en route to following his dad's career path. The debut album, long on craft but not without inspiration, deservedly shot radio-ready tunes "Two Tickets to Paradise" and "Baby Hold On" up the charts, the latter helped by former Elvin Bishop songmate Jo Baker. The key tune is the spirited "Wanna Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star," which spells out the game plan. false 2023-12-28 06:06:07 Eddie Money 6 1977 1977-12-01 1977-12-01 40 Classic Rock Pop Rock Rock Soft Rock 116508 2143016 9cf0b747-bd24-40f4-bd5c-5f24f83841ce 0e990816-cb3e-4930-a2eb-77909e42cd66 cd968ef8-3ad2-35b1-8cdc-f67c1b3072de /media/data/media7/Music/Eddie Money/Eddie Money (1977)/folder.jpg Eddie Money AlbumArtist Eddie Money Artist Eddie Money Eddie Money 1 Two Tickets to Paradise 03:59 2 You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me 03:54 3 Wanna Be a Rock ’n’ Roll Star 04:04 4 Save a Little Room in Your Heart for Me 04:59 5 So Good to Be in Love Again 04:14 6 Baby Hold On 03:33 7 Don’t Worry 03:48 8 Jealousys 04:01 9 Got to Get Another Girl 03:29 10 Gamblin’ Man 04:01 Edward Joseph Money (né Mahoney; March 21, 1949 – September 13, 2019) was an American singer and songwriter who, in the 1970s and 1980s, had eleven Top 40 songs, including "Baby Hold On", "Two Tickets to Paradise", "Think I'm in Love", "Shakin'", "Take Me Home Tonight", "I Wanna Go Back", "Endless Nights", "Walk on Water", and "The Love in Your Eyes". Critic Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times called him a working-class rocker. In 1987, he was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for "Take Me Home Tonight".