Wow. Did Eric Carmen steal that from Rachmaninoff?
He also stole “Never Fall in Love Again” from Rachmaninoff’s Second Symphony in E minor, specifically the third movement.
Yeap and his other hit “ Never Gonna Fall in Love Again” was based on the melody from Rachmaninoff’s 2nd symphony 2nd movement. Eric Carmen had a training as a classical pianist and it shows in the long piano interlude in the extended version of “All By Myself. Carmen got himself into some legal trouble because he thought Rachmanioff’s music was out of copy right but he was mistaken so had to pay royalties to the Rachmanioff estate.
He never ‘Stole it’ he gave credit to Rachmaninoff in the liner notes. It was in the public domain in America. He agreed with the estate after he was contacted by them that they would receive 15% of the royalties.
Several songs come from the # 2 piano concerto. “Full Moon & Empty Arms” is the best known and is not done much any longer, but “I Think of You” is done more often. A notable version is Sinatra’s on his “Where Are You?” album.