Eddie Schwartz

For other people with similar names, seeEd Schwartz (disambiguation).

Eddie Schwartz
Birth name	Edward Schwartz
Born	(1949-12-22)December 22, 1949
Origin	Toronto, Ontario,Canada
Genres	Rock, pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer
Years active	1977–present

Edward Sydney SchwartzC.M.(born December 22, 1949) is a Canadian musician who had moderate success as a recording artist in the early 1980s before becoming a successful songwriter and record producer in the late 1980s and the 1990s. Songs he has written or co-written include the top-10Billboardhits "Hit Me With Your Best Shot"(Pat Benatar,1980), "Don't Shed a Tear"(Paul Carrack,1987) and "The Doctor"(The Doobie Brothers,1989).

Career

Schwartz was born inToronto, Ontario,Canada, and graduated fromToronto'sYork Universityin 1976 as a music and English major. He began his musical career soon after playing guitar forCharity Brown's backing band and signed with Infinity Records for a solo contract in 1979. His self-titled debut album,Schwartz,followed in 1980, withA&M Records,as Infinity had gone bankrupt by then, and spawned his first Canadianhit,"Does a Fool Ever Learn".

His next album,No Refuge,came out in 1981, and did well in Canada, as well as the US, placing in theBillboard200and spawning a U.S. and Canadian hit single, "All Our Tomorrows," (#28 in the U.S.BillboardHot 100;#40 Adult Contemporary; Canada #32, Adult Contemporary #23). A follow-up track from this album, "Over the Line" also crept into theHot 100,peaking at #91. This single would be his last one to crack the U.S. charts to date. At least half of the songs on theNo Refugealbum have since been covered by other mainstream artists ( "Good With Your Love," byMickey Thomason his 1981Alive Alonealbum; "Tonight," byAmii Stewarton her 1982I'm Gonna Get Your Lovealbum; "Heart on Fire" byHoneymoon Suiteon their 1984self-titled debut album;and "All Our Tomorrows," byJoe Cockeron his 1987Unchain My Heartalbum).

Schwartz's third and last album for a major record label,Public Life,came out two years later and featured another Canadian hit with "Strike." Also included on this album was the original recording of his composition, "Special Girl,"which was a minor hit for him and became a bigger hit for the band,America.

Although his earliest hit as a songwriter for other artists wasPat Benatar's 1980 single "Hit Me with Your Best Shot",Schwartz didn't focus significantly on producing and songwriting until the late 1980s. Since then he has produced artists of various genres includingThe Doobie Brothers,Paul Carrack,Rita Coolidge,Donna Summer,andLawrence Gowan,and penned hits forPaul Carrack( "Don't Shed a Tear","I Live By the Groove "),The Doobie Brothers( "The Doctor"), andDonna Summer( "Fascination" ). Additionally, many songs he himself originally recorded/performed have been covered by other artists to great success. Examples include: "All Our Tomorrows" (recorded byJoe Cocker), "Does a Fool Ever Learn" (recorded byHelix), and "Special Girl" (covered by bothAmerica&Meat Loaf).

He has won multipleBMI,Juno,andSOCANawards. In 1995 he released an album,Tour de Schwartz,only in Canada, to generally good reviews.

Schwartz was appointed a Member of theOrder of Canadain 2012.

Schwartz has also been active as President of the Board ofSOCAN,President and President Emeritus of theSongwriters Association of Canada.In November 2017, he was elected the first North American President of the International Council of Music Creators (CIAM) at the Council’s 50th year at the CIAM Annual Congress in Tokyo.He is also a board member and former president ofFair Trade Music,the non-profit movement dedicated to an ethical, sustainable and transparent music ecosystem.

Solo discography

Albums

• Schwartz(1980)
• No Refuge(1981)
• Public Life(1984)
• Tour de Schwartz(1995)

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions				Album
		CAN	CAN AC	US	US AC
1980	"Two Hearts Full of Love"	—	—	—	—	Schwartz
1981	"Does a Fool Ever Learn"	29	—	—	—
	"All Our Tomorrows"	32	23	28	40	No Refuge
	"No Refuge"	—	—	—	—
1982	"Over the Line"	38	—	91	—
1984	"Strike"	47	—	—	—	Public Life
	"Special Girl"	—	20	—	—
	"Don't Come To Me"	—	—	—	—
1995	"Bourbon Street"	46	—	—	—	Tour De Schwartz
	"Every Road I Take"	69	23	—	—

External links

• Eddie Schwartz Official Website
• CanConRocks Page- Biography and Discography
• King, Betty Nygaard (December 15, 2013)."Eddie Schwartz".The Canadian Encyclopedia.
• Eddie Schwartzdiscography atDiscogs
• Eddie SchwartzatIMDb