| Public Life | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Eddie Schwartz |
| Border: | yes |
| Released: | 1984 |
| Recorded: | 1981 |
| Genre: | Soft rock |
| Length: | 36:26 |
| Label: | WEA (Canada) |
| Producer: | Eddie Schwartz, David Tyson, Tony Bongiovi |
| Prev Title: | No Refuge |
| Prev Year: | 1981 |
| Next Title: | Tour De Schwartz |
| Next Year: | 1995 |
Public Life is the third studio album by singer Eddie Schwartz. It was released in 1984 by WEA in Canada.
Lead single "Strike" was a minor hit in Canada, reaching #47 on the RPM charts. The second single, "Special Girl", was a top 20 hit on the Canadian Adult Contemporary charts. "Special Girl" became much better known in the U.S. for its near-simultaneous cover by the group America, whose version became a U.S. hit in September 1984. In the U.K., the song was a minor hit for Meat Loaf in early 1987. Asia recorded a cover of "Don't Come To Me" in 1995 for their album Arena, but was left off and was later included on the archives compilation Archiva 2.
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | "Strike" | RPM (Canada) Top 50[1] | 47 |
| "Special Girl" | RPM (Canada) Adult Contemporary [2] | 20 |
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[3]
