izing ▁harder ▁rock ▁elements ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁soft ▁rock ▁and ▁power ▁ball ads , ▁which ▁were ▁already ▁the ▁hall mark ▁of ▁Car men ▁tracks ▁on ▁R asp ber ries ▁albums . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Car men , ▁along ▁with ▁original ▁R asp ber ries ▁members ▁Jim ▁Bon f anti , ▁W ally ▁Bry son , ▁and ▁Dave ▁Sm al ley , ▁re - formed ▁the ▁band ▁for ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁sold - out ▁live ▁performances ▁in ▁cities ▁across ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁On ▁that ▁tour , ▁the ▁R asp ber ries ▁recorded ▁a ▁live ▁album ▁of ▁their ▁hits ▁at ▁The ▁House ▁of ▁Blues ▁on ▁Sun set ▁St rip , ▁in ▁Hollywood . ▁Both ▁the ▁show ▁and ▁album ▁received ▁critical ▁acc laim . ▁Car men ▁himself ▁has ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁planned ▁to ▁write ▁new ▁harder - ed ged ▁songs ▁for ▁the ▁band ▁to ▁perform ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁ve in ▁as ▁those ▁that ▁the ▁R asp ber ries ▁performed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁Solo ▁career ▁His ▁first ▁two ▁solo ▁singles ▁were ▁chart ▁hits ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁Both ▁were ▁built ▁around ▁them es ▁by ▁Serge i ▁Rach man ino ff . ▁The ▁first ▁of ▁these ▁singles , ▁" All ▁by ▁Mys elf " ▁– ▁based ▁on ▁Rach man ino ff ' s ▁P iano ▁Con cer to ▁No . ▁ 2 ▁– ▁hit ▁number ▁ 2 ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁number ▁ 1 2 ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom