▁where ▁it ▁was ▁his ▁only ▁chart ing ▁hit . ▁It ▁sold ▁over ▁one ▁million ▁copies , ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁gold ▁disc ▁by ▁the ▁R . I . A . A . ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁The ▁follow - up ▁single , ▁" N ever ▁G onna ▁Fall ▁in ▁Love ▁Again " ▁– ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁main ▁theme ▁of ▁the ▁slow ▁movement ▁of ▁Rach man ino ff ' s ▁Sym phony ▁No . ▁ 2 ▁– ▁reached ▁number ▁ 1 1 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 , ▁and ▁hit ▁number ▁one ▁on ▁the ▁US ▁Ad ult ▁Contempor ary ▁Chart , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁number ▁nine ▁on ▁the ▁C ash ▁Box ▁chart . ▁In ▁the ▁UK ▁D ana ▁took ▁it ▁to ▁number ▁ 3 1 . ▁Those ▁songs ▁featured ▁on ▁his ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁self - t itled ▁debut ▁album , ▁along ▁with ▁" That ' s ▁Rock ▁and ▁Roll ", ▁a ▁number ▁ 3 ▁hit ▁single ▁for ▁singer ▁Sh a un ▁Cass id y . ▁The ▁album ▁made ▁number ▁ 2 1 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁album ▁chart ▁and ▁was ▁cert ified ▁Gold ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁for ▁sales ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁copies . ▁ ▁Car men ' s ▁second ▁album , ▁Bo ats ▁Again st ▁the ▁Current , ▁came ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁and ▁received ▁mixed ▁reviews . ▁It ▁featured ▁backup ▁players ▁such ▁as ▁Bur ton ▁C umm