Public Life
{{about|the 1984 album by Eddie Schwartz|other uses|public life (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Public Life
| type = studio
| artist = Eddie Schwartz
| cover = Public Life.jpg|border=yes
| alt =
| released = 1984
| recorded = 1981
| venue =
| studio =
| 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.
Track listing
;A Side
{{Track listing
| title1 = Don't Come to Me
| writer1 = Eddie Schwartz, David Tyson
| length1 = 4:42
| title2 = Feed the Fire
| writer2 = Schwartz, Tyson
| length2 = 4:11
| title3 = Special Girl
| writer3 = Schwartz, Tyson
| length3 = 4:09
| title4 = Times Square Heart
| writer4 = Schwartz, Robin Lerner
| length4 = 4:23
}}
;B Side
{{Track listing
| title1 = Not Tonight
| writer1 = Schwartz
| length1 = 5:18
| title2 = I've Had Enough
| writer2 = Schwartz, Tyson
| length2 = 5:32
| title3 = Strike
| writer3 = Schwartz
| length3 = 3:32
| title4 = Passing Ships (The Ballad of Henry and Lucy)
| writer4 = Schwartz, Tyson
| length4 = 4:58
}}
Chart performance
=Singles=
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.{{cite book|title=Public Life liner notes|year=1984|publisher=WEA (Canada)}}
- Eddie Schwartz – lead vocals, background vocals, guitar
- David Tyson – keyboards, bass, glockenspiel, background vocals
- Rick Derringer – guitar solos
- Peter Follett – guitar solos
- Gary Craig – drums
- Jimmy Bralower – drums
;Production team
- Eddie Schwartz, David Tyson, Tony Bongiovi – producers