Living in a Fantasy
Living in a Fantasy | ||||
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Studio album by Leo Sayer | ||||
Released | 22 August 1980 | |||
Recorded | 1979–1980 | |||
Genre | Soft rock | |||
Length | 38:51 | |||
Label | Chrysalis (UK) Warner Bros. (USA) | |||
Producer | Alan Tarney | |||
Leo Sayer chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
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Smash Hits | 6/10[2] |
Living in a Fantasy is the eighth album by the English singer-songwriter Leo Sayer. It was released on 22 August 1980.
Although the album was not a huge commercial success, the single that it spawned, a cover version of Bobby Vee's "More Than I Can Say", spent five weeks at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in December 1980 and January 1981.[3] Sayer's version of the song was certified a gold record by the RIAA.[3] It also spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart.[4] In the UK, the song peaked at No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart,[5] while it spent two weeks atop the Kent Music Report in Australia. Sayer has stated that while looking for an "oldie" to record for Living in a Fantasy, he saw a TV commercial for a greatest hits compilation album by Vee, and chose the song on the spot: "We went into a record store that afternoon, bought the record and had the song recorded that night."[4]
Track listing
All tracks written by Leo Sayer and Alan Tarney, except where noted.
Side one
- "Time Ran Out on You" (Tarney) – 3:50
- "Where Did We Go Wrong" – 3:55
- "You Win, I Lose" – 3:43
- "More Than I Can Say" (Jerry Allison, Sonny Curtis) – 3:41
- "Millionaire" – 4:22
Side two
- "Once in a While" (Tarney) – 3:30
- "Living in a Fantasy" – 4:25
- "She's Not Coming Back" – 3:50
- "Let Me Know" (Tarney) – 3:55
- "Only Foolin'" – 3:40
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Personnel
- Leo Sayer – guitar, harmonica, vocals
- Nick Glennie-Smith – keyboard
- Trevor Spencer – drums
- Alan Tarney – bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, vocals
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Production
- Record producer: Alan Tarney
- Mixing: Ashley Howe, Assistant: David Kemp
- Mastering: John Dent
- Art direction: Peter Wagg
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Charts
Chart (1980/81) | Peak Position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] | 12 |
UK Albums Chart[8] | 15 |
US Albums Chart | 36 |
References
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Hepworth, David. "Albums". Smash Hits (21 August – 3 September 1980): 30.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)
- ^ a b Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of No. 1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
- ^ Sayer UK chart info at Official Charts Company
- ^ a b c Allmusic.com album credits
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 265. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 483. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
External links
- Living in a Fantasy at Discogs (list of releases)
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- Silverbird
- Just a Boy
- Another Year
- Endless Flight
- Thunder in My Heart
- Leo Sayer
- Here
- Living in a Fantasy
- World Radio
- Have You Ever Been in Love
- Cool Touch
- The Very Best of Leo Sayer
- All the Best
- "The Show Must Go On"
- "One Man Band"
- "Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance)"
- "Moonlighting"
- "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing"
- "When I Need You"
- "How Much Love"
- "Thunder in My Heart"
- "Easy to Love"
- "I Can't Stop Loving You (Though I Try)"
- "Raining in My Heart"
- "More Than I Can Say"
- "Orchard Road"
- "Till You Come Back to Me"
- "Unchained Melody"
- Discography
- Le Chaînon manquant
- The Raccoons on Ice