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All by Myself [by KLEINGESCHRIEBEN!]
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All by Myself ist eine Powerballade des US-amerikanischen Musikers Eric Carmen, erstmals veröffentlicht 1975 und seither vielfach gecovert, so beispielsweise von Celine Dion, Frank Sinatra, Il Divo, John Barrowman und Only Men Aloud!.
Die Single war die erste Auskopplung aus Carmens erster Solo-LP (Eric Carmen) nach der Trennung von der Power Pop-Gruppe The Raspberries. Die Veröffentlichung im Dezember 1975 wurde von der Kritik gefeiert. Sie erreichte den zweiten Platz der Billboard Hot 100 und die Spitze der Cash Box Charts (Top 100 Singles), in Kanada schaffte sie es auf Platz 3. In den Vereinigten Staaten verkaufte sich die Single mehr als eine Million mal und erhielt die goldene Schallplatte der RIAA im April 1976.[1] All By Myself war der erste von Carmens acht US-Top40-Hits. Im Vereinigten Königreich war das Lied sein einziger Top-40-Erfolg, dort schaffte es die Single auf Platz 12. In einer Umfrage für die Channel-5-Show Britain’s Favourite Break-up Songs wurde Eric Carmens Originalversion seines Lied 2006 auf Platz 17 gewählt.
Die Strophe basiert auf dem zweiten Satz (Adagio sostenuto) von Sergei Rachmaninows Klavierkonzert Nr. 2 in C-moll, Opus 18. Der Refrain ist dem Lied Let’s Pretend entliehen, welches aus Carmens Feder stammt und 1972 mit den Raspberries aufgenommen wurde.[2][3]
Rachmaninows Musik war in den Vereinigten Staaten bereits in die Public Domain übergegangen, Carmen ging daher davon aus, dass kein Copyright mehr existierten, außerhalb der USA war das Lied aber noch geschützt. Nach der Veröffentlichung des Albums wurde er vom Anwesen Rachmaninows kontaktiert und über die Rechtslage in Kenntnis gesetzt.[4] Er einigte sich mit den Inhabern der Rechte auf eine Auszahlung von 12 % der Tantiemen für sein Lied. Die gleiche Einigung trafen sie bezüglich Never Gonna Fall in Love Again, welches auf dem dritten Satz aus Rachmaninows 2. Sinfonie aufbaut.[5][6]
Das Slide-Gitarren-Solo wurde von Hugh McCracken eingespielt.[7]
Television performance
Carmen performed "All By Myself" and his follow-up hit, "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again," on The Midnight Special television program on July 23, 1976 (season 4, episode 37). The show was hosted by The Spinners.[8]
Chart performance
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Weekly charts
| Chart (1975–76) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[9] | 7 |
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| Canada (RPM) Top Singles[10] | 3 |
| Canadian Adult Contemporary[11] | 1 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[12] | 16 |
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| South Africa (Springbok Radio)[13] | 9 |
| UK (Official Charts Company) | 12 |
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| US Cash Box Top 100[14] | 1 |
| US Record World | 1 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1976) | Rank |
|---|---|
| Australia[9] | 67 |
| Canada (RPM) Top Singles[15] | 54 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[16] | 40 |
| US Cash Box [17] | 41 |
Celine Dion version
One of the most notable cover versions of "All by Myself" was recorded by Celine Dion in 1996. It was the fourth (or third, depending on the country) hit single from her album Falling into You.[18] Produced by David Foster at Compass Point Studios in The Bahamas, it was released on October 7, 1996 in Europe, January 13, 1997 in Australia, and March 11, 1997 in North America.
There were three music videos made. The first one was released in October 1996. It contains fragments from Dion's photo session for the Falling into You album cover and some scenes from her Live à Paris concert. It was made for the single version and it was directed by Nigel Dick. The second version was made for the UK market with the same white T-shirt scenes but adding footage of a young couple in love at Christmas time, instead of scenes from Dion's concert. This was made for the album version. Finally, a live music video was released in March 1997 in North America (from the 1996 concert in Montreal).
Dion performed this song many times during world tours, TV shows and music events such as the Grammy Awards (1997), Billboard Music Awards (1997) and Bambi Awards (1996). A performance from her 2008-2009 Taking Chances Tour can be found on the Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert DVD/CD. It is currently included in the set list of Dion's Las Vegas residency show Céline which premiered on March 15, 2011. The song was also performed during the 2013 Sans attendre Tour; the Quebec City performance was included in the Céline... une seule fois / Live 2013 CD/DVD.[19] The song was also performed in Dion's 2017 European tour.
Dion also recorded a Spanish version of "All by Myself," called "Sola otra vez" (English: By Myself Again). It was added to the Falling into You Latin American/Spanish edition, and as a B-side to other singles from that album. This version became available worldwide on Dion's later compilation The Collector's Series, Volume One. The CD single was released in 1996 in Brazil only. Dion's "Sola otra vez" was selected the number one Spanish language cover of an English pop song by TheSpanishVersion.Org.[20]
The "All by Myself" single became one of Dion's biggest hits in the United States, reaching number 1 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks (for three weeks) and the Latin Pop Airplay (two weeks). It peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 (number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay and number 5 on the Hot 100 Singles Sales). It was also a top 10 hit in France, United Kingdom, Wallonia in Belgium and the Republic of Ireland. In Canada, "All by Myself" was released as a promotional single only, hitting number 1 on the Adult Contemporary Chart. "All by Myself" was certified gold in the US (500,000), and silver in the UK (200,000) and France (165,000).
The track was included on some editions of Dion's greatest hits All the Way... A Decade of Song in 1999 and on My Love: Essential Collection in 2008.
This version also features on the ITV game show Take Me Out if the contestant leaves the show without a date.
Critical reception
Dion's cover received positive reviews. New York Times editor Stephen Holden wrote that the remake, along with "Because You Loved Me," "are the strongest cuts on an album crammed with formulaic romantic bombast."[21] Music.uk.launch.yahoo.com editor Dan Leroy wrote: "Trying to out-emote Eric Carmen was almost crazy enough to work."[22] Entertainment Weekly editor Chuck Eddy said:" ...But only in her desolate cover of Eric Carmen's All by Myself does she truly crash through the glass ceiling of passion."[23]
Charts and certifications
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Weekly charts
Year-end charts
| Chart (1996) | Position |
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| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[28] | 93 |
| France (SNEP)[29] | 49 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[30] | 292 |
| Chart (1997) | Position |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[31] | 58 |
| Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[32] | 6 |
| Romania (Romanian Top 100)[33] | 52 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[34] | 49 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[34] | 13 |
| US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[34] "Sola Otra Vez" |
38 |
Certifications and sales
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Release history
| Country | Date | Format |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom[35] | December 9, 1996 | CD, cassette |
| United States[35] | March 11, 1997 | CD, cassette, 7" |
Other cover versions
In 1994, "All By Myself" was covered by New Zealand singer Margaret Urlich. Her version reached #100 in Australia in November 1994,[36] and #26 in New Zealand in March 1995.[37]
The 2001 motion picture Bridget Jones's Diary featured a cover version performed by Jamie O'Neal[38] showing actress Renée Zellweger singing to it in the famous pajamas scene. This track is also played over the other Bridget Jones films Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason and Bridget Jones's Baby.
In 2008, the male voice choir Only Men Aloud! covered the song on their self-named album and also released it as a single.
Use in popular culture
The Carmen version is used in the video introduction for Conan O'Brien's "Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour", when an obese and bearded version of the talk show host struggles to cope with losing his job as host of Tonight Show. The Carmen version is also featured in the second season's episode 17 of the popular 1990s sitcom Friends (set on Joey & Chandler's friendship), and a season 4 episode of the hit sitcom That '70s Show whereas Eric Forman breaks up with Donna Pinciotti. It was also featured in the films Under Wraps, Bridget Jones' Diary and To Die For. The version is used also in the film I nuovi mostri directed by Dino Risi, with Ornella Muti and Yorgo Voyagis. In the Disney film Zootopia, a snippet is heard of it as the main character, Judy Hopps, browses through one depressing song after another on her clock radio.
A character is featured performing the song as karaoke in the 2001 Angel episode "Happy Anniversary".
The song was used in advertisements:
- Toyota Soarer, Japan, 1991
- Honda CR-V Second Generation, Thailand, 2002
- Visine "Distance" version, Indonesia, 2011
See also
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- Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1976
- Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1997
- List of Billboard Hot 100 top 10 singles in 1997
- List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1997 (U.S.)
- List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Pop Airplay of 1997
- List of UK top 10 singles in 1996
References
External links
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- ↑ RIAA - Gold and Platinum - Search Results - Eric Carmen singles. Archiviert vom Original am 24. Mai 2012.
- ↑ An Interview with Eric Carmen. Abgerufen am 12. Februar 2016.
- ↑ Gordon Pogoda: An Interview with Eric Carmen. ericcarmen.com. 1991. Archiviert vom Original am 28. September 2011. Abgerufen am 30. August 2011.
- ↑ The Cliff Richard Recording Catalogue 1958-2010 2010, ISBN 9780956738400 (Abgerufen am 30. November 2014).
- ↑ John Soeder: One Lonely Song, But Many Voices Keep Eric Carmen's Tear-Jerker in Rotation In: The Plain Dealer vom 12. Februar 2006: J1
- ↑ Mary Vandeventer: Symphony Promises a Crowd Pleaser In: The Beaumont Enterprise vom 19. Januar 2007.
- ↑ Eric Carmen interview. 2005. Abgerufen am 9. September 2017.
- ↑ TV.com: The Midnight Special. In: TV.com .
- ↑ a b Archived copy. Archiviert vom Original am June 2, 2016. Abgerufen im May 4, 2016.
- ↑ Library and Archives Canada: Image : RPM Weekly. July 17, 2013.
- ↑ Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada. In: Collectionscanada.gc.ca . Abgerufen im October 10, 2016.
- ↑ Jaclyn Ward - Fireball Media Group - http://www.fireballmedia.ie:+The Irish Charts - All there is to know. In: www.irishcharts.ie .
- ↑ SA Charts 1965–1989. Abgerufen im 17 January 2018.
- ↑ Cash Box Top 100 3/13/76. In: tropicalglen.com .
- ↑ Top Singles – Volume 26, No. 14 & 15, January 08 1977. In: RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Abgerufen im June 13, 2016.
- ↑ Billboard Top 100 - 1976. Archiviert vom Original am June 11, 2009. Abgerufen im November 24, 2012.
- ↑ Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 25, 1976
- ↑ Falling into You http://www.celinedion.com/celinedion/english/music.cgi?album_id=8 (Memento vom 15. September 2008 im Internet Archive) 15. September 2008, abgerufen am 31. Januar 1996
- ↑ Archived copy. Archiviert vom Original am May 20, 2014. Abgerufen im May 20, 2014.
- ↑ LOS DIEZ: The Spanish Version's Ten Best. In: Thespanishversion.org . Archiviert vom Original am January 27, 2012.
- ↑ New Releases. In: The New York Times, April 14, 1996. Abgerufen im February 12, 2016.
- ↑ Archived copy. Archiviert vom Original am July 8, 2012. Abgerufen im March 9, 2012.
- ↑ Falling Into You - EW.com. In: Entertainment Weekly's EW.com. Abgerufen im February 12, 2016.
- ↑ Nanda Lwin: Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide. Music Data Canada, 1999, ISBN 1-896594-13-1.
- ↑ The Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. December 28, 1996. Archiviert vom Original am May 13, 2008. Abgerufen im September 28, 2014.
- ↑ Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (23.01.1997-29.01.1997) (Isländisch) Dagblaðið Vísir - Tónlist. Abgerufen am 5. Februar 2018.
- ↑ Fernando Salaverri: Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002, 1st. Auflage, Fundación Autor-SGAE, Spain September 2005, ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ↑ Rapports annuels 1996 (french) Ultratop. Abgerufen im September 28, 2014.
- ↑ Classement Singles - année 1996 (french) Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archiviert vom Original am September 15, 2012. Abgerufen im September 28, 2014.
- ↑ Jaarlijsten 1996 (dutch) Dutch Top 40. Abgerufen im September 29, 2014.
- ↑ RPM '97 Year End ...Top 100 Hit Tracks. In: RPM. December 15, 1997. Abgerufen im September 28, 2014.
- ↑ RPM '97 Year End ...Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks. In: RPM. December 15, 1997. Abgerufen im September 28, 2014.
- ↑ Romanian Top 100: Top of the Year 1997 (romanian) Romanian Top 100. Archiviert vom Original am September 22, 2005. Abgerufen im September 19, 2017.
- ↑ a b c The Year in Music. In: Billboard. December 27, 1997. Abgerufen im September 28, 2014.
- ↑ a b Celine Dion – All by Myself. Discogs. Abgerufen im February 23, 2017.
- ↑ Gavin Ryan: Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Moonlight Publishing, Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia 2011.
- ↑ NZ Top 40 Singles Chart - The Official New Zealand Music Chart. In: THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART. Abgerufen im February 12, 2016.
- ↑ Bridget Jones's Diary (2001).
