Living in a Fantasy

Living in a Fantasy is the eighth album by the English singer-songwriter Leo Sayer. It was released on 22 August 1980.

Living in a Fantasy
Studio album by
Released22 August 1980
Recorded1979–1980
GenreSoft rock
Length38:51
LabelChrysalis (UK)
Warner Bros. (USA)
ProducerAlan Tarney
Leo Sayer chronology
Here
(1979)
Living in a Fantasy
(1980)
World Radio
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Smash Hits6/10[2]

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

Side one

  1. "Time Ran Out on You" (Alan Tarney) – 3:50
  2. "Where Did We Go Wrong" (Leo Sayer, Tarney) – 3:55
  3. "You Win, I Lose" (Sayer, Tarney) – 3:43
  4. "More Than I Can Say" (Jerry Allison, Sonny Curtis) – 3:41
  5. "Millionaire" (Sayer, Tarney) – 4:22

Side two

  1. "Once in a While" (Tarney) – 3:30
  2. "Living in a Fantasy" (Sayer, Tarney) – 4:25
  3. "She's Not Coming Back" (Sayer, Tarney) – 3:50
  4. "Let Me Know" (Tarney) – 3:55
  5. "Only Foolin'" (Sayer, Tarney) – 3:40

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Personnel

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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

Album

Year Chart Position
1980 UK Albums Chart[7] 15
1981 US Albums Chart 36

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1980 "More Than I Can Say" UK Singles Chart 2
Canada Top Singles 3
US Singles Chart 2
US Adult Contemporary 1
1981 "Living in a Fantasy" Canada Top Singles 14
US Singles Chart 23
US Adult Contemporary 12

References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Hepworth, David. "Albums". Smash Hits (21 August – 3 September 1980): 30.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)
  4. Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of No. 1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
  5. Sayer UK chart info at Official Charts Company
  6. Allmusic.com album credits
  7. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 483. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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