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"All by Myself" is a power ballad written by Eric Carmen, Don Henley and Glenn Frey and performed by Eagles featuring Eric Carmen in 1975.

The verse is based on the second movement (Adagio Sostenuto) of Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Opus 18. The chorus borrows from the song "Let's Pretend" that Carmen had written for the Raspberries in 1973.^[2]

The song was the first release from Carmen's first solo LP after leaving the power pop group the Raspberries and was originally recorded by the author and released in December 1975 to great success. It reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 1 on Cash Box Top 100 Singles and number 12 in the UK. The single sold more than one million copies in the United States and was certified gold by the RIAA in April 1976.^[3] In a 2006 poll for UK's Five programme Britain's Favourite Break-up Songs Eric Carmen's version of this song was voted seventeenth.

Carmen's original version has spawned numerous cover versions by such artists as Céline Dion, Frank Sinatra, and Igudesman & Joo. It should not be confused with the jazz standard of the same name, written by Irving Berlin and performed by Ella Fitzgerald and others.

On his second solo LP, Boats Against the Current, Carmen had a subsequent Top 40 hit entitled "She Did It" which was the antithesis of "All by Myself." It is a happy answer to the loneliness and lovelessness described in this song and its equally melancholy follow-up "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again."

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 a season 4 episode of the hit sitcom That 70's Show.

Covers

Year	Artist/group	Notes
1976	Frank Sinatra	Album Live Unreleased
1977	Hank Williams, Jr.	Album One Night Stands
1977	Karel Gott	Version "My Brother Jan" about Czechoslovak student Jan Palach who burned himself to death as a protest against Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia.^{[citation needed]} In 2003, Gott sang also the German version "Mein letztes Lied."
1977	Valeria Lynch	"Olvidame" Spanish version performed by the Argentina singer Valeria Lynch published in the album "Mujer"
1980	Tom Jones	DVD Tom Jones Live in Las Vegas
1982	Shirley Bassey	Album All by Myself
1987	Luis Miguel	Album Soy Como Quiero Ser
1989	Eartha Kitt	Album I'm Still Here ("All by Myself/Beautiful at Forty")
1994	Margaret Urlich	Album The Deepest Blue
1994	Sheryl Crow	Single "Run Baby Run"
1995	Jewel	Film Clueless. It was left off the soundtrack and never released.
1995	Babes in Toyland	Album Nemesisters
1995	Jan Werner Danielsen	Album All By Myself
1996	Céline Dion	Album Falling into You
1999	Marcela Holanová	Album Zůstávám dál
2001	Jamie O'Neal	Soundtrack Bridget Jones's Diary
2001	Michael Ball	Album First Love
2002	Richard Clayderman	Album All by Myself (instrumental)
2003	Erika Alcocer Luna	Album La Academia 2. Vol. 11: La Gran Final
2003	Giulia Ottonello	Album Amici - I Ragazzi del 2003
2004	Ryohei Yamamoto	Single "Set Free"
2004	Marco T	Album "Marco T Lirico" (En Concierto- Colombia)
2005	LaToya London	Album Love & Life
2005	Il Divo	Album Ancora
2005	Amici Forever	Album Defined
2005	Myriam Abel	Nouvelle Star (French Pop Idol)
2006	Leona Lewis	X Factor winner Leona Lewis performed the song in the final.
2007	Lazlo Bane	Album Guilty Pleasures
2007	Ricardo Montaner	Album Las Mejores Canciones de Mundo
2007	John Barrowman	Album Another Side
2008	The Rescues	Film Superhero Movie
2008	Only Men Aloud!	Album Only Men Aloud!
2009	Jayma Mays	TV Show Glee
2009	Lucie Bílá	TV Show Miss Czech Republic
2009	Monika Absolonová	Zůstávám dál
2010	Helene Fischer	Tour "So wie ich bin" / Album "Live - So wie ich bin"
2010	Sally Chatfield	X Factor Australia runner-up Sally Chatfield performed the song on the week 6 Blockbuster Hits theme night
2010	Nicola Sedda	Album No Compromise (CDS)
2011	Pia Toscano	TV Show American Idol (season 10)
2011	Charice	TV Show Glee (season 2)
2011	Nur Syafinaz Jebat	TV Show Akademi Fantasia (season 9)
2011	Reece Mastin	Xfactor
2011	Roman Veremeychik	The X Factor (Ukraine)

Céline Dion version

One of the more notable cover versions of "All by Myself" was recorded by Céline Dion in 1996. It was the fourth (or third, depending on the country) hit single from her album Falling into You.^[4] Produced by David Foster and John Fields 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. 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 setlist of Dion's Las Vegas residency show Céline which premiered on March 15, 2011.

Dion recorded also 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. Dion's "Sola Otra Vez" was selected the number one Spanish language cover of an English pop song by TheSpanishVersion.Org.^[5]

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 U.S. (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 ITV1 game show Take Me Out if the contestant leaves the show without a date.

Charts and certifications

Peak positions

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Austrian Singles Chart^[6]	27
Belgian Flanders Singles Chart^[7]	14
Belgian Wallonia Singles Chart^[8]	7
Dutch Singles Chart^[9]	35
European Singles Chart^[10]	15
French Singles Chart^[11]	5
German Singles Chart^[12]	55
Irish Singles Chart^[13]	8
Norwegian Singles Chart^[14]	15
Swiss Singles Chart^[15]	36
UK Singles Chart^[16]	6
Chart (1997)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart^[17]	38
Canadian BDS Airplay Chart^[18]	9
Canadian BDS Adult Contemporary Chart^[19]	1
Canadian RPM Top Singles^[20]	7
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary^[21]	1
New Zealand Singles Chart^[22]	21
US Billboard Hot 100^[23]	4
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks^[24]	1
US Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks^[25]	12
US Billboard Hot Latin Pop Airplay^[26]	1
US Billboard Hot Latin Tracks^[27]	5
US Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay^[28]	4
US Billboard Rhythmic Top 40^[29]	33
US Billboard Top 40 Mainstream^[30]	7

End of year charts

End of year chart (1997)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[31]	49

Certifications

Country	Certification
France	Silver^[32]
United Kingdom	Silver^[33]
United States	Gold^[34]

References

^ Hogya, Bernie (2005). ""All By Myself" 30th Anniversary". EricCarmen.com. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
^ Gordon Pogoda (1991). "An Interview with Eric Carmen". ericcarmen.com. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
^ RIAA - Gold and Platinum - Search Results - Eric Carmen singles
^ Falling into You. Retrieved January 31, 1996.
^ "LOS DIEZ: The Spanish Version's Ten Best".
^ Austrian Singles Chart
^ Belgian Flanders Singles Chart
^ Belgian Wallonia Singles Chart
^ Dutch Singles Chart
^ European Singles Chart
^ French Singles Chart
^ German Singles Chart
^ Irish Singles Chart
^ Norwegian Singles Chart
^ Swiss Singles Chart
^ UK Singles Chart
^ Australian Singles Chart
^ Canadian BDS Airplay Chart
^ Canadian BDS Adult Contemporary Chart
^ Top Singles - Volume 65, No. 10, May 12 1997. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
^ Adult Contemporary - Volume 65, No. 8, April 28 1997. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
^ New Zealand Singles Chart
^ Billboard Hot 100
^ Contemporary Tracks
^ Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks
^ Hot Latin Pop Airplay
^ Hot Latin Tracks
^ Latin Tropical Airplay
^ Rhythmic Top 40
^ Top 40 Mainstream
^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1997". Retrieved 2010-08-28.
^ "Certifications Singles Argent - année 1996". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 1996-12-12. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
^ "Certified awards search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
^ "Gold & platinum searchable database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2008-06-07.

Preceded by "Love Machine" by Miracles	Cash Box Top 100 singles (Eric Carmen version) March 13, 1976	Succeeded by "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" by The Four Seasons
Preceded by "Un-Break My Heart" by Toni Braxton	Billboard Adult Contemporary (chart) number-one single (Celine Dion version) April 12,1997 (three weeks)	Succeeded by "For the First Time" by Kenny Loggins
Preceded by "Azúcar Amargo" by Fey	Billboard Latin Pop Airplay number-one single (Celine Dion version) May 10,1997 (two weeks)	Succeeded by "Sólo en Ti" by Enrique Iglesias

[1] Hogya, Bernie (2005). ""All By Myself" 30th Anniversary". EricCarmen.com. Retrieved 2011-05-26.

[2] Gordon Pogoda (1991). "An Interview with Eric Carmen". ericcarmen.com. Retrieved August 30, 2011.

[3] RIAA - Gold and Platinum - Search Results - Eric Carmen singles

[4] Falling into You. Retrieved January 31, 1996.

[5] "LOS DIEZ: The Spanish Version's Ten Best".

[6] Austrian Singles Chart

[7] Belgian Flanders Singles Chart

[8] Belgian Wallonia Singles Chart

[9] Dutch Singles Chart

[10] European Singles Chart

[11] French Singles Chart

[12] German Singles Chart

[13] Irish Singles Chart

[14] Norwegian Singles Chart

[15] Swiss Singles Chart

[16] UK Singles Chart

[17] Australian Singles Chart

[18] Canadian BDS Airplay Chart

[19] Canadian BDS Adult Contemporary Chart

[20] Top Singles - Volume 65, No. 10, May 12 1997. Retrieved May 16, 2010.

[21] Adult Contemporary - Volume 65, No. 8, April 28 1997. Retrieved May 16, 2010.

[22] New Zealand Singles Chart

[23] Billboard Hot 100

[24] Contemporary Tracks

[25] Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks

[26] Hot Latin Pop Airplay

[27] Hot Latin Tracks

[28] Latin Tropical Airplay

[29] Rhythmic Top 40

[30] Top 40 Mainstream

[31] "Billboard Top 100 - 1997". Retrieved 2010-08-28.

[32] "Certifications Singles Argent - année 1996". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 1996-12-12. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[33] "Certified awards search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2008-12-31.

[34] "Gold & platinum searchable database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2008-06-07.

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+| Artist         = [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]] featuring [[Eric Carmen]]
-| from Album     = [[Eric Carmen (1975 album)|Eric Carmen]]
+| from Album     = [[Eric Carmen (1975 album)|Eric Carmen]] and [[Desperado (Eagles album)|Desperado]]
 | Released       = December 1975<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ericcarmen.com/eric/interviews3.htm |title="All By Myself" 30th Anniversary |publisher=EricCarmen.com |accessdate=2011-05-26 |last=Hogya |first=Bernie |year=2005}}</ref>
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+| Recorded       = 1975
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-| Length         = 7:15 (album version) <br /> 4:22 (single edit)
+| Length         = 7:15 (album version) <br /> 4:56 (single edit)
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-| Writer         = [[Eric Carmen]]
+| Writer         = [[Eric Carmen]], [[Sergei Rachmaninoff]], [[Don Henley]], [[Glenn Frey]]
 | Certification  = Gold <small>(U.S.)<small>
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 | Label          = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]], [[Epic Records|Epic]]
-| Writer         = [[Eric Carmen]], [[Sergei Rachmaninoff]]
+| Writer         = [[Eric Carmen]], [[Sergei Rachmaninoff]], [[Don Henley]], [[Glenn Frey]]
 | Producer       = [[David Foster]], John Fields
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v t e Celine Dion songs
Singles discography
1980s singles	"Ce n'était qu'un rêve" "La voix du bon Dieu" "Tellement j'ai d'amour pour toi" "D'amour ou d'amitié" "Mon ami m'a quittée" "Ne me plaignez pas" "Une colombe" "Mon rêve de toujours" "Un amour pour moi" "Vois comme c'est beau" "C'est pour toi" "C'est pour vivre" "Dans la main d'un magicien" "La ballade de Michel" "L'univers a besoin d'amour" "Fais ce que tu voudras" "On traverse un miroir" "Incognito" "Je ne veux pas" "Lolita (trop jeune pour aimer)" "Comme un cœur froid" "La religieuse" "Ne partez pas sans moi" "Délivre-moi" "Jours de fièvre" "D'abord, c'est quoi l'amour" "Can't Live with You, Can't Live Without You"
1990s singles	"(If There Was) Any Other Way" "Unison" "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" "The Last to Know" "Beauty and the Beast" "Je danse dans ma tête" "If You Asked Me To" "Nothing Broken but My Heart" "Love Can Move Mountains" "Water from the Moon" "Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)" "When I Fall in Love" "The Power of Love" "L'amour existe encore" "Misled" "Think Twice" "Only One Road" "Calling You" "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" "Je sais pas" "Next Plane Out" "To Love You More" "Falling into You" "Because You Loved Me" "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" "The Power of the Dream" "All by Myself" "Call the Man" "J'attendais" "Tell Him" "Be the Man" "The Reason" "My Heart Will Go On" "Immortality" "Zora sourit" "I'm Your Angel" "S'il suffisait d'aimer" "On ne change pas" "Treat Her Like a Lady" "That's the Way It Is"
2000s singles	"Live (for the One I Love)" "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" "I Want You to Need Me" "Sous le vent" "A New Day Has Come" "I'm Alive" "Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)" "I Drove All Night" "One Heart" "Tout l'or des hommes" "Have You Ever Been in Love" "Et je t'aime encore" "Je ne vous oublie pas" "Tous les secrets" "Tout près du bonheur" "I Believe in You (Je crois en toi)" "Et s'il n'en restait qu'une (je serais celle-là)" "Immensité" "Taking Chances" "Eyes on Me" "A World to Believe In" "The Prayer" "Alone" "My Love"
2010s singles	"Parler à mon père" "Le miracle" "Qui peut vivre sans amour?" "Loved Me Back to Life" "Incredible" "The Show Must Go On" "Encore un soir" "Recovering" "L'étoile" "Si c'était à refaire" "Je nous veux" "Les yeux au ciel" "Ashes" "Imperfections" "Lying Down" "Courage"
2020s singles	"Set My Heart on Fire"
Promotional singles	"Have a Heart" "Des mots qui sonnent" "Quelqu'un que j'aime, quelqu'un qui m'aime" "Did You Give Enough Love" "Plus haut que moi" "(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman" "Le ballet" "Les derniers seront les premiers" "You've Got a Friend" "It's Hard to Say Goodbye" "En attendant ses pas" "God Bless America" "At Last" "Stand by Your Side" "Faith" "Contre nature" "You and I" "Beautiful Boy" "Je lui dirai" "Ma Nouvelle-France" "In Some Small Way" "Voler" "Breakaway" "Water and a Flame" "Celle qui m'a tout appris" "L'hymne" "Flying on My Own" "Love Again" "I'll Be"
Other songs	"Destin" "J'irai où tu iras" "Send Me a Lover" "Miles to Go (Before I Sleep)" "Dans un autre monde" "O Holy Night" "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" "On s'est aimé à cause" "How Does a Moment Last Forever" "The Gift"
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