I (You) Can Dance All By My (Your) Self

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"I (You) Can Dance All By My (Your) Self"
Single by Dalton & Dubarri
from the album Choice
B-side "Keepin' It Up"
Released1979
Genre Soul, disco, pop
Length3:20
Label Hilltak HT 7806
Songwriter(s) G. Dalton & K. Dubarri
Producer(s) Gary Dalton & Kent Dubarri
Dalton & Dubarri singles chronology
"Cold Outside Your Love"
(1976)		"I (You) Can Dance All By My (Your) Self"
(1979)		"'Til the Day I Started Lovin' You"
(1979)

"I (You) Can Dance All by My (Your) Self" or "I Can Dance All by Myself" was a hit for US duo Dalton & Dubarri in 1979. A disco song, it was released on the Hilltak label and later on the DJM label.

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Background

Dalton & Dubarri recorded the album Choice which was released by Hilltak in 1979. The album included "I Can Dance All by Myself". [1] The single's mixing was overseen by Issy Sanchez, A&R coordinator and National director of Disco promotion for Atlantic. [2] [3] [4] On May 5, 1979, it was a recommended soul song on Billboard's Top Single Picks. [5] With the B side, "Keepin' It Up", it was released on Hilltak HT 7806. [6] [7]

The song was in the May 5, 1979 Cash Box Singles to Watch section. With its narrative at the beginning, pumping and infectious disco beat, it was described as suitable for disco and a variety of dance formats. [8] With the lone raspy vocal line, bell and siren sound effects, Record World called it an immediate attention grabber. [9]

Chart performance

For the week of May 26, 1979, the single entered the Record World Singles 101 to 150 chart at No. 131. [10] On June 23, at its fourth week in the Cash Box chart, it peaked at No. 73., [11] and moved up from No. 124 to 123 on the Record World Singles 101 to 150 Chart. [12] From May 31 to June 14, it held its peak position at number 138 on the Radio Report MS Survey chart. [13] It also made #79 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart on June 30. [14]

Charts

Chart (1979)Peak
position
US Hot Soul Singles (Billboard) [15] 79
US Cash Box Top 100 [16] [17] 73
US Record World Singles [18] 123
Radio Report MAS Survey Songs [19] 138

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