Carole Bayer Sager (album)

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Carole Bayer Sager
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Released1977 (1977)
Studio Record Plant, Los Angeles
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Length33:59
Label Elektra Records
Producer Brooks Arthur
Carole Bayer Sager chronology
Carole Bayer Sager
(1977)
...Too
(1978)
Singles from Carole Bayer Sager
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Carole Bayer Sager is the debut studio album by American songwriter Carole Bayer Sager, released in 1977 by Elektra Records. It included the song "You're Moving Out Today", which became a 1977 Australian number one single and also reached number 6 in the UK Singles Chart. The album itself was also a success in Australia, reaching the top 10, [2] as well as receiving a gold certification there. [3] It was produced by Brooks Arthur.

Contents

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Come in from the Rain"
2:48
2."Until the Next Time"
  • Carole Bayer Sager
  • Johnny Vastano
3:30
3."Don't Wish Too Hard"
  • Carole Bayer Sager
  • Peter Allen
4:04
4."Sweet Alibis"
3:46
5."Aces"
3:20
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love"
  • Carole Bayer Sager
  • Peter Allen
2:48
7."Steal Away Again"
4:16
8."You're Moving Out Today"
  • Carole Bayer Sager
  • Bruce Roberts
  • Bette Midler
3:33
9."Shy as a Violet"
  • Carole Bayer Sager
  • Peter Allen
3:06
10."Home to Myself"
  • Carole Bayer Sager
  • Melissa Manchester
2:48

Personnel

Musicians

Production

  • Ivy Skoff – production coordination
  • Brooks Arthur – sound engineer, producer
  • Bob Merritt – sound engineer
  • David Thoener – sound engineer
  • David Latman – sound engineer
  • Connie Pappas – management
  • John Reid Ent – management

Design

  • Tony Lane – art direction, design
  • Anne Garner – design
  • Claude Mougin – photography
  • David Alexander – photography

Charts

Chart (1977)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [2] 4

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [3] Gold20,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. Viglione, Joe. Carole Bayer Sager Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  3. 1 2 "Sager Gold Down Under" (PDF). Cashbox . October 8, 1977. p. 65. Retrieved August 17, 2022 via World Radio History.