You're Not Alone (Chicago song)

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"You're Not Alone"
You're Not Alone cover.jpg
Single by Chicago
from the album Chicago 19
B-side "It's Alright"
Released13 January 1989 [1]
Recorded1988
Genre Rock
Length3:56
Label Full Moon/Reprise
Songwriter(s) Jim Scott
Producer(s) Ron Nevison
Chicago singles chronology
"Look Away"
(1988)
"You're Not Alone"
(1989)
"We Can Last Forever"
(1989)

"You're Not Alone" is a song written by Jim Scott [2] and recorded by the band Chicago for their 1988 album Chicago 19 , with Bill Champlin singing lead vocals. When released as a single early the following year, the song peaked at #10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. [3]

There are two versions of this song: the album version and the radio remix with additional production. The radio remix version features significantly more guitar work by studio guitarist and former Giant lead vocalist/guitarist Dann Huff.

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References

  1. "Chicago singles".
  2. "Jimmy Scott, songwriter".
  3. "Chicago 19 Awards". Allmusic . Retrieved 2012-08-15.