Living in a Fantasy

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

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

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]

AllMusic noted that Living in a Fantasy was "the last album to yield hits for Leo Sayer in America..."[1]

Track listing

All tracks written by Leo Sayer and Alan Tarney, except where noted.

Side one

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

Side two

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

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (1980/81) Peak
Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] 12
UK Albums Chart[8] 15
US Albums Chart 36

References

  1. ^ a b c "Living in a Fantasy - Leo Sayer | Album". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  2. ^ Hepworth, David. "Albums". Smash Hits (21 August – 3 September 1980): 30.
  3. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)
  4. ^ a b Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of No. 1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
  5. ^ "Leo Sayer". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Living in a Fantasy - Leo Sayer | Album". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  7. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 265. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  8. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 483. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.