Out Here on My Own (album)
Out Here on My Own | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1973 | |||
Studio | ABC, Los Angeles, California | |||
Genre | Soul | |||
Length | 37:00[1] | |||
Label | ABC | |||
Producer | McKinley Jackson | |||
Lamont Dozier chronology | ||||
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Singles from Out Here On My Own | ||||
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Out Here on My Own is the debut studio album by singer Lamont Dozier released on the ABC label.
Reception[edit]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ron Wynn of AllMusic stated "It was one of the better combinations of socio-political commentary and urgent soul vocals done in the period. The title cut, as well as the single "Fish Ain't Bitin" and "Out Here On My Own," were sizable hits."[1]
Chart performance[edit]
First in December 1973, the album peaked at No. 54 on the Hot Soul albums chart.[2] Its final position was at #17.[3] The single, Trying to Hold on to My Woman, was featured on this album.[4] It reached No. 4 on the U.S. R&B chart and No. 15 on the U.S. pop chart in 1974.[5] The song ranked at No. 87 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1974.[6] Another single, "Fish Ain't Bitin'", peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 26 on the R&B singles chart.[7]
Track listing[edit]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Breaking Out All Over" | McKinley Jackson, Althea King | 5:03 |
2. | "Don't Want Nobody to Come Between Us" | Stephen Bowden, M. Jackson, James Reddick | 4:20 |
3. | "Let Me Make Love to You" | M. Jackson, J. Reddick | 5:54 |
4. | "Fish Ain't Bitin'" | M. Jackson, J. Reddick | 4:22 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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5. | "Interlude" | M. Jackson | 1:30 |
6. | "Trying to Hold on to My Woman" | M. Jackson, J. Reddick | 5:58 |
7. | "Take Off Your Make Up" | M. Jackson, J. Reddick | 4:59 |
8. | "Out Here On My Own" | M. Jackson, J. Reddick | 4:55 |
Personnel[edit]
Adapted from liner notes.[8]
- Arranged By – Gene Page, H.B. Barnum, Paul Riser
- Backing Vocals – Carolyn Willis, Julia Waters Tillman, Maxine Waters Willard, Oren Waters, Jesse Kirkland, Joseph Green
- Bass – Ray Parker Jr., Ronald Brown*, Tony Newton
- Cello – Christine Ermacoff, Douglas Davis, Gloria Strassner, Jesse Ehrlich, Joseph Ditullio
- Contractor – Olivia Page
- Drums – Ed Greene, Zachary Frazier, Zachary Slatter
- Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Barney Perkins, Reginald Dozier
- French Horn – Arthur Maebe, David Duke, Vincent DeRosa
- Guitar – Greg Poreé, Ray Parker Jr.
- Harp – Gayle Levant, Stella Castellucci
- Mastered By [Disc Mastering Engineer] – Phil Cross
- Percussion – King Errisson
- Photography By – Chris Callis
- Piano – Ernest Vantrease, McKinley Jackson
- Producer – McKinley Jackson
- Saxophone [Sax], Flute, Oboe – Anthony Ortega, Ernest Green, Ernie Watts, Fred Jackson*, John Daversa, John Kelson, Jules Jacob
- Soloist [Sax Solo] – John Kelson
- Trombone – George Bohannon
- Trumpet – Bud Brisbois, Oliver Mitchell*, Oscar Brashear, Warren Roché
- Viola – Allan Harshman, Harry Hyams, Milton Thomas, Philip Goldberg
- Violin – Gerald Vinci, Harry Bluestone, Henry Ferber, Henry Roth, Israel Baker, Jack Shulman, James Getzoff, Jay Rosen, Leonard Malarsky, Nathan Ross, Paul Shure, Spiro Stamos, Stanley Plummer, Tibor Zelig, Bill Kurasch
- Violin, Concertmaster – Sidney Sharp
Charts[edit]
Chart (1973) | Peak position |
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US Top LPs[9] | 114 |
US Soul LPs[9][3] | 17 |
Singles[edit]
Year | Single | Chart positions | |
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US | US R&B | ||
1973 | "Trying to Hold on to My Woman" | 15[10][11] | 4[10][12] |
"Fish Ain't Bitin'" | 26[10][7][13] | 4[10][7][14] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Wynn, Ron. "Out Here on My Own review". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 22, 1973 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. February 9, 1974 – via Google Books.
- ^ Pollock, Bruce (2013). Rock Song Index (2nd Revised ed.). Routledge. p. 380. ISBN 9781135462963 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Lamont Dozier, "Trying to Hold on to My Woman" Chart Positions". Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ "Top Pop Singles" (PDF). Billboard. New York, New York: Billboard Publications, Inc. December 28, 1974. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Fish Ain't Bitin' (song by Lamont Dozier) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com.
- ^ Lamont Dozier - Out Here On My Own (liner notes): 1973.
- ^ a b "Lamont Dozier – Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on May 16, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Lamont Dozier Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com.
- ^ Hit Records, 1950-1975. Scarecrow Press. 2005. ISBN 978-0-8108-5129-0.
- ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. February 9, 1974 – via Google Books.
- ^ Hit Records, 1950-1975. Scarecrow Press. 2005. ISBN 978-0-8108-5129-0.
- ^ Company, Johnson Publishing (July 11, 1974). "Jet". Johnson Publishing Company – via Google Books.
External links[edit]
- Out Here on My Own at AllMusic
- Out Here on My Own at Discogs (list of releases)