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Carole Bayer Sager (album)

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Carole Bayer Sager
Studio album by
Released1977 (1977)
StudioRecord Plant, Los Angeles
Genre
Length33:59
LabelElektra Records
ProducerBrooks Arthur
Carole Bayer Sager chronology
Carole Bayer Sager
(1977)
...Too
(1978)
Singles from Carole Bayer Sager
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Carole Bayer Sager, with additional contributors noted

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Come in from the Rain"Melissa Manchester2:48
2."Until the Next Time"Johnny Vastano3:30
3."Don't Wish Too Hard"Peter Allen4:04
4."Sweet Alibis"Marvin Hamlisch3:46
5."Aces"Bruce Roberts3:20
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love"Allen2:48
7."Steal Away Again"4:16
8."You're Moving Out Today"
  • Roberts
  • Midler
3:33
9."Shy as a Violet"Allen3:06
10."Home to Myself"Manchester2:48

Personnel

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Musicians

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Production

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  • 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

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

Charts

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

Certifications and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[3] Gold 20,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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