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"All by Myself" is a power ballad written and performed by Eric Carmen in 1975 that has spawned numerous cover versions. It borrows heavily from Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor. Carmen's full version has an extended piano solo and lasts seven minutes. In a 2006 poll for the Channel 5 program Britain's Favourite Break-up Songs, Eric Carmen's version of this song was voted seventeenth.

Contents 1 Eric Carmen version 2 Céline Dion version 2.1 Formats and track listings 2.2 Official versions 2.3 Charts 3 Other cover versions

The song was originally recorded by the author and released in 1975 to great success. It reached #2 on the American charts, and #12 in the UK.

"All by Myself"
Single by Céline Dion from the album Falling into You
Released	October 7, 1996
Format	CD single, cassette single
Recorded	The Record Plant, Compass Point, Capitol Studios
Genre	Pop
Length	5:12
Label	Columbia, Epic
Writer	Eric Carmen, Sergei Rachmaninoff
Producer	David Foster
Certification	Gold (United States) Silver (France, United Kingdom)
Céline Dion singles chronology
"The Power of the Dream" (1996) "All by Myself" (1996) "Les derniers seront les premiers" (1996)
Alternate covers
Promotional single
"Sola Otra Vez"

"All by Myself" is the fourth (or third, depending on the country) hit single from Céline Dion's Falling into You album, and is arguably one of Dion's most powerful vocal performances. It was released on October 7, 1996 in Europe, January 13, 1997 in Australia and March 11, 1997 in North America.

There were three music videos made. The first one was released in October 1996. It contains fragments from Dion's photo session for the Falling into You album cover and some scenes from her Live à Paris concert. It was made for the single version. The second version was made for the UK market with the same white t-shirt scenes but adding footage of a young couple in love at Christmas time, instead of scenes from Dion's concert. This was made for the album version. Finally, a live music video was released in March 1997 in North America (from the 1996 concert in Montreal).

Céline Dion performed this song many times during her world tours, TV shows and many important music events, including: Grammy Awards (1997), Billboard Music Awards (1997) and Bambi Awards (1996).

She recorded also a Spanish version of "All by Myself," called "Sola Otra Vez." It was added to the Falling into You Latin America and Spanish edition, and as a B-side to other singles from that album. It became available worldwide on Dion's later compilation The Collector's Series, Volume One. A music video was made for "Sola Otra Vez" similar to "All by Myself."

The single became one of Dion's biggest hits in the United States, reaching #1 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks (for three weeks) and Hot Latin Pop Airplay (two weeks). It peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 (#7 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay, #5 on the Hot 100 Singles Sales). It was also #1 on the U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 (for two weeks), and a top ten hit in France, United Kingdom, Belgium Wallonie, Ireland and Poland. In Canada, "All by Myself" was released as a promotional single only, hitting #1 on the Adult Contemporary charts. "All by Myself" was certified gold in the U.S. (500,000), and silver in the UK (200,000) and France (163,000).

The song was included on some editions of Dion's 1999 greatest hits album All the Way... A Decade of Song.

2-Track CD-Single - (U.S.)

1. "All by Myself" (album version) – 5:12
2. "Because You Loved Me" (live) – 5:08

4-Track CD-Single - (UK) #1

1. "All by Myself" (album version) – 5:12
2. "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" (live) – 5:10
3. "Je sais pas" (live) – 4:25
4. "River Deep, Mountain High" (live) – 3:29

4-Track CD-Single - (UK) #2

1. "All by Myself" (edited single version) – 3:58
2. "When I Fall in Love" – 4:20
3. "Declaration of Love" – 4:20
4. "A Message from Celine" – 0:34

3-Track Cassette Single - (UK)

1. "All by Myself" (edited single version) – 3:58
2. "Sola Otra Vez" – 5:12
3. "When I Fall in Love" – 4:20

4-Track CD-Single - (EU)

1. "All by Myself" (single version) – 4:26
2. "All by Myself" (album version) – 5:12
3. "Je sais pas" (live) – 4:25
4. "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" (live) – 5:10

5-Track CD-Single - (AU)

1. "All by Myself" (edited single version) – 3:58
2. "Because You Loved Me" (live) – 5:08
3. "Next Plane Out" (radio edit) – 4:11
4. "Vole" – 2:58
5. "All by Myself" (album version) – 5:12

1. "All by Myself" (edited single version) – 3:58
2. "All by Myself" (single version) – 4:26
3. "Sola Otra Vez" (Spanish version) – 5:12
4. "All by Myself" (album version) – 5:12

Chart (1996) Peak position Argentinian Airplay Chart 37 Austrian Singles Chart 27 Belgian Wallonie Singles Chart 7 Belgian Wallonie Airplay Chart 2 Belgian Flanders Singles Chart 14 Belgian Flanders Airplay Chart 7 Dutch Mega Single Top 100 Chart 20 Dutch Mega Top 50 Chart 28 Dutch Top 40 Chart 35 European Singles Chart 15 French Singles Chart 5 German Singles Chart 55 Irish Singles Chart 8 Norwegian Singles Chart 15 Polish Radio 3 Chart 10 Swiss Singles Chart 36 UK Singles Chart 6

Chart (1997) Peak position Australian Singles Chart 38 Canadian Adult Contemporary Chart 1 Canadian Contemporary Hit Radio Chart 9 New Zealand Singles Chart 21 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 4 U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 1 U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Pop Airplay 1 U.S. Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay 4 U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks 5 U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 7 U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks 12 U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 33 U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 1 World Singles Chart 9

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Year	Artist	Comment
1976	Frank Sinatra	Album Live Unreleased
1977	Hank Williams, Jr.	Album One Night Stands
1982	Shirley Bassey	Album All by Myself
1987	Luis Miguel	Album Soy Como Quiero Ser
1994	Sheryl Crow	Album Tuesday Night Music Club
1995	Babes in Toyland	Album Nemesisters
1995	Jewel	In the background of a scene in the film Clueless
2001	Jamie O'Neal	Film Bridget Jones's Diary and its soundtrack
2001	Michael Ball	Album First Love
2002	Richard Clayderman	Album All by Myself (instrumental)
2003	Erika Alcocer Luna	Album La Academia 2. Vol. 11: La Gran Final
2003	Giulia Ottonello	Album Amici - I Ragazzi del 2003
2004	Eddie Murphy	as Donkey in a scene in Shrek 2
2004	Gerard Joling	Album Nostalgia
2004	Ryohei Yamamoto	Single "Set Free"
2005	LaToya London	Album Love & Life
2005	Il Divo	Album Ancora
2005	Amici Forever	Album Defined
2006	Leona Lewis	Performed on The X Factor
2007	Lazlo Bane	Album Guilty Pleasures
2007	Ricardo Montaner	Album Las Mejores Canciones de Mundo
2007	John Barrowman	Album Another Side