Living in a Fantasy | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 22 August 1980 | |||
Recorded | 1979–1980 | |||
Genre | Soft rock | |||
Length | 38:51 | |||
Label |
Chrysalis (UK) Warner Bros. (USA) | |||
Producer | Alan Tarney | |||
Leo Sayer chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Smash Hits | 6/10 [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]
Chart (1980/81) | Peak Position |
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Australia ( Kent Music Report) [7] | 12 |
UK Albums Chart [8] | 15 |
US Albums Chart | 36 |