All by Myself (Regina Belle album)

All by Myself is the debut album by American singer–songwriter Regina Belle. Released on June 1, 1987, by Columbia Records, the album features the hit singles "Show Me the Way", "So Many Tears", "How Could You Do It to Me", "Please Be Mine" and "You Got the Love".

All by Myself
Studio album by Regina Belle
Released	June 1, 1987
Recorded	October 1986 – March 1987
Genre	R&B soul
Length	43:39
Label	Columbia
Producer	Michael J. Powell Nick Martinelli
Regina Belle chronology
All by Myself (1987) Stay with Me (1989)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Record Mirror	[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

The album peaked at number 85 on the US Billboard 200 and number 14 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.^[4][5] In the same year the album was released, Belle recorded a duet with Peabo Bryson, "Without You", the love theme from the film Leonard Part 6. However, "Without You" was not included on the original release of the All by Myself album.

In 2012, the album was remastered on CD and "Without You" was included as a bonus track. This was not the original song but a "single mix".

Track listings

All by Myself track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Show Me the Way"	Wardell Potts Jr., Joey Gallo, Susan Pomerantz	3:57
2.	"Take Your Love Away"	Regina Belle, Donnie Lyle, Michael J. Powell	4:58
3.	"Please Be Mine"	Regina Belle, Morris Levy, Winfred "Blue" Lovett, Frankie Lymon, Keith Marshall[6]	4:13
4.	"After the Love Has Lost Its Shine"	Sam Dees	4:48
5.	"Intimate Relations"	Brian Potter, Frank Wildhorn	4:32
6.	"You Got the Love"	Karen Manno, Nick Martinelli	5:19
7.	"How Could You Do It to Me"	Sam Peake, Doug Grigsby	4:53
8.	"Gotta Give It Up"	Ed Roynesdal	3:54
9.	"So Many Tears"	Octavia Oestricher, Zane Mark	6:33

2012 expanded edition bonus tracks^[7]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"Without You" (Duet with Peabo Bryson) (Love theme from Leonard Part 6 (Single Mix)	Lamont Dozier, Peabo Bryson, Regina Belle	4:30
11.	"Show Me the Way" (Extended Mix)		5:30
12.	"You Got the Love" (Remix)		6:15
13.	"How Could You Do It to Me" (Remix)	Douglas Grigsby, Samuel Peak	5:11
14.	"So Many Tears" (Cool Mix)		7:32
15.	"Show Me the Way" (Instrumental)		4:42

Personnel

• Annette Hardeman, Charlene Holloway, Cynthia Biggs, Bobbette Jamerson, John C. Flucker, Linda Lawri Harold, Esther, Gloria and Gracie Ridgeway, Glenn Miller – backing vocals
• Ron Jennings, Tony Santoro, Donald W. Lyle – guitars
• Michael J. Powell – guitars, drum machine programming
• Edward Roynesdal – keyboards, synthesizers, bass, drums
• Dexter Wansel, Randy Cantor, David J. Spradley, Sir Dean Gant, Vernon D. Fails, Byron Williams – keyboards
• Valerie Pinkston – keyboards, backing vocals
• Doug Grigsby, David B. Washington – bass
• Jim Salamone, Anthony Fortuna – drums
• Daryl Burgee – drums, percussion
• Pablo Batista, Paulinho da Costa, Tamara Kornak, Nathan Ford, Jr. – percussion
• Scott Mayo, Don Myrick – saxophone

Charts

Chart performance for All by Myself

Chart (1987)	Peak position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8]	50
UK Albums (OCC)[9]	53
US Billboard 200[10]	85
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11]	14

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Bernard, Edwin J (8 August 1987). "Albums". Record Mirror. p. 14. ISSN 0144-5804.
3. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 50.
4. "All By Myself Billboard chart listings". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
5. Music VF – Regina Belle (All By Myself, 1987)
6. AllMusic: All By Myself – Regina Belle, 1987
7. "Regina Belle – All By Myself – Expanded Edition". Funky Town Grooves. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
8. "Swedishcharts.com – Regina Belle – All by Myself". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
9. "Regina Belle | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
10. "Regina Belle Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
11. "Regina Belle Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 24, 2020.