We’re All Alone – Rita Coolidge | Top 40 Chart Performance, Story and Song Meaning
Chart Performance: Pop (#7) & Adult Contemporary (#1); 1977
Story Behind The Song By Ed Osborne
1976 was a banner year for Boz Scaggs. His latest album, Silk Degrees, took off like a rocket; landing four tracks on the singles chart, including Lowdown (#3) and Lido Shuffle (#11).
Another popular track with FM radio deejays, We’re All Alone, had been released as the B-side to the second single, What Can I Say, and it appeared again on the flip of Lido.
Meanwhile, Rita Coolidge – who’d worked with Boz in 1971 on his Moments album and was now an award-winning singer herself – was among those enamored of We’re All Alone.
With sister Priscilla’s husband, Booker T. (of Green Onions and Time Is Tight fame), in the producer’s chair, Rita recorded her own version of Alone for Anytime..Anywhere.
The first single off Anytime was a re-working of Jackie Wilson’s 1967 soul rave-up (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher. Rita’s rendition reached #2 in June of 1977. We’re All Alone became her second Top 10 pop hit, peaking at #7 in October.
This content and all Song Meaning articles were created and written by Top 40 Contributing Editor Ed Osborne. © 2024 Ed Osborne. All Rights Reserved. In addition to these song meaning articles, Ed has written our “Year in Music 1960s-1990s” articles.
Produced by:
- Boz Scaggs
Lyrics Written by:
- David Anderle
Ed Osborne
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