All by Myself (Regina Belle album)

All By Myself
Studio album by Regina Belle
Released	June 1, 1987
Recorded	October, 1986–March, 1987
Genre	R&B soul quiet storm adult contemporary urban
Length	34:02
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]

All by Myself is the 1987 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".

The album peaked at number 85 on the Billboard 200 and number 14 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.^[2][3] In 1987, Regina Belle recorded a duet with Peabo Bryson the song "Without You", the love theme from the film Leonard Part 6, however, "Without You" was not included on the 1987's release of All by Myself album.

In 2012, the album was remastered on CD and "Without You" was included at the end of the disc as a bonus track, however, was not the original song, but a "single mix". The original 1987 version of "Without You" was recorded only for Peabo Bryson album Positive, released in 1988.

Track listings

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[4]	4:13
4.	"After The Love Has Lost"	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)[5]
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

Album chart performance

Chart (1987)	Peak Position
US Billboard 200	85
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	14

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "All By Myself Billboard chart listings". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
3. Music VF - Regina Belle (All By Myself, 1987)
4. AllMusic: All By Myself - Regina Belle, 1987
5. "Regina Belle - All By Myself - Expanded Edition". Funky Town Grooves. Retrieved August 28, 2012.