All by Myself (Eddie Kendricks album)

All By Myself is the debut solo album by former Temptations vocalist Eddie Kendricks. Released in 1971 on the Tamla imprint of Motown Records.

All By Myself
Studio album by Eddie Kendricks
Released	April 1971
Recorded	1970-1971
Genre	Soul
Label	Tamla
Producer	Frank Wilson
Eddie Kendricks chronology
All By Myself (1971) People ... Hold On (1972)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The album was distinguished by the two closing ballads, "Can I" and "Didn't We", which featured Eddie's impassioned vocals. The opening track "Let's Go Back to Day One" was featured in the Diana Ross movie, Mahogany, a Berry Gordy directed film.

Track listing

1. "Let's Go Back to Day One" (Gloria Jones, Patrice Holloway) 3:30
2. "This Used to Be the Home of Johnnie Mae" (Leonard Caston, Jr., Samual Small) 5:40
3. "I Did It All for You" (Frank Wilson, Jimmy Webb) 2:58
4. "It's So Hard for Me to Say Good-Bye" (Frank Wilson, Pam Sawyer) 3:08
5. "Something's Burning" (Mac Davis) 4:27
6. "Can I" (Hal Davis, Herman Griffith) 6:12
7. "Didn't We" (Jimmy Webb) 3:09

Charts

Year	Album	Chart positions[2]
		US	US R&B
1971	All By Myself	80	6

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[3]
		US	US R&B	US Dance
1971	"Can I"	—	37	—
	"It's So Hard For Me To Say Good-Bye"	88	37	—

References

1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r42181/review
2. "Eddie Kendricks US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
3. "Eddie Kendricks US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-27.

External links

• Eddie Kendricks-All By Myself at Discogs.com