Living in a Fantasy

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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.<ref name="Whitburn">Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)</ref> Sayer's version of the song was certified a gold record by the RIAA.<ref name="Whitburn"/> It also spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart.<ref name="Hyatt">Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of No. 1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)</ref> In the UK, the song peaked at No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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."<ref name="Hyatt"/>

AllMusic noted that Living in a Fantasy was "the last album to yield hits for Leo Sayer in America..."<ref name="auto"/>

Track listing

All tracks written by Leo Sayer and Alan Tarney, except where noted.

Side one

1. "Time Ran Out on You" (Tarney) – 3:50
2. "Where Did We Go Wrong" – 3:55
3. "You Win, I Lose" – 3:43
4. "More Than I Can Say" (Jerry Allison, Sonny Curtis) – 3:41
5. "Millionaire" – 4:22

Side two

1. "Once in a While" (Tarney) – 3:30
2. "Living in a Fantasy" – 4:25
3. "She's Not Coming Back" – 3:50
4. "Let Me Know" (Tarney) – 3:55
5. "Only Foolin'" – 3:40<ref name="auto"/>

Personnel

• Leo Sayer – guitar, harmonica, vocals
• Nick Glennie-Smith – keyboard
• Trevor Spencer – drums
• Alan Tarney – bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, vocals<ref name="AMG">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Production

• Record producer: Alan Tarney
• Mixing: Ashley Howe, Assistant: David Kemp
• Mastering: John Dent
• Art direction: Peter Wagg<ref name="AMG"/>

Charts

Chart (1980–1981)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)<ref name=aus>Template:Cite book</ref>	12
UK Albums Chart<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">Template:Cite book</ref>	15
US Albums Chart	36

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