Living in a Fantasy

Living in a Fantasy is the eighth album by the English singer-songwriter Leo Sayer. It was released on 22 August 1980.

Living in a Fantasy
Studio album by Leo Sayer
Released	22 August 1980
Recorded	1979–1980
Genre	Soft rock
Length	38:51
Label	Chrysalis (UK) Warner Bros. (USA)
Producer	Alan Tarney
Leo Sayer chronology
Here (1979) Living in a Fantasy (1980) World Radio (1982)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Smash Hits	6/10[2]

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.^[3] Sayer's version of the song was certified a gold record by the RIAA.^[3] It also spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart.^[4] In the UK, the song peaked at No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart,^[5] 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."^[4]

AllMusic noted that Living in a Fantasy was "the last album to yield hits for Leo Sayer in America..."^[1]

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^[1]

Personnel

• Leo Sayer – guitar, harmonica, vocals
• Nick Glennie-Smith – keyboard
• Trevor Spencer – drums
• Alan Tarney – bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, vocals^[6]

Production

• Record producer: Alan Tarney
• Mixing: Ashley Howe, Assistant: David Kemp
• Mastering: John Dent
• Art direction: Peter Wagg^[6]

Charts

Chart (1980/81)	Peak Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[7]	12
UK Albums Chart[8]	15
US Albums Chart	36