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"All I Need" is a song by the American musician-singer-songwriter Dan Hartman, released in 1981 as the third and final single from his fourth studio album It Hurts to Be in Love. It was written and produced by Hartman.[2]

"All I Need"
Single by Dan Hartman
from the album It Hurts to Be in Love
Released	August 1981[1]
Genre	Pop
Length	4:07
Label	Blue Sky
Songwriter(s)	Dan Hartman
Producer(s)	Dan Hartman
Dan Hartman singles chronology
"It Hurts to Be in Love" (1981) "All I Need" (1981) "I Can Dream About You" (1984)

Released in America only, "All I Need" reached No. 10 on the Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100 Chart, making its debut on September 26, 1981.[3] The song also reached No. 41 on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks Chart.[4] The song, like the entire It Hurts to Be in Love album, was recorded at the Schoolhouse, mixed at Power Station and mastered at Sterling Sound.[5] The Schoolhouse was Hartman's own home studio in Connecticut.[6]

Release

"All I Need" was released by Blue Sky on 7" vinyl in America only.[7] It was distributed and manufactured by CBS Records.[8] The B-side, "Forever in a Moment", was taken from the It Hurts to Be in Love album.[9][10] A promotional edition of the single was also issued, featuring "All I Need" on both sides of the vinyl.[11]

"All I Need" was also the B-side to the Dutch version of the "It Hurts to Be in Love" single.[12] Later in 1981, April Music issued a compilation of Hartman's music, simply titled Dan Hartman. It featured four tracks from It Hurts to Be in Love, including "All I Need".[13]

Critical reception

Upon release, Cash Box commented: "A spacious production surrounds this dreamy adult pop, A/C cut, as the heavily echoed vocals and instrumentals move from a simple piano opening to big, string-filled crescendoes."[14]

Track listing

7" single

1. "All I Need" - 4:07
2. "Forever in a Moment" - 3:12

7" single (promo)

1. "All I Need" - 4:07
2. "All I Need" - 4:07

Chart performance

Chart (1981)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks Chart[4]	41
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100 Chart[3]	10

Personnel

• Dan Hartman - vocals, keyboards, producer, recording
• Erik Cartwright – guitar
• John Pierce - bass
• Art Wood - drums
• Jeff Bova - synthesizer
• Neil Dorfsman - mixing
• Barry Bongiovi, Dave Greenberg, James Farber, Ray Willhard - assistant engineers, mixing
• Jeff Jones - recording
• Steve Paul, Teddy Slatus - management, coordinators

References

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