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All I Am (Lynsey de Paul and Susan Sheridan song)

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For the Jess Glynne song, see All I Am (Jess Glynne song).

"All I Am" is a song written by Lynsey de Paul and Susan Sheridan.[1] It was first released as an album track on Candles, the 1980 Billboard charting album from the soul group, Heatwave.[2] Band member Johnnie Wilder, Jr. revealed that he invited de Paul to contribute the track.[3] It was also released as the B-side to the Heatwave single "Dreamin' You" released in 1980 in Australia.[4][5] This version has also been released on the Heatwave compilation album Maximum Heat,[6] as well as on the compilation albums The Love Box II: 75 Love Song Sensations, Hits of the Year 3,[7] Greatest Slow Legendary[8] and Do You Remember This.[9] In 2010, it was released as a track on the expanded and remastered CD version of Candles.[10] It ranked number 7 in the Indonesian top 100 "JazzyTunes songs" chart[11] and was included on the album Young Generation Jazz Vocal Jazz (The Best Of Jazzy Hits 1981).[12]

A version of the song was also released as a track on the January 1981 Marti Webb album, Won't Change Places, which also featured another Lynsey de Paul/Susan Sheridan song "What You Gonna Do With Your Freedom". Both of the songs were produced by de Paul.[13] "All I Am" was released as a single by Webb in South Africa on the Polydor label and was backed with "Won't Change Places".[14]

The former lead singer of Heatwave, Johnnie Wilder, Jr. recorded a new version of "All I Am" on his 1996 solo album One More Day.[15] The Indonesian artist Yana Julio, also covered the song and it appeared on his 1998 album, Kucinta and the track was released as a single, accompanied by an official video directed by Jose Poernomo.[16] In 2007, Indonesian Jazz and R&D singer Lala Suwages released her version of the song on her album, Devoted To You.[17] An instrumental version of the song was also the title track of jazz pianist Bubi Chen's album, released in 1997.[18]

The music from "All I Am", formed the basis for the Buddha Monk song "Dedicated", that appeared on his 1998 Billboard charting album The Prophecy; de Paul and Sheridan received co-writing credits on the song.[19] The song was also included on the 2005 album, The Prophecy Revisited.[20] "All I Am" was also sampled on the 2006 song "Treat Me Right" by German DJ Syncopix,[21] as well as on the track "When I Get There" by DJ Wich and Rasco feat. Hi-Def[22] on the album, The Untouchables – Al Capone's Vault.[23]

Although de Paul never released her version of the song, she did perform it on Ladybirds, the Channel 4 television program about her life in music.[24]

References

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  1. ^ "ISWC-Net". Iswcnet.cisac.org. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Heatwave - Candles (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs.com. 1980-11-21. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  3. ^ Interview with Sarah Lewis, page 17, Record Business, 2 February 1981
  4. ^ "Heatwave - Dreamin' You". 45cat.com.
  5. ^ "Heatwave – Dreamin' You (1980, Vinyl)". Discogs.com.
  6. ^ "Heatwave - Maximum Heat". Discogs.com. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  7. ^ "THE LOVE BOX VOL II - 75 LOVE SONG SENSATIONS". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Greatest Slow Legendary (1995, CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Do You Remember This (2010, CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Heatwave - Candles". Discogs. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Elshinta 13 Top 100 (Mengingat Era Musik JazzyTunes di Indonesia)". Kompasiana.com. 3 October 2009.
  12. ^ "Various - Young Generation Jazz Vocal Jazz (The Best Of Jazzy Hits 1981)". Discogs.com. Retrieved Dec 2, 2024.
  13. ^ "Marti Webb - Won't Change Places (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  14. ^ "Discogs Login". Discogs.com. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  15. ^ "Johnnie Wilder Jr. - One More Day (CD, Album)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  16. ^ "Yana Julio - Kucinta (CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  17. ^ "Lala Suwages – Devoted to You (2007, CD)". Discogs.com.
  18. ^ "CD Album: Bubi Chen - All I Am - Romantiques (1997)". 45worlds.com. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  19. ^ "Buddha Monk - The Prophecy (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  20. ^ "Buddha Monk - The Prophecy Revisited". Discogs.com. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  21. ^ "Syncopix's 'Treat Me Right' - Discover the Sample Source". Whosampled.com.
  22. ^ "When I Get There by DJ Wich and Rasco feat. Hi-Def on WhoSampled". Whosampled.com. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  23. ^ "DJ Wich & Rasco - The Untouchables – Al Capone's Vault (2010, CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  24. ^ "Ladybirds (1964–1986) : Lynsey de Paul". IMDb.com. 9 September 1983. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
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