Out Here on My Own

"Out Here on My Own"
Single by Irene Cara
from the album Fame
B-side
  • "Out Here on My Own"
  • (Vocal with Full Orchestration)
ReleasedAugust 1980
Length3:09
LabelRSO
Songwriter(s)Lesley Gore, Michael Gore
Producer(s)Michael Gore
Irene Cara singles chronology
"Fame"
(1980)
"Out Here on My Own"
(1980)
"Anyone Can See"
(1982)

"Out Here on My Own" is a ballad from the 1980 musical film Fame, performed by Irene Cara. It was written by sibling songwriting duo Lesley Gore (lyricist) and Michael Gore (composer).[1] The recording was produced by Michael Gore.[2] Cara performed the song at the 1981 Academy Awards, where it was nominated for Best Original Song.[3] The song was released on the Fame soundtrack, which also contains an instrumental version of the track.[4]

  1. ^ "Ottawa Citizen - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  2. ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (9 August 1980). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 1–. ISSN 0006-2510. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ Johnson Publishing Company (2 April 1981). "Jet". Jet. Johnson Publishing Company: 62–. ISSN 0021-5996.
  4. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Fame [Original Soundtrack] - Original Soundtrack - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 October 2014.

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