Alone Again (Naturally)
| "Alone Again (Naturally)" | ||||
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| Single by Gilbert O'Sullivan | ||||
| B-side | "Save It" | |||
| Released | 18 February 1972 (UK) May 1972 (US) | |||
| Recorded | 1971 | |||
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| Length | 3:36 | |||
| Label | MAM | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Gilbert O'Sullivan | |||
| Producer(s) | Gordon Mills | |||
| Gilbert O'Sullivan singles chronology | ||||
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| "Alone Again (Naturally)" on YouTube | ||||
"Alone Again (Naturally)" is a song by Irish singer-songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan. Recorded in 1971, it became a worldwide hit. The song did not originally appear on his 1972 studio album Back to Front, but has been included in reissues (often replacing "Clair").
The single spent six non-consecutive weeks at number one on Billboard's Hot 100 between late July and early September 1972 in America. It ranked number two in the year-end chart and sold over two million copies.
The song was involved in a notable 1991 court case in which it set a precedent for the music industry that unauthorized sampling of music can constitute copyright infringement.