Alone Again (Naturally)

For the album by Andy Williams, see Alone Again (Naturally) (album).
"Alone Again (Naturally)"
German single picture sleeve
Single by Gilbert O'Sullivan
B-side"Save It"
Released18 February 1972 (UK)[1]
May 1972 (US)[1]
Recorded1971
Genre
Length3:36
LabelMAM
Songwriter(s)Gilbert O'Sullivan
Producer(s)Gordon Mills
Gilbert O'Sullivan singles chronology
"No Matter How I Try"
(1971) 		"Alone Again (Naturally)"
(1972) 		"Ooh-Wakka-Doo-Wakka-Day"
(1972)
Music video
"Alone Again (Naturally)" at Studio 10 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.[5]

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.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Gilbert O'Sullivan - Alone Again (Naturally)". 45cat.com. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  2. ^ Fontenot, Robert. "Soft Rock Music and Songs". Oldies.about.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  3. ^ Kuge, Mara (7 February 2019). "14 Secretly Cruel Soft Rock Love Songs". Ultimate Classic Rock.
  4. ^ Breihan, Tom (5 March 2019). "The Number Ones: Gilbert O'Sullivan's "Alone Again (Naturally)"". Stereogum. Retrieved 17 June 2023. ...the popularity of "Alone Again (Naturally)." One of the year's most popular songs was a florid pop trifle...
  5. ^ '"Alone Again Naturally" by Gilbert O'Sullivan'. Song Facts (undated), accessed 27 November 2022
  6. ^ Ech, Joey (17 December 2018). "Biz Markie Guilty of Copyright Infringement - Today in Hip-Hop - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 25 July 2023.