Carole Bayer Sager (album)
# Carole Bayer Sager (album)

Professional ratings :

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| AllMusic | |

Carole Bayer Sager is the debut studio album by American songwriter Carole Bayer Sager, released in 1977 by Elektra Records. It included the song "You're Moving Out Today", which became a 1977 Australian number one single and also reached number 6 in the UK Singles Chart. The album itself was also a success in Australia, reaching the top 10, as well as receiving a gold certification there. It was produced by Brooks Arthur.

## Personnel

### Musicians

* Carole Bayer Sager – lead vocals, background vocals (5, 9)
* Lee Ritenour – acoustic guitar (1, 5, 6, 10), electric guitar (6, 10), guitar (4), mandolin (4)
* Johnny Vastano – acoustic guitar (2), background vocals (2)
* Al Gorgoni – acoustic guitar (7)
* Thom Rotella – acoustic guitar (8, 9), electric guitar (8)
* Jerry Friedman – acoustic guitar (9)
* Bruce Roberts – background vocals (5-8), piano (5–8)
* Madeline Kahn – background vocals (7)
* Abigail Haness – background vocals (3)
* Brenda Russell – background vocals (2, 3)
* Melissa Manchester – background vocals (2, 10), harpsichord (10), arrangements (10), piano (1, 10)
* Tony Orlando – background vocals (3)
* Peter Allen – background vocals (9), piano (3, 9)
* Bette Midler – background vocals (9)
* Bob Cranshaw – bass (3, 9)
* Emory Gordy – bass (4)
* Lee Sklar – bass (1, 2, 5, 6, 10)
* Will Lee – bass (7, 8)
* Allan Schwartsberg – cabasa (3), drums (3)
* Marvin Hamlisch – celesta (4), electric piano (4), piano (4)
* Paul Buckmaster – strings and horns arrangements (1, 2, 4–10), synthesizer (4)
* Gene Page – strings and horns arrangements (3)
* Alan Estes – congas (3-7), percussion (3, 9)
* Andy Newmark – drums (9)
* Jim Keltner – drums (4, 5)
* Roy Markowitz – drums (7, 8)
* Russ Kunkel – drums (2, 6, 10)
* Jerry Friedman – electric guitar (7)
* Lance Quinn – electric guitar (3)
* Nicky Hopkins – electric piano (2), piano (2)
* Artie Butler – organ (2)
* Bob Margouleff – programming (4)
* Hugh McCracken – slide guitar (8)
* Garnett Brown – trombone (8)

### Production

* Ivy Skoff – production coordination
* Brooks Arthur – sound engineer, producer
* Bob Merritt – sound engineer
* David Thoener – sound engineer
* David Latman – sound engineer
* Connie Pappas – management
* John Reid Ent – management

### Design

* Tony Lane – art direction, design
* Anne Garner – design
* Claude Mougin – photography
* David Alexander – photography

## Charts

| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report) | 4 |

## Certifications and sales

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| - | - | - |
| Australia (ARIA) | Gold | $20,000^^$ |
| $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||
