Out Here on My Own is a song from the 1980 musical film Fame . It was written by a duo of composers, formed by Lesley Gore (lyricist) and his brother Michael (musical composer and producer). The song was published by MGM BMI / Variety Music ASCAP. Cara performed the song at the 1981 Oscars , where she was nominated for the Oscar for Best Original Song . The song was released on the soundtrack of the 1980 film Fame .
The version of Nikka Costa , recorded the following year , was a small success [ref. necessary] .
Ranking
The song culminated in nineteenth place in the Billboard Hot 100 , 20th in the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks in the United States and 58th in the UK Singles Chart .
Other versions
- Herb Alpert (instrumental)
- Shirley Bassey ( Asi Sola Yo )
- Jean-Claude Borelly (instrumental)
- Angela Clemmons
- Patty Pravo
- Sheena Easton
- Isabel Granada (en)
- Patrick Fiori with Tina Arena
- Judy Torres (in)
- Pedro Iturralde (instrumental)
- UPA Dance
- Santo Farina (instrumental) – version of the RAI test chart
- Lesley Gore
- Francesca Guadagno ( asi ) ( Asi sola yo )
- Vanessa Olivarez (en)
- Naturi Naughton
- Fausto Papetti (instrumental)
- Amber Riley with Lea Michele