''All by Myself'' is the debut solo

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by the American multi-instrumentalist

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. It was originally released in October 1982, on the label

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. It was produced by Agnew, and co-produced by the then-

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producer

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. Agnew played all the instruments on the album. The band D.I., which Agnew joined in 1983, included cover versions of the songs "O.C. Life", and "Falling Out" from this album for their debut album, ''

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'', which was released in 1985.

Critical reception

In a retrospective review for

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, critic Ned Raggett gave the album three and a half out of five stars and wrote that "Possessed of a good mid-range punk voice -- no sneering or bellowing, not really singing but not just talking over the songs either -- he creates the same basic rush he brought to his early stints in the Adolescents and the faster

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songs he adworked on, but with a slightly poppier bent at points that perfectly balances sass and strength, while not being afraid to experiment from time to time either".

Track listing

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. *

– lead and background

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; lead, rhythm, and

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; ARP Solina String Ensemble SE-IV ;Production team *

– producer;

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; mixer *Rikk Agnew – producer *Linda Taylor – insert and T-shirt artwork *Glen Friedmann – front cover photography *Ed Colver – back cover photography

References

External links

* 1982 albums Frontier Records albums Albums produced by Thom Wilson {{1980s-punk-album-stub