"All I Need" is a song by the American musician Dan Hartman, released in 1981 as the third and final single from his fourth studio album It Hurts to Be in Love. It was written and produced by Hartman.

Released in America only, "All I Need" reached No. 10 on the Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100 Chart, making its debut on September 26, 1981. The song also reached No. 41 on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks Chart.Whitburn, Joel. Top Adult Contemporary 1961-2001. Menomonee Falls, WI; Record Research Books, 2002, p. 112. The song, like the entire It Hurts to Be in Love album, was recorded at the Schoolhouse, mixed at Power Station and mastered at Sterling Sound. The Schoolhouse was Hartman's own home studio in Connecticut.

Release "All I Need" was released by Blue Sky on 7" vinyl in America only. It was distributed and manufactured by CBS Records. The B-side, "Forever in a Moment", was taken from the It Hurts to Be in Love album. A promotional edition of the single was also issued, featuring "All I Need" on both sides of the vinyl.

"All I Need" was also the B-side to the Dutch version of the "It Hurts to Be in Love" single. Later in 1981, April Music issued a compilation of Hartman's music, simply titled Dan Hartman. It featured four tracks from It Hurts to Be in Love, including "All I Need".

Critical reception Upon release, Cash Box commented: "A spacious production surrounds this dreamy adult pop, A/C cut, as the heavily echoed vocals and instrumentals move from a simple piano opening to big, string-filled crescendoes."Cash Box newspaper - 26 September 1981 - Reviews: Singles - page 9

Track listing 7" single "All I Need" - 4:07 "Forever in a Moment" - 3:12

7" single (promo) "All I Need" - 4:07 "All I Need" - 4:07

Chart performance Chart (1981)PeakpositionU.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks Chart41U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100 Chart10

Personnel Dan Hartman – vocals, keyboards, producer, recording Erik Cartwright – guitar John Pierce – bass Art Wood – drums Jeff Bova – synthesizer Neil Dorfsman – mixing Barry Bongiovi, Dave Greenberg, James Farber, Ray Willhard – assistant engineers, mixing Jeff Jones – recording Steve Paul, Teddy Slatus – management, coordinators

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