Out Here on My Own (album)

Out Here on My Own is the debut studio album by singer Lamont Dozier released on the ABC label.

Reception
Ron Wynn of AllMusic stated "It was one of the better combinations of socio-political commentary and urgent soul vocals done in the period. The title cut, as well as the single "Fish Ain't Bitin" and "Out Here On My Own," were sizable hits."

Chart performance
First in December 1973, the album peaked at No. 54 on the Hot Soul albums chart. Its final position was at #17. The single, Trying to Hold on to My Woman, was featured on this album. It reached No. 4 on the U.S. R&B chart and No. 15 on the U.S. pop chart in 1974. The song ranked at No. 87 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1974. Another single, "Fish Ain't Bitin'", peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 26 on the R&B singles chart.

Personnel
Adapted from liner notes.
 * Arranged By – Gene Page, H.B. Barnum, Paul Riser
 * Backing Vocals – Carolyn Willis, Julia Waters Tillman, Maxine Waters Willard, Oren Waters, Jesse Kirkland, Joseph Green
 * Bass – Ray Parker Jr., Ronald Brown*, Tony Newton
 * Cello – Christine Ermacoff, Douglas Davis, Gloria Strassner, Jesse Ehrlich, Joseph Ditullio
 * Contractor – Olivia Page
 * Drums – Ed Greene, Zachary Frazier, Zachary Slatter
 * Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Barney Perkins, Reginald Dozier
 * French Horn – Arthur Maebe, David Duke, Vincent DeRosa
 * Guitar – Greg Poreé, Ray Parker Jr.
 * Harp – Gayle Levant, Stella Castellucci
 * Mastered By [Disc Mastering Engineer] – Phil Cross
 * Percussion – King Errisson
 * Photography By – Chris Callis
 * Piano – Ernest Vantrease, McKinley Jackson
 * Producer – McKinley Jackson
 * Saxophone [Sax], Flute, Oboe – Anthony Ortega, Ernest Green, Ernie Watts, Fred Jackson*, John Daversa, John Kelson, Jules Jacob
 * Soloist [Sax Solo] – John Kelson
 * Trombone – George Bohannon
 * Trumpet – Bud Brisbois, Oliver Mitchell*, Oscar Brashear, Warren Roché
 * Viola – Allan Harshman, Harry Hyams, Milton Thomas, Philip Goldberg
 * Violin – Gerald Vinci, Harry Bluestone, Henry Ferber, Henry Roth, Israel Baker, Jack Shulman, James Getzoff, Jay Rosen, Leonard Malarsky, Nathan Ross, Paul Shure, Spiro Stamos, Stanley Plummer, Tibor Zelig, Bill Kurasch
 * Violin, Concertmaster – Sidney Sharp