Alone is a popular musical number, first performed by Allan Jones and Kitty Carlisle in the 1935 Marx Brothers film A Night at the Opera.
The lyrics were written by Arthur Freed, with music by Nacio Herb Brown.
Popular versions in 1936 were by the Tommy Dorsey orchestra (vocal by Cliff Weston), Hal Kemp, and by Al Donahue (vocal by Harry McKinley).[1]
Other recordings
edit- Primo Scala's Accordion Band (vocal by Vera Lynn) (1936)
- Sam Costa - Regal Zonophone G22842 (Australian 78rpm pressing) (1936)
- Sarah Vaughan on her 1957 album At Mister Kelly's.
- Johnny Hartman on his 1959 album And I Thought About You.[2]
- Pat Boone (1959)
- Dinah Washington - for the album Unforgettable (1961)
- The Melachrino Strings -for the album More Music For Relaxation (1961)
The song was also performed by Judy Garland in the 1940 film Andy Hardy Meets Debutante.
References
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 470. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
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