All Alone (Irving Berlin song)
| "All Alone" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Published | 1924 |
| Songwriter(s) | Irving Berlin |
"All Alone"is apopularwaltz ballad composed byIrving Berlinin 1924. It was interpolated into the Broadway showThe Music Box Revue of 1924where it was sung byGrace MooreandOscar Shaw.Moore sat at one end of the stage under a tightly focused spotlight, singing it into a telephone, while Oscar Shaw sat at the other, doing the same.[1]
1925 redcordings[edit]
- There were many successful recordings of it in 1925, including those byAl Jolson,John McCormack,Paul Whiteman,Cliff Edwards,Abe Lyman,Ben SelvinandLewis James.[2]
Other recordings include[edit]
The song became astandardand has been recorded many times, among the recordings:
- Connee Boswell(1938)[3]
- June Winters(1942,Continental Records)[4]
- Wayne King's Orchestra (vocal byNancy Evans), recorded on March 4, 1946. The recording was released byRCA Victor Recordsas catalog number 20-1897.[5]
- Carmen Cavallaro's Orchestra (vocal byDick Haymes), recorded on December 28, 1947. The recording was released byDecca Recordsas catalog number 24423.[6]
- Julie London,for her 1956 albumLonely Girl.[7]
- Thelonious Monkrecorded the tune for his 1957 albumThelonious Himself.[8]
- Connee Boswell- for her albumConnee Boswell Sings Irving Berlin - A Golden Anniversary Tribute(1958)[9]
- Pat Boone- included in his albumPat Boone Sings Irving Berlin(1958)[10]
- Burl Ives- for his albumBurl Ives Sings Irving Berlin(1960)[11]
- Alma Cogan(1961)[12]
- Frank Sinatrafor his albumAll Alone(1962)[13]
- Rosemary Clooney- for her albumThanks for Nothing(1963)[14]
- Bing Crosbyfor his albumBing Crosby's Treasury - The Songs I Love(1968).[15]Crosby also included the song in a medley on his albumOn the Sentimental Siderecorded in 1962, but not released until 2010.[16]
- Doris Day,recorded on June 6, 1967, not issued on a single, but included in her album,The Love Album.[17]
- Sarah Vaughan,for her 1967 albumSassy Swings Again.[18]
Film & television appearances[edit]
- The Plastic Age(1925) -Donald Keithsings the song as part of ahazingritual at the behest ofClara Bow.As a silent film, it includes lyrics and sheet music.[19]
- Alexander's Ragtime Band(1938) -Alice Fayesings the chorus ('wond'ring where you are, and how you are, and if you are all alone too ")[20]
- It was performed byLucie Arnazin theHere's Lucyepisode "Mod, Mod Lucy"
- Miss Piggysang the songin an episode ofThe Muppet Show.
References[edit]
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- ^Whitburn, Joel (1986).Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954.Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p.469.ISBN0-89820-083-0.
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- ^"Music: Gabor Records Adds Pop Tunes".Billboard.Vol. 54, no. 13. March 28, 1942. p. 19.
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- ^Archived atGhostarchiveand theWayback Machine:"The Plastic Age (1925)".YouTube.2 January 2021.
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