| "Alone at Last" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Jackie Wilson | ||||
| from the album Sings the World's Greatest Melodies | ||||
| B-side | "Am I the Man" | |||
| Released | September 1960 | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 2:59 | |||
| Label | Brunswick | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Johnny Lehmann [1] | |||
| Jackie Wilson singles chronology | ||||
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"Alone at Last" is a song written by Johnny Lehmann and performed by Jackie Wilson featuring Dick Jacobs and His Orchestra. It was featured on his 1963 album Sings the World's Greatest Melodies. [2]
Background
The song's melody was adapted from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's, Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor [3]
Chart performance
"Alone at Last" reached No. 8 on the U.S. pop chart, No. 11 in Australia, No. 20 on the U.S. R&B chart, and No. 50 on the UK Singles Chart in 1960. [4]
References
- ^ "discogs.com". discogs.com. 1960. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
- ^ "Jackie Wilson, Sings the World's Greatest Melodies". Discogs. January 1963. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ "www.theguitarguy.com". www.theguitarguy.com. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- ^ "Jackie Wilson, "Alone at Last" Chart Positions". Retrieved February 19, 2019.
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