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Song
"All Alone " is a
popular waltz ballad composed by
Irving Berlin in 1924. It was interpolated into the Broadway show
The Music Box Revue of 1924 where it was sung by
Grace Moore and
Oscar 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
Other recordings include
The song became a
standard and has been recorded many times, among the recordings:
Connee Boswell (1938)
[3]
June Winters (1942,
Continental Records )
[4]
Wayne King 's Orchestra (vocal by
Nancy Evans ), recorded on March 4, 1946. The recording was released by
RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-1897.
[5]
Carmen Cavallaro 's Orchestra (vocal by
Dick Haymes ), recorded on December 28, 1947. The recording was released by
Decca Records as catalog number 24423.
[6]
Julie London , for her 1956 album
Lonely Girl .
[7]
Thelonious Monk recorded the tune for his 1957 album
Thelonious Himself .
[8]
Connee Boswell - for her album Connee Boswell Sings Irving Berlin - A Golden Anniversary Tribute (1958)
[9]
Pat Boone - included in his album Pat Boone Sings Irving Berlin (1958)
[10]
Burl Ives - for his album Burl Ives Sings Irving Berlin (1960)
[11]
Alma Cogan (1961)
[12]
Frank Sinatra for his album
All Alone (1962)
[13]
Rosemary Clooney - for her album
Thanks for Nothing (1963)
[14]
Bing Crosby for his album
Bing Crosby's Treasury - The Songs I Love (1968).
[15] Crosby also included the song in a medley on his album
On the Sentimental Side recorded 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 album
Sassy Swings Again .
[18]
Film & television appearances
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ISBN
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ISBN
0-89820-083-0 .
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"The Plastic Age (1925)" .
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"Internet Movie Database" . imdb.com . Retrieved May 16, 2017 .