Alone (Judy Garland album)

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Alone
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Studio album by
Judy Garland
ReleasedMay 6, 1957
Recorded1957
Genre Traditional pop [1]
Length32:18
Label Capitol
Producer Voyle Gilmore
Judy Garland chronology
Judy
(1956)		Alone
(1957)		 Judy in Love
(1958)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Billboard 86/100 [2]

Alone is the seventh studio album by the American actress and singer Judy Garland. It was released on May 6, 1957, by Capitol Records. Arranged by Gordon Jenkins, [3] Alone marks a departure from her usual repertoire of show tunes and movie songs, focusing instead on themes of loneliness. [2]

Contents

According to Billboard magazine Jenkins providing an excellent orchestral support and Garland's voice has the emotional depth and dramatic appeal of her previous releases. [2] The review highlights the album's attractive cover design. [2] In July 15, 1957 the album peaked at number two in the Billboard "Pop Albums Coming Up Strong" chart. [4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."By Myself" Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz 2:38
2."Little Girl Blue" Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers 3:41
3."Me and My Shadow" Dave Dreyer, Al Jolson, Billy Rose 3:43
4."Among My Souvenirs" Edgar Leslie, Horatio Nicholls 3:06
5."I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues" Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler 2:53
6."I Get the Blues When It Rains"Bruce Klauber, Harry Stoddard3:12
7."Mean to Me" Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk 3:58
8."How About Me" Irving Berlin 3:42
9."Just a Memory" Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson 2:28
10."Blue Prelude" Joe Bishop, Gordon Jenkins 2:46
11."Happy New Year"Jenkins3:12
12."Then You've Never Been Blue" (studio outtake not included on the
original 1957 release)		 Ted Fio Rito, Sam M. Lewis, Frances Langford, Joe Young 2:11

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 Allmusic review
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Reviews and rates of new albums". Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 13 May 1957. p. 43. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  3. ↑ Alone at AllMusic
  4. ↑ "Pop Albums Coming Up Strong". Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 15 July 1957. p. 67. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
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