Alone (Judy Garland album)

Alone
Studio album by
Judy Garland
ReleasedMay 6, 1957
Recorded1957
GenreTraditional pop[1]
Length32:18
LabelCapitol
ProducerVoyle Gilmore
Judy Garland chronology
Judy
(1956) 		Alone
(1957) 		Judy in Love
(1958)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Billboard86/100[2]

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

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 Schwartz2:38
2."Little Girl Blue"Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers3:41
3."Me and My Shadow"Dave Dreyer, Al Jolson, Billy Rose3:43
4."Among My Souvenirs"Edgar Leslie, Horatio Nicholls3:06
5."I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues"Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler2:53
6."I Get the Blues When It Rains"Bruce Klauber, Harry Stoddard3:12
7."Mean to Me"Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk3:58
8."How About Me"Irving Berlin3:42
9."Just a Memory"Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson2:28
10."Blue Prelude"Joe Bishop, Gordon Jenkins2:46
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 Young2:11

Personnel

Performance

References

  1. ^ a b Allmusic review
  2. ^ a b c d "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.