Alone at Last (song)

"Alone at Last"
Single by Jackie Wilson
from the album Sings the World's Greatest Melodies
B-side"Am I the Man"
ReleasedSeptember 1960 (1960-09)
GenreSoul
Length2:59
LabelBrunswick
Songwriter(s)Johnny Lehmann[1]
Jackie Wilson singles chronology
"A Woman, a Lover, a Friend"
(1960) 		"Alone at Last"
(1960) 		"My Empty Arms"
(1960)

"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

  1. ^ "discogs.com". discogs.com. 1960. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "Jackie Wilson, Sings the World's Greatest Melodies". Discogs. January 1963. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "www.theguitarguy.com". www.theguitarguy.com. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "Jackie Wilson, "Alone at Last" Chart Positions". Retrieved February 19, 2019.


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