Alone (Why Must I Be Alone)

"Alone"
"Alone"
Single by The Four Seasons
from the album More Golden Hits by The Four Seasons
B-side	"Long, Lonely Nights (from the album Folk-Nanny)"
Released	May 1964
Genre	Rock
Length	2:49
Label	Vee-Jay
Songwriter(s)	Morty Craft-Selma Craft
Producer(s)	Bob Crewe
The Four Seasons singles chronology

"Alone (Why Must I Be Alone)" is a popular song written by Morty Craft with lyrics written by Craft's wife, Selma. .

Original recordings[]

Craft owned a record label, and produced the recording by The Shepherd Sisters on that label. While it was the only hit for The Shepherd Sisters in the United States reaching No. 18 on the Billboard chart,^[2] on November 11, 1957. in the United Kingdom The Shepherd Sisters' version also charted in the UK, reaching No. 14.^[3]

Four Seasons recording[]

A remake of the song by The Four Seasons charted in 1964, reaching its peak Billboard Hot 100 position at No. 28,^[4] on July 18. "Alone (Why Must I Be Alone)" also went to No. 8 on the Canadian singles chart. It was the act's last hit single on Vee Jay Records, as The Four Seasons had already left the label at the beginning of 1964 in a royalty dispute.

Cover versions[]

"Alone" was one of a number of hits for Petula Clark, reaching No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart,^[5] before she became famous internationally.
The song was also subsequently recorded by Tracey Ullman.
A 1957, version by The Southlanders, reached No. 17 in the UK.

References[]

^ "secondhandsongs.com". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn’s Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 759.
^ "officialcharts.com". Retrieved June 25, 2021.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 238.
^ "Petula Clark British charts". Petulaclark.net. Archived from the original on 2010-04-03. Retrieved 2012-05-12.

[1] "secondhandsongs.com". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved June 25, 2021.

[2] Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn’s Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 759.

[3] "officialcharts.com". Retrieved June 25, 2021.

[4] Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 238.

[5] "Petula Clark British charts". Petulaclark.net. Archived from the original on 2010-04-03. Retrieved 2012-05-12.

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