Alone at Last (song)

"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]

"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)

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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