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All Alone Am I
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Wikipedia article
"'All Alone Am I'" is a song from 1962 popularized by the American singer Brenda Lee. The song was originally composed by the Greek composer Manos Hadjidakis and recorded in Greek by Tzeni Karezi for the soundtrack of the film 'To nisi ton genneon' ('The Island of the Brave'); the original song in Greek is titled " " ("Min ton rotas ton ourano", translation: "Don't ask the heaven"). Later, a new version of the song with English lyrics was produced by Owen Bradley and appeared as the title track on one of Lee's albums. The song is written in the key of F major, but begins on the sub-dominant B-flat major 7th chord.
Chart performance
"All Alone Am I" became a top 10 pop hit in both the US and the UK. The song peaked at number three on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 chart in November 1962Whitburn, Joel (2004). 'The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits', 8th Edition (Billboard Publications) and number seven on the UK Singles Chart in February 1963.[https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Searchin%27 Official Charts Company info from Official Charts Company] The song also spent five weeks atop the US 'Billboard' easy listening chart in November and December 1962, Lee's only song to do so. The B-side to the single, "Save All Your Lovin' For Me", reached number 53 on the US pop chart.
Accolades
In 1960, the Greek film 'Never on Sunday' was released to considerable acclaim, earning multiple Academy Award nominations in the US. The film's star, Melina Mercouri, was nominated for Best Actress, while the title song from the film won the Oscar for Best Original Song for Greek musician Manos Hatzidakis, who had composed the music used in the film. A melody that appeared in both 'Never on Sunday' and 'The Island of the Brave' was sent to Lee's management as a tune to be considered for the singer to record, and after being translated into English by Arthur Altman, became "All Alone Am I".Hyatt, Wesley (1999). 'The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits' (Billboard Publications)
See also
*List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1962 (U.S.)
References
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