One Alone

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One Alone is a popular love song composed by Sigmund Romberg with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and Otto Harbach for their operetta The Desert Song; it is the "western" part of a scene in the operetta contrasting eastern and western notions of love. It was introduced by Robert Halliday.

Cover versions[edit]

The song has been subsequently covered by Nat Shilkret and the Victor Orchestra, and Don Voorhees.[1] Dave Brubeck recorded it on his 2002 album of the same name.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Don Tyler (April 2, 2007). Hit Songs, 1900-1955: American Popular Music of the Pre-Rock Era. McFarland. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-7864-2946-2.
  2. ^ One Alone at AllMusic