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Alone Together (1932 song)

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"Alone Together" is a song composed by Arthur Schwartz with lyrics by Howard Dietz. It was introduced in the Broadway musical Flying Colors in 1932 by Jean Sargent.[1]

The song soon became a hit, with Leo Reisman and His Orchestra's 1932 recording (vocal by Frank Luther) being the first to reach the charts.[2] It has become a jazz standard. The first jazz musician to record the song was Artie Shaw in 1939.[3]

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  1. ^ "Internet Broadway Database". ibdb.com. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 365. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  3. ^ "Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals (Alone Together)". www.jazzstandards.com. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. pp. 18–21. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.
  5. ^ "Tony Bennett Discography". jazzdiscography.com. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  6. ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  7. ^ "secondhandsongs.com". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  8. ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  9. ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  10. ^ "Night Songs". AllMusic. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  11. ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  12. ^ "45worlds.com". 45worlds.com. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  13. ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  14. ^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved November 30, 2018.