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"Alone (Why Must I Be Alone)" is a popular song written by Morty Craft with lyrics written by Craft's wife, Selma. .
| "Alone (Why Must I Be Alone)" | ||||
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| Single by The Shepherd Sisters | ||||
| B-side | "Congratulations to Someone" | |||
| Released | August 1957 | |||
| Recorded | 1957 | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 2:45 | |||
| Label | Lance | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Morty Craft-Selma Craft[1] | |||
| The Shepherd Sisters singles chronology | ||||
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| "Alone" | ||||
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| SinglebyThe 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 | Doo-wop, rock and roll | |||
| Length | 2:49 | |||
| Label | Vee-Jay | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Morty Craft-Selma Craft[2] | |||
| Producer(s) | Bob Crewe | |||
| The Four Seasons singles chronology | ||||
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Craft, who founded Lance Records, produced the recording of "Alone (Why Must I Be Alone)" by The Shepherd Sisters for the label. It was the only hit for The Shepherd Sisters in the United States, reaching No. 18 on the Billboard chart[3] on November 11, 1957. The Shepherd Sisters' version also charted in the United Kingdom, reaching No. 14.[4]
A remake of the song by The Four Seasons charted in 1964, reaching its peak Billboard Hot 100 position at No. 28,[5] 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.