Alone Together is an album by American singer Tony Bennett. It was originally released in 1961 on Columbia as CL 1471. It almost exclusively features string arrangements of standards, with a choir, harp accompaniment and sparse percussion in places. It is among the most obscure Bennett recordings. So far, it has been released on CD only in Japan by Sony/CBS.
On November 8, 2011, Sony Music Distribution included the CD in a box set entitled The Complete Collection.
Track listing "Alone Together" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) – 3:07 "This Is All I Ask" (Gordon Jenkins) – 4:12 "Out of This World" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 3:37 "Walk in the Country" (Bart Howard) – 3:46 "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" (Harry Carroll, Joseph McCarthy) – 2:46 "Poor Butterfly" (Raymond Hubbell, John Golden) – 3:41 "After You've Gone" (Henry Creamer, Turner Layton) – 3:57 "Gone With the Wind" (Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson) – 3:34 "It's Magic" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 3:17 "How Long Has This Been Going On?" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 3:52 "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Mitchell Parish, Irving Mills) – 3:00 "For Heaven's Sake" (Elise Bretton, Sherwin Edwards, Don Meyer) – 3:21
Recorded on February 28 (#1, 5, 11), February 29 (#6, 7–8, 10, 12) and March 1 (#2–4, 9), 1960.
Personnel Tony Bennett – vocals Frank DeVol – conductor, arranger Unspecified string section
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