Alone (Heart song)

Single infobox
Name = Alone


Artist = Heart
from Album = Bad Animals
B-side = "Barracuda" (live)
Released = May 1987
Genre = Rock
Length =
Label = Capitol
Producer = Ron Nevison
Writer = Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly
Last single = "If Looks Could Kill"
(1986)
This single = "Alone"
(1987)
Next single = "Who Will You Run To'"
(1987)Infobox Single
Name = Alone

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Artist = Céline Dion
from Album = Taking Chances
Released = May 5 2008
Format = Digital download
Recorded =
Genre = Pop / Rock
Length = 3:24
Label = Columbia, Epic
Writer = Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly
Producer = Ben Moody
Last single = "A cause"
(2008)
This single = "Alone"
(2008)
Next single = "My Love"
(2008)
Misc = Extra album cover
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = Single


Lower caption = Promotional single

"Alone" is a song composed by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly. It first appeared on via Steinberg and Kelly's pet project, 1983's I-Ten, "Taking A Cold Look". It was later recorded by John Stamos in his role as Gino Minelli, on the original soundtrack of the CBS sitcom "Dreams" in 1984. American rock band Heart made it a hit in 1987. Twenty years later, Céline Dion recorded it for her album "Taking Chances".

Steinberg and Kelly were also responsible for writing four other number-one U.S. hits in the 1980s: for Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, Whitney Houston, and The Bangles.

Heart version

The song was given to Heart and was released as the first single from their ninth studio album "Bad Animals". Heart's version is a power ballad which begins with a piano line and a subdued vocal from Ann Wilson, only to build to a dramatic love song. "Alone" is Heart's biggest hit, spending three weeks at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It is also their most successful single in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart. Paula Abdul was choreographer for the video.

Céline Dion version

Céline Dion covered "Alone" for her 2007 "Taking Chances" album. It was released as the second single in Europe and North America, and third in the United Kingdom and Ireland. "Eyes on Me" was released as the second single in the United Kingdom and Ireland instead.

"Alone" was produced by Ben Moody, ex-member of Evanescence. The music video was taken from Dion's CBS TV special "That's Just the Woman in Me" and released in early March 2008. [ [http://www.celinedion.com/celinedion/english/whatsgoinon.cgi Celine's "Alone" Music Video - Now Inside TeamCeline!] . Retrieved March 7, 2008.]

Dion performed "Alone" in various TV shows, during her promotional tour for the "Taking Chances" album, in November and December 2007. Because of that and due to digital download sales, the song debuted in November 2007 at number 85 on the UK Singles Chart. For the same reason, after selling 12,535 copies, it entered the U.S. Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles at number 24 and Canadian Hot 100 at number 57.

Officially "Alone" debuted on radio in Sweden in December 2007. [ [http://www.radioandrecords.com/formats/charts/euro/Sweden.asp Sweden Top 20 Chart] . Retrieved December 19, 2007.] The next month it entered the Swedish Singles Chart, due to strong digital sales, and peaked at number 52. [ [http://swedishcharts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=s Swedish charts] . Retrieved January 3, 2008.]

The song premiered on other European radio sations in January 2008. Céline Dion promoted "Alone" at that time in France, performing it on "Star Academy". In France, the song was released simultaneously with "A cause," featured on "D'elles". "Alone" was also serviced to radio in Canada (at the end of March) and United States (in mid-April).

The digital single release in the UK and Ireland on May 5 2008 was coincided with the British leg of the Taking Chances Tour. The cover of the digital single uses photo taken during the "D'elles" photoshoot.

Formats and track listings

UK digital single
#"Alone" – 3:23

Charts

Other versions

* American singer/songwriter Becca covers this song as a b-side to her single "I'm Alive" to be released October 5th, 2008.
*The Australian singer Robert Forster covered this song on his 1995 album "I Had a New York Girlfriend".
*The Finnish Progressive Metal band Warmen covered this song for their 2002 album "Beyond Abilities". The vocals were provided by Kimberly Goss.
*A dance-pop version of the song was recorded by Kim Sozzi in 2006.
*Carrie Underwood, Carly Smithson, Ramiele Malubay and Gina Glocksen have all covered this song on their live performances on "American Idol". Carrie Underwood's performance received a standing ovation by the audience and an outstanding appraisal by all three judges of the show, even leading Simon Cowell to predict that not only would she win this show but that she would also sell more records than any other previous "American Idol" winner. Underwood's performance of "Alone" has also been considered to be one of the best performances by any contestant in "American Idol"'s history. Carly Smithson's live performance was also praised by the judges. Ramiele Malubay's live version, on the contrary, disappointed the judges partly because of her sickness.
*"Penelope" had covered this song on her live performance on "Pinoy Idol", second Philippine version of Pop Idol.
*Calcinha Preta, a Brazilian Forró band also covered this song.

Appearances in other media

* The song is featured at the end of the "Cold Case" episode called "Lonely Hearts."
* A cover version of the song is featured in the video game ""
* "Alone" is sampled in the 2003 electronic song "Keep it Up" by J&R Project.
* Jill Gioia performed "Alone" on elimination night in week 5 of "", on which she received a standing ovation from the audience and the members of the band-to-be.

References