I’ll Walk Alone

Track 5 on The Fabulous Hits of Dinah Shore

Shore introduced this song in the 1944 film Follow the Boys. It was nominated for the Oscar for Best Original Song and became Shore’s first No. 1 hit on the Billboard charts.

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I’ll Walk Alone Lyrics

[Verse 1]
They call, no date
I promised you I'd wait
I want them all to know
I'm strictly single old

[Chorus]
I'll walk alone
Because, to tell you the truth, I'll be lonely
I don't mind being lonely
When my heart tells me you are lonely, too
I'll walk alone
They'll ask me why and I'll tell them I'd rather
There are dreams I must gather
Dreams we fashioned the night you held me tight

[Verse 2]
I'll always be near you wherever you are
Each night in every prayer
Just whisper, I'll hear you no matter where you are
So close your eyes and I'll be there

[Chorus 2]
Please walk alone
But send your love and your kisses to guide me
Till you're walking beside me
I'll walk alone

[Outro]
Darling
All by myself
I'll walk alone
(Alone)

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Shore introduced this song in the 1944 film Follow the Boys. It was nominated for the Oscar for Best Original Song and became Shore’s first No. 1 hit on the Billboard charts.

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who made it famous?

Dinah Shore made the best-version of the song among all other musicians that recorded their versions which included several male singers. She was the first singer to release the song, as it was written and composed for the 1944 musical film Follow the Boys. Her single of “I’ll Walk Alone” hit #1 on Billboard for four weeks from the first recording of the song.

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