A Man Alone: The Words and Music of McKuen (commonly seen as simply "A Man Alone") is a 1969 studio album by American singer Frank Sinatra. It was Sinatra's fifty-seventh studio album.
Arranged by Don Costa, all the songs featured in A Man Alone were written by poet, Rod McKuen.
Track listing[]
- "A Man Alone" – 3:47
- "Night" (Spoken) – 2:25
- "I've Been to Town" – 3:13
- "From Promise to Promise" (Spoken) – 1:31
- "The Single Man" – 3:01
- "The Beautiful Strangers" – 2:41
- "Lonesome Cities" – 3:18
- "Love's Been Good to Me" – 3:27
- "Empty Is" (Spoken) – 2:46
- "Out Beyond the Window" (Spoken) – 2:45
- "Some Traveling Music" (Spoken) – 2:36
- "A Man Alone (Reprise)" – 1:30
Singles[]
One single was released for A Man Alone. The title track of the album was released as a single along with the album's "Love's Been Good to Me." The latter track peaked #75 on the singles charts.[1]
Reception[]
Allmusic claimed the album to be, "as it stands, an intriguing listen, but ultimately a failure." The fact that "A Man Alone was intended to be a serious statement, but much of it comes off as embarrassing posturing" left the album to be even more so of a failure. The overall score A Man Alone received was a two out of five.[2]
A Man Alone peaked at #30 on the Billboard 200 charts of 1969. One of the singles of the album, "Love's Been Good to Me," peaked at #75 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts during 1969.[3]
Personnel[]
| John Bryson | Cover Photo, Photography |
| Sonny Burke | Producer |
| Don Costa | Arranger, Conductor |
| Leonard Feather | Liner Notes |
| Hy Fujita | Photography |
| Lee Herschberg | Engineer |
| Rod McKuen | Associate Producer, Composer, Liner Notes |
| Frank Sinatra | Vocals |
| Ed Thrasher | Art Direction |