I Stand Alone

by Al Kooper

I Stand Alone cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: February 1969
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 41:24
  • Community rating: 3.64/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'I Stand Alone' was Al Kooper's first solo album after his work with the Blues Project and Blood, Sweat & Tears. The record uses elaborate arrangements, studio interludes, and a scrapbook-like approach to pop and rock styles. It reflects Kooper's identity as a musician-producer interested in album construction as much as individual songs.

Genres

Descriptors: soulful, orchestral, theatrical, grandiose, sweeping

Tracklist

  1. Overture (4:39)
  2. I Stand Alone (3:37)
  3. Camille (2:54)
  4. One (2:53)
  5. Coloured Rain (3:01)
  6. Soft Landing on the Moon (3:58)
  7. I Can Love a Woman (3:28)
  8. Blue Moon of Kentucky (2:14)
  9. Toe Hold (3:53)
  10. Right Now for You (2:33)
  11. Hey, Western Union Man (3:43)
  12. Song and Dance for the Unborn, Frightened Child (4:31)

Credits

  • Various - primary artist
  • Richard Waldrep - cover, artwork
  • Don Sheldon - creative director
  • Paul Gambaccini - other [consultant for the series]
  • Sam Hill - other [production assistant]
  • Christine Noble - other [sub-editor]
  • Gillian Moore - other [text editor]
  • Edna Lewis - music by, lyrics by

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