The Lonely Hours

Reception

The Allmusic review by John Bush awarded the album three stars and said that "Sarah Vaughan's contribution to the genre of saloon song LPs, doesn't have a stellar selection of material...Benny Carter's refined arrangements and ensemble playing don't exactly reinforce the isolation of the title, but Vaughan sounds excellent on "I'll Never Be the Same," "These Foolish Things," and "If I Had You"...Hopefully, Carter wasn't responsible for the occasionally canned sound of the strings; The Lonely Hours is a solid match of vocalist and arranger in most respects, with only the quality of the material weighing it down slightly".

Track listing

1. "Lonely Hours" (Hy Glaser, Jerry Solomon) - 4:03
2. "I'll Never Be the Same" (Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli) - 3:43
3. "If I Had You" (Irving Berlin) - 3:52
4. "Friendless" (Benny Carter, Paul Vandervoort II) - 3:10
5. "You're Driving Me Crazy" (Walter Donaldson) - 3:00
6. "Always on My Mind" (H. Green, N. Newell) - 3:01
7. "Look for Me (I'll Be Around)" (Sylvia Dee, Guy Wood) - 3:19
8. "What'll I Do?" (Berlin) - 2:18
9. "(In My) Solitude" (Eddie DeLange, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) - 3:48
10. "These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)" (Eric Maschwitz, Jack Strachey, Harry Link) - 3:44
11. "The Man I Love" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:03
12. "So Long, My Love" (Sammy Cahn, Lew Spence) - 2:37

Personnel