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By Myself (1937 song)

"By Myself" is a song by composer Arthur Schwartz and lyricist Howard Dietz. The song's lyrics communicate both the sadness of being alone and a satisfaction found in self-reliance and achievement. The song employs an unusual musical form for a popular song: following the incomplete repetition form AABC. It also vacillates between the keys of g minor and F major making for a more harmonically complex tune.

Notable recordings
Mabel MercerSongs by Mabel Mercer, Vol. 2 (1953) • Barbara Carroll TrioLullabies in Rhythm (1954) • Lee Wiley and Ellis LarkinsDuologue: Lee Wiley Sings Rogers & Hart; Ellis Larkins Plays Piano Solos (1954) • Art Farmer – ''Farmer's Market'' (1956) • Patty McGovern – ''Wednesday's Child'' (1956), arranged by Thomas TalbertHelen MerrillDream of You (1956), arranged by Gil EvansSammy Davis Jr.Sammy Swings (1957) • Judy GarlandAlone (1957), arranged by Gordon Jenkins; I Could Go On Singing (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1963) • Gogi Grant – ''Granted It's Gogi'' (1957), arranged by Johnny MandelJerry LewisJerry Lewis Just Sings (1957), arranged by Buddy BregmanJohnny MathisWarm (1957), arranged by Percy FaithRuth Price – ''The Party's Over'' (1957) • Freddie ReddSan Francisco Suite (1957) • Mal WaldronMal/3: Sounds (1958) • Tony BennettHometown, My Town (1959), arranged by Ralph Burns; ''Steppin' Out'' (1993) • Carmen McRaeBook of Ballads (1959), arranged by Frank Hunter • Teresa Brewer – ''Ridin' High'' (1960), arranged by Jerry FieldingShirley ScottHip Soul (1961) • Fred AstaireThree Evenings with Fred Astaire (1962), arranged by David RoseShelley Manne and Jack MarshallSounds Unheard Of (1962) • Lena HorneLena Like Latin (1963), arranged by Shorty RogersDoc SeverinsenTorch Songs for Trumpet (1963) • Jack JonesWhere Love Has Gone (1964) • Julie LondonIn Person at the Americana (1964), arranged by Don BagleyEsther Ofarim - Is it really me? (1965), arranged and produced by Bobby ScottDon ShirleyWater Boy (1965) • Ann-Margret - ''Songs from The Swinger (And Other Swingin' Songs)'' (1966) • CherBittersweet White Light (1973) • Dave McKennaBy Myself (1976), "Dancing in the Dark" and Other Music of Arthur Schwartz (1986), and Fresh Air in Concert (1990) • Shirley HornA Lazy Afternoon (1978) • Roger KellawaySay That Again (1978) • James WilliamsFlying Colors (1978) • Cal CollinsBy Myself (1980) • Johnny HartmanOnce in Every Life (1981) • Maxine SullivanMaxine Sullivan With the Ike Isaacs Quintet (1981); On Tour With the Allegheny Jazz Quartet: Starring Maxine Sullivan (1984); Uptown (1985, with the Scott Hamilton Quintet) • Buddy De Franco and Oscar PetersonHark: Buddy De Franco Meets the Oscar Peterson Quartet (1985), with Joe Pass and Niels-Henning Ørsted PedersenElla Fitzgerald and Joe PassEasy Living (1986) • Barney KesselRed, Hot and Blues (1988) • Junior CookOn a Misty Night (1990) • Trudy DesmondTailor Made (1992), arranged by Roger Kellaway • Stephanie NakasianBitter Sweet (1992) • Lou LevyBy Myself (1995) ==See also==
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