A Lonely Place
Johnny Mandel
| PROFILE | |
| Composer | Johnny Mandel |
| Lyricist | Paul Francis Webster |
| Year Written | 1969 |
| About A Lonely Place | |
| “A Lonely Place” was written for the 1969 western Heaven with a Gun, starring Glenn Ford. | |
Lyrics
The world can be a happy place
Of stars and cockle shells
Of summer things like garden swings
Of games and carousels
A hundred different pleasures
The heart can not forget
And yet
And yet
The world is such as lonely place
When you are all alone
Your arms reach out to empty space
For dreams you’ve never known
And in the dawn
In silence I explore
I see the one I’ve waited for
Beyond a slowly closing door
Oh please don’t go
For this I know
I need you so
The world’s a lonely place
That’s all until you fall in love
Session / Album Information
1969
“A Lonely Place” was recorded on March 27, 1969 and released that year on the album I’ve Gotta Be Me. It was arranged by Torrie Zito.
This recording released on:
- 1969: CBS 45: 4527
- 1969: Columbia 45: 4-44947
- 1969: Columbia LP 12″: CS 9882 — I’ve Gotta Be Me
- 2009: Beat Goes On CD: 886 — For Once In My Life/I’ve Gotta Be Me [UK
- 2011: Disc #38 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK37) I’ve Gotta Be Me