"Alone" (Morty Craft)

Original Performance: the Shepherd Sisters, 1957 (the record label was owned by Craft)
Notable Performance: the Four Seasons, 1964

I've heard all three versions.  They're all fairly similar in key, tempo and arrangement.  Tracey's version is influenced mainly by the Four Seasons' version.

FYI: the Shepherd Sisters (Martha, Gayle, Judy and Mary Lou) were from Middletown, Ohio and made several appearances on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts (as the "La-La Quartet") in the late '50s.  "Alone" was their biggest hit, reaching #18 on the Billboard charts in the fall of 1957.  The Four Seasons' version reached #28 in the summer of 1964.  In the UK, three versions charted in 1957: the Shepherd Sisters (#14), Petula Clark (#8) and the Southlanders (#17)

"SINGING THE SONGS SENIORS CAN'T FORGET" (abridged from THE RECORD / INTELLIGENCER article by BETH LONG):  Some of their audience members may suffer from memory lapses, but they always seem to remember the nostalgic songs word for word when the husband and wife team of Gayle and Marty Vale combined popular standards and comedy bits to entertain residents at Sunrise Assisted and Independent Living in Abington.  Gayle Shepherd began at age 16.  With siblings Martha, Judy and Mary Lou, Gayle headed up The Shepherd Sisters and was a regular on Dick Clark's Bandstand.  A native Philadelphian, Marty was the original "Cottman Man" in the 1970's commercial for Cottman Transmission.  These days their show biz lives consist of performing their show for appreciative older audiences.  "You see the rewards in their faces," said Marty.  "We have asked audiences if they had any favorite songs and the people have said 'You're playing them'.  That means a lot to us."  One resident said "I never forget the old songs."  "It's good because it brings them back to times that were good," said program coordinator Angela Mele.  "They remember the happy times."