You'll Never Walk Alone You'll Never Walk Alone "You'll Never Walk Alone" is a show tune from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Carousel". In the second act of the musical, Nettie Fowler, the cousin of the protagonist Julie Jordan, sings "You'll Never Walk Alone" to comfort and encourage Julie when her husband, Billy Bigelow, the male lead, falls on his knife and dies after a failed robbery attempt. It is reprised in the final scene to encourage a graduation class of which Louise (Billy and Julie's daughter) is a member. The now invisible Billy, who has been granted the chance to return to
Never Alone (Jim Brickman song) from her Lady Antebellum group members, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood. Jim Brickman plays the piano on the track, while Haywood additionally plays guitar. The track was produced by Dan Shea for its release as a single. Chuck Taylor of "Billboard" was complimentary of the collaboration, noting the song's potential for crossover success on the country music and adult contemporary formats. "Never Alone" was ranked as Brickman's second-best song by "AXS" in September 2015, with reviewer Michelle Lavallee praising Scott's vocal performance in particular. The music video for "Never Alone" was directed by Glenn Sweitzer and premiered June 12, 2007.