No One Is Alone (song) song has an aural resemblance to The Candy Man. The song has the form of AABA. The song is frequently compared with You'll Never Walk Alone from Carousel, which "You've Got to Have a Dream: The Message of the Musical" rejects"." In analysing how the second act relies on a sense of accumulated community wisdom, "Reading Stephen Sondheim: A Collection of Critical Essays" draws ties between this song and an earlier number called It Takes Two, which was originally included as a reprise in the Act II finale in the pre-Broadway tryouts. Bustle ranked the song at #2 in a
I'll Walk Alone early 1960s. Martha Tilton also fared well, placing the song in the Billboard Top Ten. The song was also recorded by Jane Froman (1952). Oddly, when "I'll Walk Alone" was revived in the 1950s, it was often done by male singers, with a very popular version being done by Don Cornell (1952 top ten). Teen idol Ricky Nelson recorded a version for his 1958 album "Ricky Nelson". In the Pop Chronicles documentary, Cahn himself performed the song while explaining that it began with a phone call from "Follow the Boys" producer Charles K. Feldman. Marty Robbins recorded "I'll Walk Alone"