| Alone (Spirit Tales) | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Stephen Simmonds |
| Cover: | Alone_Stephen_Simmonds.jpg |
| Released: | 1997 (Sweden, Japan) 1998 (United Kingdom) 2000 (United States) |
| Genre: | Soul, pop, R&B |
| Length: | 60:39 (Spirit Tales) |
| Label: | Superstudio/Diesel Music (SWE, JP) Parlophone/EMI(UK) Priority (US) |
| Producer: | Peter Cartriers, Stephen Simmonds |
| Next Title: | For Father |
| Next Year: | 2002 |
Alone was the debut album by Swedish singer Stephen Simmonds. It was first released in 1997 in Sweden and later in Japan. In 1998 and 2000 in UK and United States it went by the name Spirit Tales.
Japan Release (1997): "Alone" was also released in Japan, Simmonds added a recording from 1995 "Thank You For" (one of the tracks from the demo which was sent to diesel music), the song "One" which was on the "b-side" of the "Tears Never Dry" single and also a remix of the song "Alone".
UK Release (1998): "Alone" was renamed to "Spirit Tales" and was additionally produced and mixed on all the tracks except: "Tears Never Dry", "Alone" Judgement day" and "Let It Go". Songs "One" and "Believe" was added to the album.
US Release (2000): Simmonds worked with Raphael Saadiq and 2 Danish producers based in LA at the time called Soulshock and Karlin and added the tracks "If I Was Your Man" (co-written and produced by Raphael Saadiq) and "I Can't Do That" (co-written and produced by Soulshock and Karlin).
Added tracks (Alone album)
Added tracks (Spirit Tales album)
Added tracks (Spirit Tales album 1998)
Added tracks (Spirit Tales album 2000)