| The Lonely Hours | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Sarah Vaughan |
| Cover: | sasslonely.jpg |
| Released: | March 1964[1] |
| Recorded: | 1964 |
| Genre: | Vocal jazz |
| Length: | 40:57 |
| Label: | Roulette |
| Producer: | Teddy Reig |
| Chronology: | Sarah Vaughan |
| Prev Title: | Star Eyes |
| Prev Year: | 1963 |
| Next Title: | Vaughan with Voices |
| Next Year: | 1964 |
The Lonely Hours is a 1964 studio album by Sarah Vaughan, arranged by Benny Carter.[2]
This was Vaughan's second album with Carter. Her first, The Explosive Side of Sarah Vaughan, was released in 1963.
The AllMusic review by John Bush stated: "Sarah Vaughan's contribution to the genre of saloon song LPs, doesn't have a stellar selection of material...Benny Carter's refined arrangements and ensemble playing don't exactly reinforce the isolation of the title, but Vaughan sounds excellent on 'I'll Never Be the Same', 'These Foolish Things', and 'If I Had You'...Hopefully, Carter wasn't responsible for the occasionally canned sound of the strings; The Lonely Hours is a solid match of vocalist and arranger in most respects, with only the quality of the material weighing it down slightly."[2]