Penthouse Serenade (When We're Alone) is a romantic tune written by Will Jason and Val Burton and first published in 1931 by Famous Music. The lyrics paint a rooftop penthouse romance high above the city, where two lovers escape society and keep their love alive. It became a popular standard and later appeared in various arrangements, including a simplified piano edition published in 1948. The piece gained wide recognition when Nat King Cole recorded it as the title track on his 1952 Penthouse Serenade album, helping to cement it as a jazz standard. The tune has been reissued in expanded forms in 1955 and 1998, reflecting its lasting appeal as both a pop tune and a jazz piece.
Genre: started as a popular song and evolved into a jazz standard through Cole’s interpretation and other performances.
