Wow! She was quite an effective song stylist, wasn't she?
Yeah, and I suspect that's what got this song banned on some radio stations in 1959. The song is kind of insubstantial in itself, but the way she sang it is probably what drew a lot of attention.
In memory of April Stevens, here's her recording of "Alone," a song first heard in the Marx Brothers' "A Night at the Opera" in 1935. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cojn4FSJ52o
"I feel so low, old chap, that I could get on stilts and walk under a dachshund." - Monty, It (1927)