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{{Infobox song
| name = All the Way
| name = All the Way
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| B-side = [[Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)|Chicago]]
| B-side = [[Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)|Chicago]]
| released = {{Start date|1957|09}}
| released = {{Start date|1957|09}}
| format = [[Gramophone record|7" 45, 10" 78]]
| recorded = August 13, 1957
| recorded = August 13, 1957
| studio = [[Capitol Studios]], [[Hollywood]], [[California]]
| studio = [[Capitol Studios|Capitol]], Hollywood, California
| venue =
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| length = 2:50
| length = 2:50
| label = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
| label = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
| writer = [[Jimmy Van Heusen]] (music) [[Sammy Cahn]] (lyrics)
| composer = [[Jimmy Van Heusen]]
| lyricist = [[Sammy Cahn]]
| producer =
| producer =
| prev_title = Something Wonderful Happens in Summer
| prev_title = Something Wonderful Happens in Summer
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}}


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"'''All the Way'''" is a song published in [[1957 in music|1957]] by Maraville Music Corporation. The music was written by [[Jimmy Van Heusen]] with lyrics by [[Sammy Cahn]].<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
"'''All the Way'''" is a 1950s [[pop song]] made famous by [[Frank Sinatra]]<ref name=pc22>{{Gilliland |url=https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19775/m1/ |title=Show 22 - Smack Dab in the Middle on Route 66: A skinny dip in the easy listening mainstream. [Part 1] |show=22 |track=3}}</ref> and [[cover version|covered]] since by many [[musician]]s.

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[[Frank Sinatra]]'s version was published in [[1957 in music|1957]] by Maraville Music Corporation. The music was written by [[Jimmy Van Heusen]] with lyrics by [[Sammy Cahn]].<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
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| page= 135}}</ref> It was introduced in the film ''[[The Joker Is Wild]].''<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> Sinatra also had the best-selling recorded version of the song. Aside from this song, he also sang "[[Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)]]" for the movie. It wound up as the flipside of "All the Way" when [[Capitol Records]] released the song as a single. The single reached #15 in sales and #2 in airplay in Billboard's charts. The track peaked at #3 in the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/>


==Frank Sinatra recording==
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The song received the [[1957 in film|1957]] [[Academy Award for Best Original Song]].<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/>
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In 1957, a recording of "All the Way", was made famous by [[Frank Sinatra]]<ref name=pc22>{{Gilliland |url=https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19775/m1/ |title=Show 22 - Smack Dab in the Middle on Route 66: A skinny dip in the easy listening mainstream. [Part 1] |show=22 |track=3}}</ref> It was introduced in the film ''[[The Joker Is Wild]].''<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> Sinatra also had the best-selling recorded version of the song. Aside from this song, he also sang "[[Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)]]" for the movie. It wound up as the flipside of "All the Way" when [[Capitol Records]] released the song as a single. The single reached #15 in sales and #2 in airplay in Billboard's charts.<ref>{{cite book |title= Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2013 |publisher=Record Research |page=769}}</ref> The track peaked at #3 in the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/>
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The song in its orchestral arrangement by [[Nelson Riddle]] received the [[1957 in film|1957]] [[Academy Award for Best Original Song]].<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/>
Sinatra rerecorded the song, with a Nelson Riddle arrangement, for his 1963 album ''[[Sinatra's Sinatra]]''.


==Translations==
==Translations==
[[Mina (singer)|Mina]] performed "Si, amor", the Italian version of the song in ''[[Canzonissima]]'', a 1968 [[RAI]] musical variety series. [[Neil Sedaka]] also recorded "Si Amore" in the mid-1960s for his Italian fans.
[[Mina (Italian singer)|Mina]] performed "Si, amor", the Italian version of the song, in ''[[Canzonissima]]'', a 1968 [[RAI]] musical variety series. [[Neil Sedaka]] also recorded "Si, amor" in the mid-1960s.


==Cover versions==
==Cover versions==
{{in popular culture|date=November 2019}}
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*[[Brenda Lee]] - 1961 album All The Way
After the Frank Sinatra recording, "All the Way" has been [[cover version|covered]] since by many [[musician]]s, including:
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*[[Sam Cooke]] - 1963 album Mr. Soul
*[[Keely Smith]] - 1958 album ''[[Politely!]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/politely%21-mw0000498689|website=www.allmusic.com|accessdate=June 26, 2024}}</ref>
*[[Etta Jones]] - 1960 album ''[[Don't Go to Strangers]]''
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*[[Brenda Lee]] - 1961 album ''[[All the Way (Brenda Lee album)|All the Way]]''
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*[[Sam Cooke]] - 1963 album ''[[Mr. Soul (Sam Cooke album)|Mr. Soul]]''
*[[Marty Robbins]] - 1962 album Marty After Midnight
*[[Marty Robbins]] - 1962 album Marty After Midnight
*[[Bing Crosby]] - recorded the song for his [[The Ford Road Show Featuring Bing Crosby|radio show]] in 1957 and it was subsequently released on CD.<ref>{{cite web|title=A Bing Crosby Discography|url= http://www.bingmagazine.co.uk/bingmagazine/CBS.html|website=BING magazine|publisher=International Club Crosby|accessdate=October 30, 2017}}</ref>
*[[Bing Crosby]] - recorded the song for his [[The Ford Road Show Featuring Bing Crosby|radio show]] in 1957 and it was subsequently released on CD.<ref>{{cite web|title=A Bing Crosby Discography|url= http://www.bingmagazine.co.uk/bingmagazine/CBS.html|website=BING magazine|publisher=International Club Crosby|access-date=October 30, 2017}}</ref>
*Trumpeter [[Lee Morgan]] played an instrumental version of the song on the album ''[[Candy]]'', which was released November 1958.
*Trumpeter [[Lee Morgan]] played an instrumental version of the song on the album ''[[Candy (Lee Morgan album)|Candy]]'', which was released November 1958.
*[[Billie Holiday]] recorded a version of the song on March 1959, four months before her death, which is available on the album ''[[Last Recordings]]''.
*[[Billie Holiday]] recorded a version of the song in March 1959, four months before her death, which is available on the album ''[[Last Recording]]''.
*[[Neil Sedaka]] recorded the song for his big band album ''[[Circulate]]'' in 1961. This song has since appeared on other compilation albums of his.
*[[Neil Sedaka]] recorded the song for his big band album ''[[Circulate]]'' in 1961. This song has since appeared on other compilation albums of his.
*A cover by [[James Brown]] & the Dee Felice Trio was released on their album [[Gettin' Down to It]], in 1969.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/James-Brown-Dee-Felice-Trio-Gettin-Down-To-It/release/741205|title=James Brown & Dee Felice Trio - Gettin' Down To It|author=|date=|website=Discogs}}</ref>
*A cover by [[James Brown]] & the Dee Felice Trio was released on their album ''[[Gettin' Down to It]]'', in 1969.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/James-Brown-Dee-Felice-Trio-Gettin-Down-To-It/release/741205|title=James Brown & Dee Felice Trio - Gettin' Down To It|website=Discogs|year=1969 }}</ref>
*[[New Birth (band)|New Birth]] recorded the song for their 1970 eponymous debut album as well as their "Coming Together" album in 1972.
*[[New Birth (band)|New Birth]] recorded the song for their 1970 eponymous debut album as well as their ''[[Coming Together]]'' album in 1972.
*[[Glen Campbell]] recorded the song for his album ''[[Try a Little Kindness]]'' in 1970.
*[[Glen Campbell]] recorded the song for his album ''[[Try a Little Kindness]]'' in 1970.
*[[Celine Dion|Céline Dion]] performed "All The Way" in 1998-1999 as the final part of an acoustic medley during her [[Let's Talk About Love World Tour]]. She also recorded "All the Way" as a duet with Sinatra (using the vocals from his 1963 [[Reprise Records|Reprise]] recording) on her 1999 compilation album ''[[All the Way… A Decade of Song]]'' and also performed the song in virtual duet in her [[Las Vegas Strip|Las Vegas]] show, [[A New Day...]]. This version of the song was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] for Best Collaboration. She sang the song at the "Sinatra 100 — An All-Star GRAMMY Concert" in Las Vegas on December 6 2015.
*[[Celine Dion|Céline Dion]] performed "All The Way" in 1998-1999 as the final part of an acoustic medley during her [[Let's Talk About Love World Tour]]. She also recorded "All the Way" as a duet with Sinatra (using the vocals from his 1963 [[Reprise Records|Reprise]] recording) on her 1999 compilation album ''[[All the Way… A Decade of Song]]'' and also performed the song in virtual duet in her [[Las Vegas Strip|Las Vegas]] show, [[A New Day...]]. This version of the song was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] for Best Collaboration. She sang the song at the "Sinatra 100 — An All-Star GRAMMY Concert" in Las Vegas on December 6, 2015.
*[[Lou Rawls]] released a version of the song on his 1977 album ''[[Unmistakably Lou]]''.
*[[Lou Rawls]] released a version of the song on his 1977 album ''[[Unmistakably Lou]]''.
*A cover by [[Ray Price (musician)|Ray Price]] peaked at number 73 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs|Hot Country Singles]] chart in 1986.<ref name="whitburn2013">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944–2012|publisher=Record Research, Inc|page=268|year=2013|isbn=978-0-89820-203-8}}</ref>
*A cover by [[Ray Price (musician)|Ray Price]] peaked at number 73 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs|Hot Country Singles]] chart in 1986.<ref name="whitburn2013">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944–2012|publisher=Record Research, Inc|page=268|year=2013|isbn=978-0-89820-203-8}}</ref>
*[[Jeffrey Osborne]] recorded a version of "All the Way" which was featured in the 1991 motion picture (and soundtrack) ''[[Dying Young]]'', starring [[Julia Roberts]]. The soundtrack from ''Dying Young'' was composed and produced by [[James Newton Howard]].
*[[Jeffrey Osborne]] recorded a version of "All the Way" which was featured in the 1991 motion picture (and soundtrack) ''[[Dying Young]]'', starring [[Julia Roberts]]. The soundtrack from ''Dying Young'' was composed and produced by [[James Newton Howard]].
*This song was covered by [[Richard Hell & the Voidoids]] as a track on their first album ''[[Blank Generation (album)|Blank Generation]]'' but was not used until the album was re-printed in the late 1990s.
*This song was covered by [[Richard Hell & the Voidoids]] as a track on their first album ''[[Blank Generation (album)|Blank Generation]]'' but was not used until the album was re-printed in the late 1990s.
*[[Jimmy Scott]] recorded the song in his distinctive style on his album "All the Way" in 1992.
*[[Jimmy Scott]] recorded the song in his distinctive style on his album ''All the Way'' in 1992.
*[[Joe Lovano]] included the song in his 1996 album ''[[Celebrating Sinatra]]''.
*[[Joe Lovano]] included the song in his 1996 album ''[[Celebrating Sinatra]]''.
*[[James Darren]] recorded the song in 1999 for his album [[This One's from the Heart|This One's From The Heart]]
*[[James Darren]] recorded the song in 1999 for his album [[This One's from the Heart|''This One's From The Heart'']]
*The Italian singer [[Mina (singer)|Mina]] covered the song (in English) on the album-tribute to [[Frank Sinatra]], ''[[L'allieva]]'', in 2005.
*The Italian singer [[Mina (Italian singer)|Mina]] covered the song (in English) on the album-tribute to [[Frank Sinatra]], ''[[L'allieva]]'', in 2005.
*Parris Lane, recorded two versions of "All the Way." A voice and piano duet with Mickey Basil, as well as a big band arrangement produced by Ed Peterson on her 1998 album ''Songs from My Heart''.
*[[Harry Connick, Jr.]] recorded the song for his 2009 album ''[[Your Songs]]''.
*[[Harry Connick, Jr.]] recorded the song for his 2009 album ''[[Your Songs]]''.
*[[Laura Dickinson]] recorded the song for her debut album ''[[One For My Baby - To Frank Sinatra With Love]]'', which released on December 12, 2014 in celebration of [[Frank Sinatra]]'s 99th birthday.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/one-for-my-baby-to-frank-sinatra/id940148822|title=One for My Baby - To Frank Sinatra with Love by Laura Dickinson|author=|date=12 December 2014|website=apple.com}}</ref>
*[[Laura Dickinson]] recorded the song for her debut album ''[[One For My Baby - To Frank Sinatra With Love]]'', which released on December 12, 2014, in celebration of Sinatra's 99th birthday.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/one-for-my-baby-to-frank-sinatra/id940148822|title=One for My Baby - To Frank Sinatra with Love by Laura Dickinson|date=12 December 2014|website=apple.com}}</ref>
*[[Bobby Darin]] recorded the song in the 1960s, but it was not released until the 2004 album ''[[Aces Back to Back (CD/DVD)|Aces Back to Back]]''.
*[[Bobby Darin]] recorded the song in the 1960s, but it was not released until the 2004 album ''[[Aces Back to Back (CD/DVD)|Aces Back to Back]]''.
*[[Iva Davies]] and his band [[Icehouse (band)|Icehouse]] recorded it as part of the 1995 release of ''[[The Berlin Tapes (album)|The Berlin Tapes]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-berlin-tapes-mw0000454638|title=The Berlin Tapes - Icehouse - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic|author=|date=|website=AllMusic}}</ref>
*[[Iva Davies]] and his band [[Icehouse (band)|Icehouse]] recorded it as part of the 1995 release of ''[[The Berlin Tapes (album)|The Berlin Tapes]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-berlin-tapes-mw0000454638|title=The Berlin Tapes - Icehouse - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic|website=AllMusic}}</ref>
*[[Bob Dylan]] recorded the song as a country waltz for his 2016 album ''[[Fallen Angels (Bob Dylan album)|Fallen Angels]]''.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Kreps|first1=Daniel|title=Hear Bob Dylan's Country Rendition of 'All the Way'|journal=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=April 29, 2016|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-bob-dylans-country-rendition-of-all-the-way-20160429}}</ref>
*[[Bob Dylan]] recorded the song as a country waltz for his 2016 album ''[[Fallen Angels (Bob Dylan album)|Fallen Angels]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Kreps|first1=Daniel|title=Hear Bob Dylan's Country Rendition of 'All the Way'|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=April 29, 2016|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-bob-dylans-country-rendition-of-all-the-way-20160429}}</ref>
*[[Katharine McPhee]] recorded the song in 2017 for her album [[I Fall In Love Too Easily]]
*[[Katharine McPhee]] recorded the song in 2017 for her album ''[[I Fall In Love Too Easily]]''
*[[Trisha Yearwood]] covered the song as part of her 2018 Frank Sinatra tribute album ''[[Let's Be Frank]]''.
*[[Trisha Yearwood]] covered the song as part of her 2018 Frank Sinatra tribute album ''[[Let's Be Frank]]''.
*[[King Curtis]] and [[Nat Adderley]] recorded a version for Curtis's 1960 album, Soul Meeting.
*[[King Curtis]] and [[Nat Adderley]] recorded a version for Curtis's 1960 album, ''[[Soul Meeting (King Curtis album)|Soul Meeting]]''.
*[[James Darren]], playing a hologram of a Vegas lounge singer, sang it on the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' episode "[[Image in the Sand]]", 1998
*[[Nicholas Lyndhurst]], as time traveller Gary Sparrow, sang it on an episode of the sitcom [[Goodnight Sweetheart (TV series)|Goodnight Sweetheart]], claiming that he had written the song himself.
*Pianist [[Herbie Nichols]] played an instrumental version of the song on the album [[Love, Gloom, Cash, Love]] , which was recorded in November 1957.


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.jimmyvanheusen.com Jimmy Van Heusen Website]
*[http://www.jimmyvanheusen.com Jimmy Van Heusen Website]
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Revision as of 05:32, 26 June 2024

"All the Way"
Single by Frank Sinatra
B-side"Chicago"
ReleasedSeptember 1957 (1957-09)
RecordedAugust 13, 1957
StudioCapitol, Hollywood, California
GenrePop
Length2:50
LabelCapitol
Composer(s)Jimmy Van Heusen
Lyricist(s)Sammy Cahn
Frank Sinatra singles chronology
"Something Wonderful Happens in Summer"
(1957) 		"All the Way"
(1957) 		"Mistletoe and Holly"
(1957)

"All the Way" is a song published in 1957 by Maraville Music Corporation. The music was written by Jimmy Van Heusen with lyrics by Sammy Cahn.[1]

Frank Sinatra recording

In 1957, a recording of "All the Way", was made famous by Frank Sinatra[2] It was introduced in the film The Joker Is Wild.[1] Sinatra also had the best-selling recorded version of the song. Aside from this song, he also sang "Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)" for the movie. It wound up as the flipside of "All the Way" when Capitol Records released the song as a single. The single reached #15 in sales and #2 in airplay in Billboard's charts.[3] The track peaked at #3 in the UK Singles Chart.[1] The song in its orchestral arrangement by Nelson Riddle received the 1957 Academy Award for Best Original Song.[1] Sinatra rerecorded the song, with a Nelson Riddle arrangement, for his 1963 album Sinatra's Sinatra.

Translations

Mina performed "Si, amor", the Italian version of the song, in Canzonissima, a 1968 RAI musical variety series. Neil Sedaka also recorded "Si, amor" in the mid-1960s.

Cover versions

After the Frank Sinatra recording, "All the Way" has been covered since by many musicians, including:

References

  1. ^ a b c d Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 135. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. ^ Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 22 - Smack Dab in the Middle on Route 66: A skinny dip in the easy listening mainstream. [Part 1]" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries. Track 3.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 769.
  4. ^ "www.allmusic.com". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  5. ^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  6. ^ "James Brown & Dee Felice Trio - Gettin' Down To It". Discogs. 1969.
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs 1944–2012. Record Research, Inc. p. 268. ISBN 978-0-89820-203-8.
  8. ^ "One for My Baby - To Frank Sinatra with Love by Laura Dickinson". apple.com. 12 December 2014.
  9. ^ "The Berlin Tapes - Icehouse - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.
  10. ^ Kreps, Daniel (April 29, 2016). "Hear Bob Dylan's Country Rendition of 'All the Way'". Rolling Stone.
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