All the way

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All the Way is a pop song written by Jimmy Van Heusen (music) and Sammy Cahn (lyrics) that was released in 1957.

Using the song and first recording

Frank Sinatra (1960)

The songwriter duo Van Heusen / Cahn wrote All the Way for the feature film Schicksalsmelodie ( The Joker Is Wild ), in which he is introduced by Frank Sinatra , accompanied by Nelson Riddle and his orchestra. Van Heusen wrote the song with the intention of portraying the loss of voice of Joe E. Lewis (the film role of Sinatra). He also wrote a musical leap into the song, which seemed particularly difficult for him to master and one would believe that it then broke off dramatically.

All the Way was in the category Best Song in 1957 with an Oscar award. In addition to this song, Sinatra also performed in the film Chicago (That Toddlin 'Town) by Fred Fisher , which was released as the B-side of the single from All the Way on Capitol Records (CL 14800 or EP EAP 20062). The single reached # 15 on the US Billboard chart and # 3 on the UK singles chart.

The first lines of the song are:

When somebody loves you
It's no good unless he loves you - all the way
Happy to be near you
When you need someone to cheer you - all the way

Cover versions

The song was recorded by numerous musicians from the late 1950s, including a. by Herbie Nichols ( Love, Gloom, Cash, Love ), Lee Morgan ( Candy 1957), Jonah Jones , Keely Smith / Billy May (1959), Billie Holiday , Mal Waldron , Ted Heath , Ike Quebec and Oliver Nelson and became one Made jazz standard . In later years the song was interpreted by u. a. also Etta Jones , the Uri Caine Trio ( Live at the Village Vanguard , 2003), Junior Mance and Joe Temperley . Bob Dylan recorded a version of the song for his album Falling Angels in 2016 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ken Bloom: The American Songbook - The Singers, the Songwriters, and the Songs - 100 Years of American Popular Music - The Stories of the Creators and Performers . New York City, Black Dog & Leventhal, 2005 ISBN 1-57912-448-8 ) p. 192
  2. ↑ http://www.jimmyvanheusen.com/bio.htm
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel: Top Pop Singles 1955-1993. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Ltd., 1994, p. 547
  4. ↑ David Roberts: British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. (2006) p. 135. ISBN 1-904994-10-5 .
  5. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed January 7, 2014)