"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.
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Frank Sinatra recording
In 1957, a recording of "All the Way" was made famous by Frank Sinatra. It was introduced in the film The Joker Is Wild. Sinatra's recording is the best-selling version of the song. Aside from this song, he also sang "Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)" for the film. It wound up as the flipside of "All the Way" when Capitol Records released the song as a single. The single reached No. 15 in sales and No. 2 in airplay on the Billboard charts. The song peaked at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart.
The song in its orchestral arrangement by Nelson Riddle received the 1957 Academy Award for Best Original Song.
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.
Tito Rodríguez performed "Dime Que Me Quieres", a Spanish version of this song, in his 25th Anniversary Performance with the Lucho Macedo orchestra.
Juan Carlos Coronel recorded "Hasta El Fin", a Spanish version of this song, as part of his Lenguaje Universal album released in 2017, arranged by Jorge Calandrelli.
Cover versions
After the Frank Sinatra recording, "All the Way" has been covered since by many musicians, including:
Bing Crosby - recorded the song for his radio show in 1957 and it was subsequently released on CD.
Pianist Herbie Nichols played an instrumental version of the song on the album Love, Gloom, Cash, Love, which was recorded in November 1957.
Keely Smith - 1958 album Politely!
Trumpeter Lee Morgan played an instrumental version of the song on the album Candy, which was released November 1958.
Billie Holiday recorded a version of the song in March 1959, four months before her death, which is available on the album Last Recording.
Etta Jones - 1960 album Don't Go to Strangers.
King Curtis and Nat Adderley recorded a version for Curtis's 1960 album, Soul Meeting.
Brenda Lee - 1961 album All the Way.
Neil Sedaka recorded the song for his big band album Circulate in 1961. This song has since appeared on other compilation albums of his.
Sam Cooke - 1963 album Mr. Soul.
Marty Robbins - 1962 album Marty After Midnight.
Canadian band leader Robert Farnon included an instrumental version on his 1965 album Robert Farnon and His Orchestra Play the Hits of Sinatra.
A cover by James Brown & the Dee Felice Trio was released on their album Gettin' Down to It, in 1969.