"All the Time" is a song that has been recorded by two

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

singers. The first version, by

Kitty Wells Ellen Muriel Deason (August 30, 1919 – July 16, 2012), known professionally as Kitty Wells, was an American pioneering female country music singer. She broke down a barrier to women in country music with her 1952 hit recording "It Wasn't God W ...

, peaked at #18 on the country music charts in 1959. It was the b-side to her single "Mommy for a Day," which peaked at #5. Eight years later,

Jack Greene Jack Henry Greene (January 7, 1930 – March 14, 2013) was an American country musician. Nicknamed the "Jolly Greene Giant" due to his height and deep voice, Greene was a long time member of the Grand Ole Opry. A three-time Grammy Award nomine ...

covered the song, taking his version to Number One on the same chart.Whitburn, p. 169 The song's B-side, "Wanting You but Never Having You," peaked at #63.

Chart performance

Kitty Wells

Jack Greene

Cover version

Patti Page Clara Ann Fowler (November 8, 1927 – January 1, 2013), known professionally as Patti Page, was an American singer and actress. Primarily known for pop and country music, she was the top-charting female vocalist and best-selling female ar ...

included the song on her album '' Today My Way'' (1967)

References

1959 singles 1967 singles Kitty Wells songs Jack Greene songs Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one singles of the year Songs written by Mel Tillis 1959 songs Decca Records singles {{1960s-country-song-stub