"All These Things" is a 1962 single written by

Allen Toussaint Allen Richard Toussaint (; January 14, 1938 – November 10, 2015) was an American musician, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was an influential figure in New Orleans rhythm and blues from the 1950s to the end of the century, descri ...

under the pseudonym of "Naomi Neville", and first recorded by

Art Neville Arthur Lanon Neville Jr. (December 17, 1937 – July 22, 2019) was an American singer, songwriter and keyboardist from New Orleans. Neville was a staple of the New Orleans music scene for over five decades. He was the founder of the funk band ...

in 1962.

Joe Stampley version

The biggest chart hit version was performed by

Joe Stampley Joe Stampley (born June 6, 1943) is an American country music singer. He had success as the lead singer of a rock group, in a country duo with Moe Bandy and as a solo performer. Stampley has released over 20 albums and more than 60 singles in ...

. In 1966, The Uniques recorded the song with Joe Stampley singing lead. "All These Things" was Stampley's third number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the chart.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Cover versions

*An early recording was also done by Lee Tillman, *A re-recording in 1981 charted at number 62. *

John Boutté John Boutté (born November 3, 1958) Boutté studied business at Xavier University of Louisiana where he was in ROTC. After he graduated, he was commissioned in the U.S. Army where he served for the next four years. When he returned, he started ...

recorded it as well, and performs it regularly, and also performed it at Allen Toussaint's memorial. *

James Booker James Carroll Booker III (December 17, 1939 – November 8, 1983) was a New Orleans rhythm and blues keyboardist born in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Booker's unique style combined rhythm and blues with jazz standards. Musician Dr. J ...

recorded the song on his album ''Classified'' (1982). *

Elvis Costello Declan Patrick MacManus Order of the British Empire, OBE (born 25 August 1954), known professionally as Elvis Costello, is an English singer-songwriter and record producer. He has won multiple awards in his career, including a Grammy Award in ...

recorded the song with Toussaint in 2006 for the album The River in Reverse.

References

1976 singles Joe Stampley songs Dot Records singles 1976 songs Songs written by Allen Toussaint {{1970s-country-song-stub