"All Through the Night" is a 1934 popular song written by

Cole Porter Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. Many of his songs became standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on Broadway and in film. Born to ...

for his 1934 musical '' Anything Goes''. The melody's distinguishing characteristic is a descending chromatic scale, starting on the third, interrupted by an

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leap after four bars. It was introduced by William Gaxton and Betina Hume. Hit versions in 1935 were recorded by Paul Whiteman (vocal by Bob Lawrence) and by Harry Rosenthal (vocal by Helen Ward).

Other notable recordings

Bing Crosby Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, musician and actor. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwide. He was a ...

- '' Anything Goes'' soundtrack (1956) * Ella Fitzgerald - '' Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook'' (1956) *

Julie London Julie London (née Peck; September 26, 1926 – October 18, 2000) was an American singer and actress whose career spanned more than 40 years. A torch singer noted for her sultry, languid contralto vocals, London recorded over thirty albums ...

- '' All Through the Night: Julie London Sings the Choicest of Cole Porter'' (1965) *

Johnny Mathis John Royce Mathis (born September 30, 1935) is an American singer of popular music. Starting his career with singles of standard music, he became highly popular as an album artist, with several dozen of his albums achieving gold or platinum s ...

- '' Wonderful, Wonderful'' (1957) * Johnnie Ray – ''′Til Morning'' (1958) *

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– ''

In the Arms of Love "In the Arms of Love" is a song featured in the 1966 film, '' What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?'' The song's music was composed by Henry Mancini with lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans and was performed by Andy Williams. "In the Arms of L ...

'' (1966) *Sampled by

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on the title track of their album '' The Day Is My Enemy'' (2015).

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