"All My Love" is a 1950

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song. The subtitle, in brackets, is

Bolero Bolero is a genre of song which originated in eastern Cuba in the late 19th century as part of the trova tradition. Unrelated to the older Spanish dance of the same name, bolero is characterized by sophisticated lyrics dealing with love. It has ...

. The music was written by Paul Durand. French lyrics under the title "Bolero" were written by Henri Contet, the

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lyrics by

Mitchell Parish Mitchell Parish (born Michael Hyman Pashelinsky; July 10, 1900 – March 31, 1993) was an American lyricist, notably as a writer of songs for stage and screen. Biography Parish was born to a Jewish family in Lithuania, Russian Empire in July 190 ...

Patti Page recording

It was popularized by Patti Page in 1950. The Page recording was issued by

Mercury Records Mercury Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group. It had significant success as an independent operation in the 1940s and 1950s. Smash Records and Fontana Records were sub labels of Mercury. In the United States, it i ...

as catalog number 5455, and first reached the '' Billboard'' chart on August 26, 1950, lasting 22 weeks and peaking at number one. It was her first number-one hit.

Other versions

The much-covered hit was also popular in 1950 in versions by: *

Guy Lombardo Gaetano Alberto "Guy" Lombardo (June 19, 1902 – November 5, 1977) was an Italian-Canadian-American bandleader, violinist, and hydroplane racer. Lombardo formed the Royal Canadians in 1924 with his brothers Carmen, Lebert and Victor, and oth ...

(reached the No. 10 position in the Billboard charts) *

Percy Faith Percy Faith (April 7, 1908 – February 9, 1976) was a Canadian-American bandleader, orchestrator, composer and conductor, known for his lush arrangements of pop and Christmas standards. He is often credited with popularizing the "easy listeni ...

(No. 7 position), Bing Crosby with Jeff Alexander Chorus and Victor Young and His Orchestra (recorded June 23, 1950), No. 11 position) *

Dennis Day Dennis Day (born Owen Patrick Eugene McNulty; May 21, 1916 – June 22, 1988) was an American actor, comedian, and singer. He was of Irish descent. Early life Day was born and raised in the Throggs Neck section of the Bronx, New York City, the ...

(No. 22 position). *

Caterina Valente Caterina Valente (born 14 January 1931) is a French multilingual singer, guitarist, and dancer of Italian ethnicity. Valente is a polyglot; she speaks six languages, and sings in eleven. While she is best known as a performer in Europe, Valent ...

also recorded the song for Decca Records in 1958. *Pinchi, pseudonym of Giuseppe Perotti, an Italian lyricist, wrote an adaptation in the language, entitled "Bolero", which was recorded by Carlo Buti on Columbia CQ 2077 for the Astoria Music Editions of Milan, Via Orefici.

References

1950 songs 1950 singles Songs with lyrics by Mitchell Parish Patti Page songs Number-one singles in the United States {{pop-standard-stub