All These Things

"All These Things"
Single by Joe Stampley
from the album All These Things
B-side"My Louisiana Woman"
ReleasedApril 1976
GenreCountry
LabelDot
Songwriter(s)Allen Toussaint
Joe Stampley singles chronology
"Sheik of Chicago"
(1976)
"All These Things"
(1976)
"Was It Worth It"
(1976)

"All These Things" is a 1962 single[1] written by Allen Toussaint under the pseudonym of "Naomi Neville", and first recorded by Art Neville in 1962.

Joe Stampley version

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The biggest chart hit version was performed by Joe Stampley. In 1966,The Uniques recorded the song with Joe Stampley singing lead.[2] "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.[3]

Charts

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Cover versions

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  • An early recording was also done by Lee Tillman,
  • A re-recording in 1981 charted at number 62.
  • John Boutté recorded it as well, and performs it regularly, and also performed it at Allen Toussaint's memorial.
  • James Booker recorded the song on his album Classified (1982).
  • Elvis Costello recorded the song with Toussaint in 2006 for the album The River in Reverse.

References

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  1. ^ "Art Neville - Come Back Love / All These Things". Discogs. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 871.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 328.
  4. ^ "Joe Stampley Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1976". Billboard. Retrieved August 5, 2021.