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James' band was the first high-profile orchestra to feature vocalist Frank Sinatra, who signed a one-year, $75 a week contract with it in 1939 ($1,589 a week in 2022). James wanted to change Sinatra's name to 'Frankie Satin', but the singer refused. [ 14 ]
Frank Sinatra's August 31, 1939 [5] recording of the song, accompanied by Harry James and his Orchestra was a huge hit in 1943, when it was reissued by Columbia Records during the 1942-44 musicians' strike. [6] The record topped the Billboard charts in 1943 during a 21-week stay and sold over a million copies. [7]
Columbia Records re-released Harry James and Sinatra's August 1939 version of "All or Nothing at All", [70] which reached number 2 on June 2 and was on the best-selling list for 18 weeks. [103] He initially had great success, [104] and performed on the radio on Your Hit Parade from February 1943 until December 1944, [105] and on stage.
In 1945 Frank Sinatra sang a version on the radio show Your Hit Parade, and this recording has appeared on many compilation albums. Harry James and His Orchestra re-recorded the song with singer Helen Forrest.
Harry James & His Orch. Featuring Frank Sinatra – The Complete Recordings 1939: 1995 CK 66377 From the Bottom of My Heart, Melancholy Mood, My Buddy, It's Funny to Everyone but Me, Here Comes the Night, All or Nothing At All, On a Little Street in Singapore, Who Told You I Cared?, Ciribiribin (They're So in Love), Every Day of My Life.
The song was introduced by Harry James and his orchestra, with vocals by Helen Forrest, [4] ... 1980 Frank Sinatra - for Trilogy: Past Present Future;
A competing recording by Harry James and his Orchestra, [5] with lead vocals by Kitty Kallen, reached No. 1 for two weeks in January 1945. ... Frank Sinatra (1962), ...
Artists to cover the song included Frank Sinatra with Harry James, Dave Brubeck & Paul Desmond, Glenn Miller, Bert Kaempfert, Jimmy Dorsey and most recently Bob Dylan. Manhattan Transfer covered it again in 1978; the French-singing Belgian group Lou and the Hollywood Bananas , in a french adaptation ( Dans les petites rues de Singapour ...