All the Time (Kitty Wells song)

"All the Time"
Single by Jack Greene
from the album All the Time
B-side	"Wanting You But Never Having You"
Released	April 1967
Genre	Country
Label	Decca
Songwriter(s)	Mel Tillis Wayne P. Walker
Producer(s)	Owen Bradley
Jack Greene singles chronology
"There Goes My Everything" (1966) "All the Time" (1967) "What Locks the Door" (1967)

"All the Time" is a song that has been recorded by many country music artists. The first version, by Kitty Wells, peaked at #18 on the country music charts in 1959.[1] It was the b-side to her single "Mommy for a Day," which peaked at #5.

Eight years later, Jack Greene covered the song, taking his version to Number One on the same chart.[2] The song's B-side, "Wanting You but Never Having You," peaked at #63.

Chart performance

Kitty Wells

Chart (1959)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	18

Jack Greene

Chart (1967)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100	3

Cover versions

• Patti Page included the song on her album Today My Way (1967).
• Jimmy Roselli's version reached number 19 on the Easy Listening chart in 1967.
• Other artists who have released cover versions include Marion Worth, George Morgan, Eddy Arnold, Webb Pierce, Hank Snow, Johnny Paycheck, Charley Pride, Jean Shepard, Anne Murray, Wayne Newton, and Connie Smith.[3]

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 453. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
2. Whitburn, p. 169
3. "Song: All the Time, Written by Mel Tillis, Wayne Walker". Retrieved July 10, 2024.