All of My Life

Written By: Herb Alpert and Lou Adler

Recorded February 1958 at Radio Recorders in Hollywood by Bumps Blackwell (source: Tribute to the lady) or June 6th by Lou Adler

Trivia

• First single not to chart

Musicians: 

• Cliff White (guitar)
• Adolphus Asbrook (bass)
• Rene Hall (rhythm guitar, arranger),
• Charles Blackwell (drums)

Singles   

• Keen 2005 b/w Stealing Kisses (July 1958)
• "Houseboat" (Keen EP B 2010) with 'Almost On Your Arms', 'Win Your Love For Me' & 'Lonely Island'

Albums: 

• Tribute To The Lady
• The Best Of Sam Cooke (PMC)
• The Very Best Of Sam Cooke
• The Hit Years    
• The Legend
• Gold (weird)
• Sam Cooke Song Book Vol. 3: 12 All Time Hits
• 20 Great Hits    /    Only Sixteen - 20 Greatest Hits
• Right On
• Unforgettable Memories 
• The Wonderful World of Sam Cooke - 40 Great Memories 
• You Send Me (ARC)
• You Send Me (Charly - All My Life on CD)
• You Send Me - Starlite (weird)
• Classic Album & Singles Collection (Golden Stars)
• The Keen Records Story
• Wonderful World, The Very Best of Sam Cooke 1957-1960

Lyrics:

All of my life, yes all of my life
I've waited, waited, waited for you
I dreamed and dreamed and thought and schemed
For someone, someone, someone like you

Now that you're here, please my dear
don't ever, ever, ever go

All of my life, yes all of my life
I've dreamed and longed for you so

Once a voice whispered inside me:
Wait for someone who's true
Don't love another for love is forever
and no one else will do

Now that you're here, I'm happy my dear
I've waited, waited, waited, waited for you
All of my life, yes all of my life
I've dreamed and dreamed of you

I've waited for you all of my life