There Must Be a Way

For the Jimmy Roselli album, see There Must Be a Way (album).

"There Must Be a Way"
Single by Joni James
from the album More Joni Hits
B-side	"Sorry for Myself?"
Released	1959
Genre	Traditional Pop
Label	MGM
Joni James singles chronology
"There Goes My Heart" (1958) "There Must Be a Way" (1959) "I Still Get a Thrill" (1959)

"There Must Be a Way"
Single by Jimmy Roselli
from the album There Must Be a Way
B-side	I'm Yours To Command
Released	1967
Genre	Traditional Pop
Label	United Artists
Producer(s)	Henry Jerome
Jimmy Roselli singles chronology
"I'm Gonna Change Everything" (1966) "There Must Be a Way" (1967) "All the Time" (1967)

"There Must Be a Way"
Single by Frankie Vaughan
B-side	"You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You"
Released	1967
Genre	Vocal Pop
Frankie Vaughan singles chronology
"Cabaret" (1966) "There Must Be a Way" (1967) "So Tired" (1967)

"There Must Be a Way" is a song written by David Saxon, Robert Cook and Sammy Gallop in 1945. The first recording was by Johnnie Johnston with Paul Baron and His Orchestra in the same year.

Background

The song was published in the post–World War II era, part of a wave of sentimental ballads expressing love, longing, and heartbreak — very much in the style of traditional pop and pre-rock balladry. It became a standard in pop and easy listening, covered by many notable artists over the years.

Early recordings

• Perry Como recorded the song in a 1947 session with Russ Case and His Orchestra; it was released in June 1948 as the B-side to “Rambling Rose” (RCA Victor 20‑2947). The single "Rambling Rose" spent 14 weeks on the Billboard chart starting July 23, 1948, and reached a peak position of No. 18.

• Joni James recorded the song in 1959, it charted #33 on the Billboard Hot 100 spending 12 weeks there, #28 on Cashbox, #30 on Canadian singles and #24 on the UK singles chart. It was her most successful song of the year, and all years after.

• Connee Boswell and The Paulette Sisters (1945): An early recording of the song, reflecting its initial popularity.

Later recordings

• Jerry Vale (1965): Vale's interpretation of the song was featured on his album "There Goes My Heart."
• Frankie Vaughan recorded the song in 1967, it reached number 7 on the UK singles chart, (staying on the chart for 21 weeks) and number 19 on the Irish Singles Chart. It was his most successful song of the year, and all years after.

• Jimmy Roselli recorded the song in 1967 too. It was his first and only single that appeared on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #93 on August 12, and staying on the chart for 2 weeks, it was his most successful song on the AC chart peaking at #13 and his most successful single on Cashbox peaking at #90. After the single he had a couple charting songs, but nothing really came close to his recording of "There Must Be a Way". Right after the single he recorded a new album with the same name There Must Be a Way, which was released the same year. The single got #2 in Record World.

• "There Must Be a Way" by Louis Armstrong was released in 1968, produced by Bob Thiele. It was later included on his album What a Wonderful World.

Charts

Chart performance for "There Must Be a Way" by Joni James

Chart (1959)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100	33
US Cashbox Top 100 Singles	28
Canadian Singles Chart	30
UK Singles Chart	24

Chart performance for "There Must Be a Way" by Frankie Vaughan

Chart (1967)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	7
Irish Singles Chart	19

Chart performance for "There Must Be a Way" by Jimmy Roselli

Chart (1967)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100	93
US Easy Listening	13
US Cashbox Top 100 Singles	90