Tommy Edwards - 1951 version of "It's All In The Game"

Tommy made his first recording of "It's All In The Game" This was a very fine recording with lots of strings to back up his velvet voice. It was charted at #18 that year. In 1958 he would update the song with an uptempo arangement and be one of the biggest hits of the year. But I like this one just as much.

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[kateg1013]

I wish I grew up in this era of beautiful music.

[markalson1938]

@kateg1013 You seem to be different from most young people of today. You seem to know what you have missed, most don't know and don't care. That includes the young in my family.

[multi787311]

every time I hear the older verision of this song it brings me back to my old high school days and my firsrt girlfriend .I use to play it for her while we talked on the phone

[markalson1938]

@multi787311 I wasn't awear of Tommy back in 1951 when this came out. Back then it was only Frankie Laine I was lisening too, and he's still the best I think. But it wasn't till the 1958 version of this song that I remembering hearing Tommy, then I went back and bought all his older records that I could find.

[n64wilbert]

@markalson1938 How old are you?I'm 14 and born in December 7 1996.Thank's for posting this marvelous song!!!

[markalson1938]

@n64wilbert YOUR YOUNGER THAN MY GRANDSON YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO TELL MY AGE BY THE DATE AT THE END OF MY NAME.

[mewhor]

All these years I've thought the date 1951 was a misprint. Glad to know its not! This version is fabulous. Thank you so much for posting. I waited 30 years to hear it without knowing it really existed. lol

[lrd9999]

I always assumed that the 1958 version was just a stereo remix of the original; I'd never heard this version. I wonder how many people actually heard the 1958 version in stereo, since radio as well as most 45s and 78s were still in mono at the time. Thanks for posting this!

[PoetryETrain]

Bring your swords gents----. thank you, so much I love this....

[TEAKMAN1]

Fun to hear this version. However, when I was "impressionable" in 1958 [and on listening to both the 1951 and 1958 versions], the 1958 hit - what a grinder..;) - is more "mature" and his voice is much richer and better. Thanks for the post, tho - added some new amunition to the trivia arsenault!

[harponercam]

What a wonderful version from a more sedate era- after hearing the standard for so long, I love that one, but this one has more charm.

[kikibalt]

@markalson1938 I got two years on you...1936