Climb Ev’ry Mountain
| PROFILE | |
| Composer | Richard Rodgers |
| Lyricist | Oscar Hammerstein |
| Year Written | 1959 |
| About Climb Ev’ry Mountain | |
| “Climb Ev’ry Mountain” is from the beloved Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music, which opened on Broadway in 1959 and ran for 1,443 performances. It is sung at the end of Act One by the Mother Abbess. | |
Lyrics
Climb every mountain
Search high and low
Follow every byway
Every path you know
Climb every mountain
Ford every stream
Follow every rainbow
Til you find your dream
A dream that will need
All the love you can give
Every day of your life
For as long as you live
Climb every mountain
Ford every stream
Follow every rainbow
Til you find your dream
Session / Album Information
1959
Climb Ev’ry Mountain was recorded on October 23, 1959 and released in 1959 as a single on Columbia 45: 4-41520l; the same recording was used for the 1962 album Mr. Broadway: Tony’s Greatest Broadway Hits. The song was arranged by Frank DeVol.
This recording released on:
- 1959: Columbia 45: 4-41520
- 1959: Philips 45: PB 1122
- 1960: Columbia LP 12″: CS 8335 — More Tony’s Greatest Hits
- 1960: Columbia LP 12″ (Mono): CL 1535 — More Tony’s Greatest Hits
- 1962: Columbia LP 12″: CS 8563 — Mr. Broadway: Tony’s Greatest Broadway Hits
- 1962: Columbia LP 12″ (Mono): CL 1763 — Mr. Broadway: Tony’s Greatest Broadway Hits
- 1966: CBS LP 12″: DP 66010 — A String Of Tony’s Hits
- 1973: Columbia LP 12″: C 32239 — Sunrise, Sunset
- 1976: Columbia Special Products LP 12″: P2 13756 — Hollywood Hits
- 2006: RPM/Columbia/Legacy CD: 84786 — Tony Bennett’s Greatest Hits Of The ’50s
- 2011: Disc #21 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK21) Mr. Broadway: Tony’s Greatest Broadway Hits
- 2011: Disc #48 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK47) Sunrise, Sunset
1962
“Climb Ev’ry Mountain” was recorded live at Tony Bennett’s concert at Carnegie Hall on June 9, 1962 and was initially released in 1962 on the album Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall. Ralph Sharon arranged the song.
This recording released on:
- 1962: CBS LP 12″: BPG62116 — At Carnegie Hall – Part 1 (UK)
- 1962: Columbia LP 12″: CS 8705 — At Carnegie Hall – vol.1
- 1962: Columbia LP 12″: C2L 23 — Tony Bennett At Carnegie Hall
- 1962: Columbia LP 12″: C2S 823 — Tony Bennett At Carnegie Hall
- 1993: Sony Music Special Products CD: 15056 — Tony Bennett Sings for You
- 1995: Sony Music CD: WK 75012 — Tony Bennett At Carnegie Hall
- 1997: Columbia CD: C2K 64609 — At Carnegie Hall June 9, 1962: Complete Concert
- 2011: Disc #24 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK23) Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall