There Must Be a Way

"There Must Be a Way"
"There Must Be a Way"
Single by Frankie Vaughan
from the album There Must Be a Way
B-side	"You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You"
Released	1967
Genre	Vocal Pop
Length	2:53
Label	Columbia
Frankie Vaughan singles chronology

"There Must Be a Way"
"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	Henry Jerome
Jimmy Roselli singles chronology

"There Must Be a Way"
"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

Last updated January 04, 2026

"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.^[2]

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;^[3] 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.^[4]

Joni James recorded the song in 1959, it peaked at No. 33 on the Billboard Hot 100 spending 12 weeks there.^[5] In another American chart magazine, Cashbox, the single peaked at No. 28.^[6] It reached No. 30 on the Canadian singles chart and No. 24 on the UK singles chart.^[7] 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.^[8] She released the song as a single with the B-side "Something Sentimental".

Later recordings

Jerry Vale (1965): Vale's interpretation of the song was featured on his album "There Goes My Heart", which included many past hits and standards.
Frankie Vaughan recorded the song in 1967,^[9] it reached number 7 on the UK singles chart, (staying on the chart for 21 weeks)^[10] and number 19 on the Irish Singles Chart.^[11] It was his most successful song of the year, and all years after. With the success, he recorded an album with the same name, which was his only charting studio album, reaching No. 22 in the UK.

"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.

Jimmy Roselli version

Release

Jimmy Roselli recorded the song in 1967, releasing it as a single with "I'm Yours To Command" on the B-side. It was his first and only single that appeared on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 93 on August 12, 1967.^[12] It was his most successful song on the Billboard Easy Listening chart, where it peaked at No. 13,^[13] And his most successful single on the Cashbox Top 100 Singles chart, where it reached No. 90 and stayed on the it for 9 weeks.^[14] The single would also go on to reach No. 2 on Record World's Top Non-Rock chart,^[15]^[16] which was similar to Billboard's Easy Listening chart. On the magazine's 100 Top Pops chart the single would stall at No. 87 and quickly drop out.^[17]

Aftermath

After the single he had a couple charting songs, but nothing came close to his recording of "There Must Be a Way". Right after the single, like Vaughan, he recorded a new album with the same name There Must Be a Way , which was released the same year.

Charts

Joni James
Chart (1959)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100 ^[5]	33
US Cashbox Top 100 Singles	28
CAN Singles Chart	30
UK Singles Chart	24

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

Jimmy Roselli
Chart (1967)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100 ^[12]	93
US Billboard Easy Listening ^[18]	13
US Cashbox Top 100 Singles ^[14]	90
US Record World 100 Top Pops ^[17]	87
US Record World Top Non-Rock ^[15]	2

References

↑ "Jimmy Roselli – There Must Be A Way / I'm Yours To Command". Discogs. 1967. Retrieved 2025-07-19.
↑ "There Must Be a Way – Versions". SecondHandSongs. Archived from the original on 1 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
↑ "Perry Como With Russ Case And His Orchestra – There Must Be A Way / Rambling Rose". Discogs. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
↑ Whitburn, Joel (1973). Joel Whitburn's Top pop singles, 1940-1955. The Archive of Contemporary Music. Menomonee Falls, Wis. : Record Research. pp. 84–85.
1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's top pop singles 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wisc.: Record Research. p. 606. ISBN 0898201551.
↑ Downey, Pat (1994). Cash Box Pop Singles Charts, 1950–1993. Libraries Unlimited. p. 172. ISBN 9781563081897 . Retrieved 2025-08-05.
↑ "Joni James – "There Must Be A Way"". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
↑ "Connee Boswell & The Paulette Sisters – "There Must Be a Way" / "Something Sentimental"". Discogs. Discogs. Archived from the original on 2025-08-05. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
↑ "Frankie Vaughan – *There Must Be A Way*". Discogs. 1967. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
↑ "Frankie Vaughan – Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 2024-06-01. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
↑ "Irish Singles Chart Search". Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on 1 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's top pop singles 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wisc.: Record Research. p. 606. ISBN 0898201551.
↑ Joel Whitburn (2007). Joel Whitburn Presents Billboard Top Adult Songs, 1961–2006. Record Research. ISBN 978-0898201697. Archived from the original on 2024-07-01. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
1 2 Downey, Pat (1994). Cash Box Pop Singles Charts, 1950–1993. Libraries Unlimited. p. 296. ISBN 9781563081897 . Retrieved 2025-08-05.
1 2 Record World magazine, September 16, 1967. Top Non-Rock Page 45, retrieved October 17, 2025, via worldradiohistory.com
↑ "Jimmy Roselli – There Must Be a Way". Elpee.jp. Archived from the original on 1 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
1 2 Record World, August 5, 1967. 100 Top Pops page 27, retrieved October 17, 2025 via worldradiohistory.com
↑ "Easy Listening". Billboard. October 30, 1965. Retrieved 2025-07-16.

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[1] "Jimmy Roselli – There Must Be A Way / I'm Yours To Command". Discogs. 1967. Retrieved 2025-07-19.

[2] "There Must Be a Way – Versions". SecondHandSongs. Archived from the original on 1 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2025.

[3] "Perry Como With Russ Case And His Orchestra – There Must Be A Way / Rambling Rose". Discogs. Retrieved 2025-07-01.

[Four-4] Whitburn, Joel (1973). Joel Whitburn's Top pop singles, 1940-1955. The Archive of Contemporary Music. Menomonee Falls, Wis. : Record Research. pp. 84–85.

[:1-5] 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's top pop singles 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wisc.: Record Research. p. 606. ISBN 0898201551.

[6] Downey, Pat (1994). Cash Box Pop Singles Charts, 1950–1993. Libraries Unlimited. p. 172. ISBN 9781563081897 . Retrieved 2025-08-05.

[7] "Joni James – "There Must Be A Way"". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2025-07-01.

[8] "Connee Boswell & The Paulette Sisters – "There Must Be a Way" / "Something Sentimental"". Discogs. Discogs. Archived from the original on 2025-08-05. Retrieved 2025-08-05.

[9] "Frankie Vaughan – *There Must Be A Way*". Discogs. 1967. Retrieved 2025-07-01.

[10] "Frankie Vaughan – Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 2024-06-01. Retrieved 2025-06-30.

[11] "Irish Singles Chart Search". Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on 1 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2025.

[:0-12] 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's top pop singles 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wisc.: Record Research. p. 606. ISBN 0898201551.

[13] Joel Whitburn (2007). Joel Whitburn Presents Billboard Top Adult Songs, 1961–2006. Record Research. ISBN 978-0898201697. Archived from the original on 2024-07-01. Retrieved 2025-07-09.

[Cash-14] 1 2 Downey, Pat (1994). Cash Box Pop Singles Charts, 1950–1993. Libraries Unlimited. p. 296. ISBN 9781563081897 . Retrieved 2025-08-05.

[Top-15] 1 2 Record World magazine, September 16, 1967. Top Non-Rock Page 45, retrieved October 17, 2025, via worldradiohistory.com

[16] "Jimmy Roselli – There Must Be a Way". Elpee.jp. Archived from the original on 1 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2025.

[Record-17] 1 2 Record World, August 5, 1967. 100 Top Pops page 27, retrieved October 17, 2025 via worldradiohistory.com

[18] "Easy Listening". Billboard. October 30, 1965. Retrieved 2025-07-16.

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v t e Joni James
Studio albums	Let There Be Love (1953) 100 Strings and Joni (1959)
Singles	"Why Don't You Believe Me?" "You're My Everything "Have You Heard?" "Your Cheatin' Heart" "Almost Always"/"Is It Any Wonder?" "My Love, My Love" "How Important Can It Be?" "When You Wish Upon a Star" "There Must Be a Way" "You Are My Love" "Little Things Mean a Lot" "I Need You Now"/"You Belong to Me" "My Last Date (With You)" "Be My Love" "Somebody Else Is Taking My Place"

v t e Jimmy Roselli
Studio albums	There Must Be a Way (1967)
Singles	"Mala Femmena" "Anema E Core" "Just Say I Love Her" "I'm Gonna Change Everything" "There Must Be a Way" "All the Time" "Please Believe Me" "Oh! What It Seemed to Be" "'O Surdato 'Nnamurato "My Heart Cries for You" "Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell"

v t e Frankie Vaughan
Discography
Singles	"Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" "Happy Days and Lonely Nights" "Tweedlee Dee" "Seventeen" "Green Door" "The Garden of Eden" "Kisses Sweeter than Wine" "Kewpie Doll" "Come Softly to Me" "Milord" "Tower of Strength" "Loop de Loop" "Hello, Dolly!" "Cabaret" "There Must Be a Way" "Netherless" "Mame"