All Kinds of Everything - wikipedia All Kinds of Everything For the quiz show hosted by Ryan Tubridy, see All Kinds of Everything ( TV series ). `` All Kinds of Everything '' Eurovision Song Contest 1970 entry Country Ireland Artist ( s ) Dana Rosemary Scallon As Dana Language English Composer ( s ) Derry Lindsay, Jackie Smith Lyricist ( s ) Derry Lindsay, Jackie Smith Conductor Dolf van der Linden Finals performance Final result 1st Final points 32 Appearance chronology ◄ `` The Wages of Love '' ( 1969 ) `` One Day Love '' ( 1971 ) ► `` All Kinds of Everything '' is a song written by Derry Lindsay and Jackie Smith ; as performed by Dana, it won the Eurovision Song Contest 1970. `` All Kinds of Everything '' represented a return to the ballad form from the more energetic performances which had dominated Eurovision the previous years. Dana sings about all the things which remind her of her sweetheart ( such as wishing - wells, wedding bells and an early morning Dew ) with the admission at the end of every verse that `` all kinds of everything remind me of you ''. The recording by Dana became an international hit. Contents 1 Eurovision 2 Hit record 3 Cover versions and uses in other media 4 References 5 External links Eurovision Dana had competed in the 1969 Irish National Song Contest -- she was a resident of Northern Ireland and citizen of the United Kingdom but it was decided that year to have the Irish entry in Eurovision represent the island of Ireland in its entirety rather than just the Republic of Ireland. Although in 1970 the Irish Eurovision entry reverted to representing the Republic of Ireland only, Dana had made such a favorable impression in the previous year 's Irish National Song Contest - her performance of `` Look Around '' had come second - that the contest 's producer Tom McGrath invited her to participate again singing `` All Kinds of Everything, '' a composition by Derry Lindsay and Jackie Smith, two twenty - eight - year - old amateur songwriters who worked as compositors for a Dublin newspaper. Dana 's performance of `` All Kinds of Everything '' won the 1970 Irish National Song Contest and that 21 March - a Saturday - she performed the song at the Eurovision Song Contest held in Amsterdam. Dana was the twelfth and final performer on the night ( following Germany 's Katja Ebstein with `` Wunder Gibt Es Immer Wieder '' ). Ireland chose not to send its own conductor to accompany Dana, so Dolf van der Linden, the renowned musical leader of the Dutch Metropole Orchestra, conducted his own orchestra for the Irish entry. Dana sang seated on a stool fashioned as a cylinder which left her feet suspended above the floor and caused her concern that she 'd slide off. However Dana performed the song with the self - possession she had displayed at rehearsals, when the production team had her rise from her stool mid-performance to accommodate a set adjustment she continued singing regardless and earned a standing ovation from the orchestra. `` All Kinds of Everything '' took first place in the contest with a total of 32 votes besting second place `` Knock, Knock Who 's There ? '' by Mary Hopkin by seven votes. 1970 had augured to be an off year for Eurovision with five nations boycotting the contest and an apparently predictable outcome with a victory by Hopkin or possibly Julio Iglesias ( who in fact came in fourth with `` Gwendolyne '' ). `` All Kinds of Everything '' was the first Eurovision win for the Republic of Ireland ; six subsequent victories have made that nation Eurovision 's most successful entrant. `` All Kinds of Everything '' was also only the second song sung in English to win Eurovision outright ( the first being Sandie Shaw 's `` Puppet on a String '', with Lulu 's `` Boom Bang - a-Bang '' sharing first place one year previously ). The entry was politically sensitive as Dana came from Derry in Northern Ireland, yet was representing Ireland, not the United Kingdom. At this time The Troubles in Northern Ireland were erupting, and some people found political symbolism of a Northern Irishwoman representing the Republic. On the other hand, the United Kingdom 's entry the following year was sung by Clodagh Rodgers, who was also from Northern Ireland. Following her victory Dana returned to Derry and sang her victorious song to a crowd of cheering wellwishers from a balcony in the city. Hit record `` All Kinds of Everything '' Single by Dana from the album All Kinds of Everything A-side `` All Kinds of Everything '' B - side `` Channel Breeze '' Released March 1970 Format 7 '' single Recorded March 1970 Genre Pop, Baroque pop Length 3 : 00 Label Rex Songwriter ( s ) Derry Lindsay, Jackie Smith Producer ( s ) Ray Horricks Dana singles chronology `` Look Around '' ( 1969 ) `` All Kinds of Everything '' ( 1970 ) `` I Will Follow You '' ( 1970 ) `` Look Around '' ( 1969 ) `` All Kinds of Everything '' ( 1970 ) `` I Will Follow You '' ( 1970 ) Dana had recorded `` All Kinds of Everything '' following her victory in the Irish National Song Contest with veteran Eurovision composer Phil Coulter ( `` Puppet on a String '', `` Congratulations '' ) providing the musical arrangement for the Ray Horricks production. The record was released on 14 March 1970 on the Rex label for whom Dana had previously recorded four singles ( including `` Look Around '' ) and became a massive hit in the Republic of Ireland even prior to its Eurovision win reaching # 1 on the chart dated 20 March 1970 and remaining at # 1 for nine weeks : in October 1970 Dana received a gold disc for `` All Kinds of Everything '' selling 100,000 units in Ireland. In the UK `` All Kinds of Everything '' was # 1 for the weeks dated 18 April and 25 April 1970. A # 2 hit in the 1970 Eurovision host nation the Netherlands, `` All Kinds of Everything '' was also a hit in Austria ( # 7 ), Germany ( # 4 ), Israel ( # 3 ), Malaysia ( # 3 ), New Zealand ( # 8 ), Singapore ( # 1 ), South Africa ( # 7 ), Switzerland ( # 3 ) and Yugoslavia ( # 4 ). In Australia the release of Dana 's `` All Kinds of Everything '' was preceded by a cover by Melburnian singer Pat Carroll whose version reached # 25 before the Dana original charted to be ranked jointly with Carroll 's version : the highest position this joint ranking reached was # 34. ( 1 ) `` All Kinds of Everything '' also charted in Italy but failed to become a major hit with a # 58 peak. Overall sales for Dana 's `` All Kinds of Everything '' are estimated at two million units. When Dana - as Dana Rosemary Scallon - ran in the 1997 Irish presidential election the Republic of Ireland 's Independent Television & Radio Commission requested that Irish radio stations refrain from playing `` All Kinds of Everything '' on the grounds that airing the song in effect promoted its singer 's candidacy. Radio stations who insisted on playing the song were requested to reduce coverage of Dana 's candidacy by three minutes for each spin of the record ( which is three minutes long ). During the election journalist Vincent Browne was criticized for interviewing Dana in a confrontational manner. His apology took the form of a rendition of `` All Kinds of Everything '' during a subsequent radio panel discussion. Dana named her 2007 autobiography All Kinds of Everything. The song was featured in a scene of the 2011 movie Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Cover versions and uses in other media This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( July 2017 ) The 1997 play A Skull in Connemara by Martin McDonagh uses Dana 's `` All Kinds of Everything '' incongruously : the record plays during a scene in which three skulls are smashed to powder with hammers. A faster, 8 - bit version of `` All Kinds of Everything '' is featured in the video games Magic Jewelry and Brush Roller. An acoustic version of `` All Kinds of Everything '' was released by Hong Kong singer Albert Au in the album Simple Folk 2. It was released in 1998. Sinéad O'Connor and Terry Hall recorded `` All Kinds of Everything '' for the 1998 album A Song For Eurotrash ; the track was also featured on O'Connor's 2005 release Collaborations. Foster & Allen included their version of `` All Kinds of Everything '' on their 2001 album The Songs That Sold A Million. A German rendering of `` All Kinds of Everything '' : `` Alles Und Noch Viel Mehr '', was a German hit at # 26 for Manuela in 1970 : Manuela also recorded the song in its original English for her 1971 album Songs of Love. Other non-English renderings of `` All Kinds of Everything '' have been recorded by Willeke Alberti ( Dutch : `` Duizenden dingetjes '' ), Cristina ( Spanish : `` Todas los cosas '' ) and Angela Similea ( Romanian : `` Dacă Visezi Cumva '' ). Singaporean vocalist Rita Chao recorded the Japanese rendering `` 永遠 火辣辣 '' ( always burning ) as the title cut for a 1970 album release. Preceded by co-winners `` Un jour, un enfant '' by Frida Boccara, `` De troubadour '' by Lenny Kuhr, `` Vivo cantando '' by Salomé, `` Boom Bang - a-Bang '' by Lulu Eurovision Song Contest winners 1970 Succeeded by `` Un banc, un arbre, une rue '' by Séverine Preceded by `` Bridge Over Troubled Water '' by Simon and Garfunkel UK Singles Chart number one single April 18, 1970 for two weeks Succeeded by `` Spirit in the Sky '' by Norman Greenbaum References Jump up ^ McLoughlin, Jamie ( 26 July 2009 ). `` Eurovision 1970 : Julio ! Dana ! Opportunity Hopkin ! - and just nine other acts as Ireland scoops its maiden win over one of the smallest line - ups ever ''. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Jump up ^ `` Billboard 11 October ''. 1997 : 89. External links All Kinds Of Everything @ eurosong.net Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics List of Eurovision Song Contest winners Winning countries 1950s Switzerland Netherlands France Netherlands 1960s France Luxembourg France Denmark Italy Luxembourg Austria United Kingdom Spain France Netherlands Spain United Kingdom 1970s Ireland Monaco Luxembourg Luxembourg Sweden Netherlands United Kingdom France Israel Israel 1980s Ireland United Kingdom Germany Luxembourg Sweden Norway Belgium Ireland Switzerland Yugoslavia 1990s Italy Sweden Ireland Ireland Ireland Norway Ireland United Kingdom Israel Sweden 2000s Denmark Estonia Latvia Turkey Ukraine Greece Finland Serbia Russia Norway 2010s Germany Azerbaijan Sweden Denmark Austria Sweden Ukraine Portugal Winning performers 1950s Lys Assia Corry Brokken André Claveau Teddy Scholten 1960s Jacqueline Boyer Jean - Claude Pascal Isabelle Aubret Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann Gigliola Cinquetti France Gall Udo Jürgens Sandie Shaw Massiel Frida Boccara Lenny Kuhr Lulu Salomé 1970s Dana Séverine Vicky Leandros Anne - Marie David ABBA Teach - In Brotherhood of Man Marie Myriam Izhar Cohen / Alphabeta Gali Atari / Milk and Honey 1980s Johnny Logan Bucks Fizz Nicole Corinne Hermès Herreys Bobbysocks ! Sandra Kim Johnny Logan Celine Dion Riva 1990s Toto Cutugno Carola Linda Martin Niamh Kavanagh Paul Harrington / Charlie McGettigan Secret Garden Eimear Quinn Katrina and the Waves Dana International Charlotte Nilsson 2000s Olsen Brothers Tanel Padar / Dave Benton / 2XL Marie N. Sertab Erener Ruslana Helena Paparizou Lordi Marija Šerifović Dima Bilan Alexander Rybak 2010s Lena Ell & Nikki Loreen Emmelie de Forest Conchita Wurst Måns Zelmerlöw Jamala Salvador Sobral Winning songs 1950s `` Refrain '' `` Net als toen '' `` Dors, mon amour '' `` ' n Beetje '' 1960s `` Tom Pillibi '' `` Nous les amoureux '' `` Un premier amour '' `` Dansevise '' `` Non ho l'età '' `` Poupée de cire, poupée de son '' `` Merci, Chérie '' `` Puppet on a String '' `` La, la, la '' `` Boom Bang - a-Bang '' `` Un jour, un enfant '' `` De troubadour '' `` Vivo cantando '' 1970s `` All Kinds of Everything '' `` Un banc, un arbre, une rue '' `` Après toi '' `` Tu te reconnaîtras '' `` Waterloo '' `` Ding - a-dong '' `` Save Your Kisses for Me '' `` L'oiseau et l'enfant '' `` A-Ba - Ni - Bi '' `` Hallelujah '' 1980s `` What 's Another Year '' `` Making Your Mind Up '' `` Ein bißchen Frieden '' `` Si la vie est cadeau '' `` Diggi - Loo Diggi - Ley '' `` La det swinge '' `` J'aime la vie '' `` Hold Me Now '' `` Ne partez pas sans moi '' `` Rock Me '' 1990s `` Insieme : 1992 '' `` Fångad av en stormvind '' `` Why Me ? '' `` In Your Eyes '' `` Rock ' n ' Roll Kids '' `` Nocturne '' `` The Voice '' `` Love Shine a Light '' `` Diva '' `` Take Me to Your Heaven '' 2000s `` Fly on the Wings of Love '' `` Everybody '' `` I Wanna '' `` Everyway That I Can '' `` Wild Dances '' `` My Number One '' `` Hard Rock Hallelujah '' `` Molitva '' `` Believe '' `` Fairytale '' 2010s `` Satellite '' `` Running Scared '' `` Euphoria '' `` Only Teardrops '' `` Rise Like a Phoenix '' `` Heroes '' `` 1944 '' `` Amar pelos dois '' Winning songwriters 1950s Géo Voumard / Émile Gardaz Guus Jansen / Willy van Hemert Hubert Giraud / Pierre Delanoë Dick Schallies / Willy van Hemert 1960s André Popp / Pierre Cour Jacques Datin / Maurice Vidalin Claude - Henri Vic / Roland Valande Otto Francker / Sejr Volmer - Sørensen Nicola Salerno / Mario Panzeri Serge Gainsbourg Udo Jürgens / Udo Jürgens, Thomas Hörbiger Bill Martin, Phil Coulter Manuel de la Calva, Ramón Arcusa David Hartsema / Lenny Kuhr Alan Moorhouse / Peter Warne María José de Cerato / Aniano Alcalde Émile Stern / Eddy Marnay 1970s Derry Lindsay, Jackie Smith Jean - Pierre Bourtayre / Yves Dessca Mario Panas, Klaus Munro / Yves Dessca, Klaus Munro Claude Morgan / Vline Buggy Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Stig Anderson Dick Bakker / Will Luikinga, Eddy Ouwens Tony Hiller, Lee Sheriden, Martin Lee Jean - Paul Cara / Joe Gracy Nurit Hirsh / Ehud Manor Kobi Oshrat / Shimrit Orr 1980s Shay Healy Andy Hill, John Danter Ralph Siegel / Bernd Meinunger Jean - Pierre Millers / Alain Garcia Torgny Söderberg / Britt Lindeborg Rolf Løvland Jean Paul Furnémon, Angelo Crisci / Rosario Marino Atria Johnny Logan Nella Martinetti, Atilla Şereftuğ Rajko Dujmić / Stevo Cvikić 1990s Toto Cutugno Stephan Berg Johnny Logan Jimmy Walsh Brendan Graham Rolf Løvland / Petter Skavland Brendan Graham Kimberley Rew Svika Pick / Yoav Ginai Lars Diedricson / Marcos Ubeda 2000s Jørgen Olsen Ivar Must / Maian - Anna Kärmas Marija Naumova / Marija Naumova, Marats Samauskis Demir Demirkan, Sertab Erener / Demir Demirkan Ruslana Lyzhychko / Ruslana Lyzhychko, Alexandr Ksenofontov Christos Dantis / Christos Dantis, Natalia Germanou Mr Lordi Vladimir Graić / Saša Milošević Mare Dima Bilan, Jim Beanz Alexander Rybak 2010s Julie Frost, John Gordon ( da ) Stefan Örn, Sandra Bjurman, Iain James Farquharson Thomas G : son, Peter Boström Lise Cabble, Julia Fabrin Jakobsen, Thomas Stengaard Charlie Mason, Joey Patulka, Ali Zuckwoski, Julian Maas Anton Hård af Segerstad, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb Jamala, Art Antonyan Luísa Sobral Portal Eurovision Song Contest 1970 Countries Final ( by final results ) Ireland ( winner ) United Kingdom Germany Switzerland France Spain Netherlands Italy Belgium Monaco Yugoslavia Luxembourg Artists Final ( by final results ) Dana Mary Hopkin Katja Ebstein Henri Dès Guy Bonnet Julio Iglesias Hearts of Soul Gianni Morandi Jean Vallée Dominique Dussault Eva Sršen David Alexandre Winter Songs Final ( by final results ) `` All Kinds of Everything '' `` Knock, Knock Who 's There ? '' `` Wunder gibt es immer wieder '' `` Retour '' `` Marie - Blanche '' `` Gwendolyne '' `` Waterman '' `` Occhi di ragazza '' `` Viens l'oublier '' `` Marlène '' `` Pridi, dala ti bom cvet '' `` Je suis tombé du ciel '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=All_Kinds_of_Everything&oldid=804319092 '' Categories : Eurovision songs of Ireland Eurovision songs of 1970 Irish Singles Chart number - one singles UK Singles Chart number - one singles Decca Records singles Eurovision Song Contest winning songs 1970 songs Hidden categories : All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from May 2007 Articles with hAudio microformats Articles needing additional references from July 2017 All articles needing additional references Interlanguage link template link number Talk Contents About Wikipedia Azərbaycanca Español Français Italiano Magyar Norsk Português Русский සිංහල Suomi Svenska Tagalog Türkçe Українська Edit links This page was last edited on 8 October 2017, at 05 : 43. 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Question: who wrote the song all kinds of everything
Answer: Derry Lindsay