All Through the Night (Jules Shear song)

"All Through the Night" is a song written and recorded by Jules Shear for his 1983 album Watch Dog.

Elliot Easton of American rock band the Cars helped produce an early version of the song.

Shear said his own idea was that "All Through the Night" was a folk song, but that Lauper's electronic interpretation was more lucrative, paying for his New York apartment.

[2] The song was written by Jules Shear for his 1983 debut solo album, Watch Dog.

Shear said he was surprised that his "folk song" was interpreted by Lauper as "a drum machine and techno thing".

[14] For her cover version, Lauper transposed the key up a minor third to A-flat major, and kept the tempo at the same 96 beats per minute as the original.

Jules Shear himself makes a guest appearance on Lauper's version, singing a wordless falsetto melody near the end, as well as the lower harmony in the choruses.

Don McLeese of the Chicago Sun-Times said that the song was the one that "showed her impressive range to best advantage.

"[16] Cash Box said that "Cyndi Lauper strikes again with a strong vocal performance" and praised the "hypnotic keyboard melody" and "emotion charged harmonies.

Charles Andrews of Audio/Video Revolution said of this version, "Acoustic guitar strumming continues into "All Through the Night" and then – whoa!

It's Shaggy, ducking in and out with his own rapid-fire lyric take, an inspired bit of casting that turns the romantic ballad on its head.

[33] "All Through the Night" made Lauper the first female singer to generate four top 10 hits in the Hot 100 from a debut album.

[51] Tori Amos performed the song at Royce Hall in 2005, with the recording featured on her The Original Bootlegs album series.