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Harry James
Miscellaneous
It's Been A Long, Long Time
IT'S BEEN A LONG, LONG TIME
Bing Crosby with Les Paul/Harry James
words by Sammy Cahn, music by Jule Styne
Peaked at # 1 in 1945
Competing versions charted that year by Harry James (#1); Charlie Spivak (#4);
and Stan Kenton (#6)
- World War II ended the month before this Crosby recording hit No. 1 on the
Billboard charts in 1945. Accompanied by Les Paul on the guitar, Bing
effectively captures the swelling anticipation of Americans regarding the
imminent return of their boys from overseas. The song remained on the
charts for 16 weeks.
Kiss me once, then kiss me twice
Then kiss me once again
It's been a long, long time
Haven't felt like this, my dear
Since I can't remember when
It's been a long, long time
You'll never know how many dreams
Or just how empty they all seemed without you
So kiss me once, then kiss me twice
Then kiss me once again
It's been a long, long time
Ah, kiss me once, then kiss me twice
Then kiss me once again
It's been a long time
Haven't felt like this my dear
Since I can't remember when
It's been a long, long time
You'll never know how many dreams
I dreamed about you
Or just how empty they all seemed without you
So kiss me once then kiss me twice
Then kiss me once again
It's been a long, long time
Long, long time
Extra credits added by Robin Hood
- Album:
- Jazz-Club: Big Band
- The Chronological Classics: Harry James and His Orchestra...
- Songs That Got Us Through WWII
- The Best of the War Years
- The Swing Era 1942 - 1945
- Billboard Pop Memories 1940-44
- Jazz in the Charts 082 (1945-1946)
- This Is My Song
- The War Years
- Focus on Phase 4
- Jazz in the Charts 067 (1942)
- Jazz in the Charts 070 (1942)
- Jazz in the Charts 072 (1942-1943)
- Sentimental Souvenirs From Harry James
- British Wartime (disc 1)
- Those Were Our Songs: Music of World War II
- Muziek uit de oorlogsjaren
- Seems Like Old Times
- The History of Rock Times, Volume 1: 1945-1946
- They Sold a Million!