It’s Been A Long Long Time
Harry James
Track 20 on Have Trumpet, Will Travel
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It’s Been A Long Long Time Lyrics
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
I've 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
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
I've 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
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
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
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Genius Annotation
Recorded and released in 1945.
This version by Harry James with vocals by Kitty Kallen reached No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 chart on November 24, 1945.
Thought to be about a lover returning from war.
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