How Long Has This Been Going On

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Published 1928 Lyricist(s) Ira Gershwin		Composer(s) George Gershwin

"How Long Has This Been Going On?" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin for the musical Funny Face in 1928.

Replaced by "He Loves and She Loves" in Funny Face, it was eventually introduced in the musical Rosalie (1928) by Bobbe Arnst.

Notable recordings

Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face (1957)

Coleman Hawkins - The Genius of Coleman Hawkins (1957)

Louis Armstrong and Oscar Peterson - Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson (1957)

Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Sings Gershwin (1950), Like Someone in Love (1957), Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook (1959), Ella and Oscar" (1975), Nice Work If You Can Get It (1983)

Sarah Vaughan - Sarah Vaughan Sings George Gershwin (1957), How Long Has This Been Going On? (1978)

Chet Baker - (Chet Baker Sings) It Could Happen to You (1958)

Julie London - Julie Is Her Name, Volume II (1958)

Tommy Flanagan, John Coltrane, Kenny Burrell, and Idrees Sulieman on the collaboration album The Cats (1959)

Johnny Hartman - And I Thought About You (1959)

Carmen McRae - Book of Ballads (1960), Recorded Live at Bubba's (1981)

George Shearing - White Satin (1960)

Judy Garland - Judy at Carnegie Hall (1961)

Paul Bley - as "Cousins" on the album Footloose! (1961)

Stan Kenton - Mellophonium Moods (1962)

Ben Webster - Ben and "Sweets" (1962)

Andy Williams - Warm and Willing (1962)

Georgia Brown (English singer) - Georgia Brown sings George Gershwin (1963)

Cher, on the album Bittersweet White Light (1973)

Ray Charles - Ray Sings, Basie Swings (1973, re-mixed for posthumous release 2006)

Ben Webster and Tete Montoliu - Gentle Ben (1973)

Zoot Sims - Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers (1975)

Lipps Inc. - Pucker Up (1980)

Lonette McKee - Round Midnight (film) (Bertrand Tavernier) (1986)

Carol Sloane -But Not For Me (1986)

Shirley Horn - Light Out of Darkness (A Tribute to Ray Charles) (1993)

Jon Bon Jovi, on the album The Glory of Gershwin (1994)

Keith Jarrett, on the album Keith Jarrett at the Blue Note (1995)

Susannah McCorkle - Someone to Watch Over Me—Songs of George Gershwin (1998), Ballad Essentials (2002)

Kristin Chenoweth, on the album Let Yourself Go (2001)

Karrin Allyson - In Blue (2002)

June Christy - Cool Christy (2002)

Stevie Holland - Restless Willow (2004)

Carly Simon - Moonlight Serenade (2005)

Rufus Wainwright - Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall (2007)

Gloria Estefan - The Standards (2013)

Uri Caine - Rhapsody in Blue (2013)

References

How Long Has This Been Going On? Wikipedia

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