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"I've Got a Crush on You"
"I've Got a Crush on You"
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Published	1930 by New World Music
Composer(s)	George Gershwin
Lyricist(s)	Ira Gershwin

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"I've Got a Crush on You" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It is unique among Gershwin compositions in that it was used for two different Broadway productions: Treasure Girl (1928), when it was introduced by Clifton Webb and Mary Hay, and Strike Up the Band (1930), when it was sung by Doris Carson and Gordon Smith.^[1] It was later included in the tribute musical Nice Work If You Can Get It (2012), in which it was sung by Jennifer Laura Thompson. When covered by Frank Sinatra he was a part of Columbia Records.

It is considered a jazz standard, primarily of the vocal repertoire, thanks to recordings by singers such as Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan, and Ella Fitzgerald. Instrumental versions have also been recorded by Nat Adderley, Ike Quebec, and others.

Notable recordings

Lee Wiley, recorded on November 15, 1939 for Liberty Music Shop Records. She recorded it again in 1950 and it was included in her album Night in Manhattan.^[2]
Joe Sullivan's Cafe Society Orchestra (vocal: Helen Ward). This charted briefly in October 1940 in the No. 24 spot.^[3]
Sarah Vaughan, recorded on July 18, 1946 for Musicraft Records (catalog No. 505).^[4] She recorded the song again in 1957 for the album Sarah Vaughan Sings George Gershwin and in 1982 with Michael Tilson Thomas for Gershwin Live!.
Frank Sinatra, recorded on November 5, 1947 with Bobby Hackett on trumpet for Columbia Records.^[5] This charted briefly in 1948.^[6] He recorded the song again in 1960 and it was included in his album Nice 'n' Easy.
Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Sings Gershwin (1950), Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook (1959), and Nice Work If You Can Get It, a 1983 Pablo release with André Previn
Gene Kelly - an outtake from the film An American in Paris (1951).^[7]
Bing Crosby recorded the song in 1956^[8] for use on his radio show and it was subsequently included in the box set The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings (1954–56) issued by Mosaic Records (catalog MD7-245) in 2009.^[9]
Dinah Washington for her album In the Land of Hi-Fi (1956).^[10]
Nat Adderley - Work Song (1960)
Anna Maria Alberghetti - for her album I Can't Resist You (1957).^[11]
Sammy Davis Jr. - for his album Mood to Be Wooed (1958).
Julie London - included in her album Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast (1967).
Rosemary Clooney - Everything's Coming Up Rosie (1977) and for the album Gershwin 100 (1998).^[12]
Cleo Laine - for her album That Old Feeling (1987).^[13]
Linda Ronstadt, on the album What's New (1983)^[14] :(US AC #7, Canada AC #1, 1983). Ronstadt previously performed the song on "The Muppet Show".
Carol Sloane on But Not For Me (1986)
Frank Sinatra and Barbra Streisand from Duets (Frank Sinatra album) (1993)
Carly Simon, on the album The Glory of Gershwin (1994)
Keely Smith - for her album Keely Sings Sinatra (2001).^[15]
Rod Stewart and Diana Ross (duet) - from Stewart's album Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook, Volume IV (2005).
Steve Tyrell - included in his album This Guy's in Love (2003).^[16]
Chris Connor - for her album Chris Connor Sings the George Gershwin Almanac of Song (1957).^[17]
June Christy - A Friendly Session, Vol. 1 (1998) with the Johnny Guarnieri Quintet.^[18]
Stacey Kent - Dreamsville (2000).^[19]
Michael Bublé, on the EP With Love (2006)
Brian Wilson - Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin (2010)
Luscious Jackson- Red Hot + Rhapsody (1998)
Michael Feinstein - included in his album The Sinatra Project (2008).
Darius de Haas and Steven Blier - Quiet Please (2010)
Jennifer Aniston sang this song during the Ellen Degeneres Show.
Uri Caine, on album Rhapsody in Blue (2013).
Kristin Chenoweth sings the song on her 2016 album The Art of Elegance.
Emma Hedrick at Urban Vines in 2019

Film appearances

1951 Meet Danny Wilson - sung by Frank Sinatra.
1951 An American in Paris - played as background music. It had been recorded for the film by Gene Kelly but it was omitted from the released print.
1955 Three for the Show - performed by Betty Grable and Jack Lemmon.
1957 The Helen Morgan Story
1974 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore - performed by Ellen Burstyn.
1977 The Choirboys - sung by Vic Tayback.
1979 Featured in Woody Allen's Manhattan which was scored exclusively with Gershwin music. Performed by The New York Philharmonic.
1984 Bulaklak sa City Jail - sung by Nora Aunor
2003 Mona Lisa Smile - performed by Seal.
2003 Something's Gotta Give - sung by Steve Tyrell.
2008 Definitely, Maybe - the song was performed by actress Rachel Weisz as her character's favorite song

References

^ "Internet Broadway Database". ibdb.com. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 416. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
^ "Frank Sinatra Discography". Retrieved October 11, 2017.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 392. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. 1998. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
^ "www.allmusic.com". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved October 11, 2017.

[1] "Internet Broadway Database". ibdb.com. Retrieved October 11, 2017.

[2] "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved October 11, 2017.

[3] Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 416. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.

[4] "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved October 11, 2017.

[5] "Frank Sinatra Discography". Retrieved October 11, 2017.

[6] Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 392. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.

[7] "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 11, 2017.

[8] "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved October 10, 2017.

[9] "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 10, 2017.

[10] "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 25, 2024.

[11] "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved October 11, 2017.

[12] "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. 1998. Retrieved October 11, 2017.

[13] "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 11, 2017.

[14] "www.allmusic.com". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved July 1, 2024.

[15] "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 11, 2017.

[16] "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved October 11, 2017.

[17] "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved October 11, 2017.

[18] "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 11, 2017.

[19] "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved October 11, 2017.

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-"'''I've Got a Crush on You'''" is a song composed by [[George Gershwin]], with lyrics by [[Ira Gershwin]]. It is unique among Gershwin compositions in that it was used for two different Broadway productions: ''[[Treasure Girl]]'' (1928), when it was introduced by [[Clifton Webb]] and [[Mary Hay (actress)|Mary Hay]], and ''[[Strike Up the Band (musical)|Strike Up the Band]]'' (1930), when it was sung by Doris Carson and Gordon Smith.<ref>{{cite web|title=Internet Broadway Database|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/strike-up-the-band-11031/#songs|website=ibdb.com|access-date=October 11, 2017}}</ref> It was later included in the tribute musical ''[[Nice Work If You Can Get It (musical)|Nice Work If You Can Get It]]'' (2012), in which it was sung by [[Jennifer Laura Thompson]]. When covered by Frank Sinatra he was a part of Columbia records.
+"'''I've Got a Crush on You'''" is a song composed by [[George Gershwin]], with lyrics by [[Ira Gershwin]]. It is unique among Gershwin compositions in that it was used for two different Broadway productions: ''[[Treasure Girl]]'' (1928), when it was introduced by [[Clifton Webb]] and [[Mary Hay (actress)|Mary Hay]], and ''[[Strike Up the Band (musical)|Strike Up the Band]]'' (1930), when it was sung by Doris Carson and Gordon Smith.<ref>{{cite web|title=Internet Broadway Database|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/strike-up-the-band-11031/#songs|website=ibdb.com|access-date=October 11, 2017}}</ref> It was later included in the tribute musical ''[[Nice Work If You Can Get It (musical)|Nice Work If You Can Get It]]'' (2012), in which it was sung by [[Jennifer Laura Thompson]]. When covered by Frank Sinatra he was a part of Columbia Records.
-It is considered a [[jazz standard]], primarily of the [[vocal jazz|vocal]] repertoire, thanks to recordings by singers such as [[Frank Sinatra]], [[Sarah Vaughan]] and [[Ella Fitzgerald]]. Instrumental versions have also been recorded by [[Nat Adderley]], [[Ike Quebec]] and others.
+It is considered a [[jazz standard]], primarily of the [[vocal jazz|vocal]] repertoire, thanks to recordings by singers such as [[Frank Sinatra]], [[Sarah Vaughan]], and [[Ella Fitzgerald]]. Instrumental versions have also been recorded by [[Nat Adderley]], [[Ike Quebec]], and others.
 ==Notable recordings==
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 *[[Joe Sullivan]]'s Cafe Society Orchestra (vocal: [[Helen Ward (singer)|Helen Ward]]). This charted briefly in October 1940 in the No. 24 spot.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Whitburn|first1=Joel|title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954|date=1986|publisher=Record Research Inc|location=Wisconsin, USA|isbn=0-89820-083-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/416 416]|url=https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/416}}</ref>
 *[[Sarah Vaughan]], recorded on July 18, 1946 for [[Musicraft Records]] (catalog No. 505).<ref>{{cite web|title=The Online Discographical Project|url=http://www.78discography.com/Musicraft200.htm|website=78discography.com|access-date=October 11, 2017}}</ref> She recorded the song again in 1957 for the album ''[[Sarah Vaughan Sings George Gershwin]]'' and in 1982 with [[Michael Tilson Thomas]] for ''Gershwin Live!''.
-*[[Frank Sinatra]], recorded on November 5, 1947 for Columbia Records.<ref>{{cite web|title=Frank Sinatra Discography.|url=http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Sinatra/FrankSongs.php|website=jazzdiscography.com|access-date=October 11, 2017}}</ref> This charted briefly in 1948.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Whitburn|first1=Joel|title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954|date=1986|publisher=Record Research Inc|location=Wisconsin, USA|isbn=0-89820-083-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/392 392]|url=https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/392}}</ref> He recorded the song again in 1960 and it was included in his album ''[[Nice 'n' Easy]]''.
+*[[Frank Sinatra]], recorded on November 5, 1947 with [[Bobby Hackett]] on trumpet for Columbia Records.<ref>{{cite web|title=Frank Sinatra Discography.|url=https://jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Sinatra/columbia2.php|access-date=October 11, 2017}}</ref> This charted briefly in 1948.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Whitburn|first1=Joel|title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954|date=1986|publisher=Record Research Inc|location=Wisconsin, USA|isbn=0-89820-083-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/392 392]|url=https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/392}}</ref> He recorded the song again in 1960 and it was included in his album ''[[Nice 'n' Easy]]''.
 *[[Ella Fitzgerald]] - ''[[Ella Sings Gershwin]]'' (1950), ''[[Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook]]'' (1959), and ''[[Nice Work If You Can Get It (album)|Nice Work If You Can Get It]]'', a 1983 Pablo release with [[André Previn]]
 *[[Gene Kelly]] - an outtake from the film ''[[An American in Paris (film)|An American in Paris]]'' (1951).<ref>{{cite web|title=allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/an-american-in-paris-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-mw0000188296|website=allmusic.com|access-date=October 11, 2017}}</ref>
-*[[Bing Crosby]] recorded the song in 1956<ref>{{cite web|title=A Bing Crosby Discography|url=http://www.bingmagazine.co.uk/bingmagazine/CBS.html |website=BING magazine|publisher=International Club Crosby|access-date=October 10, 2017}}</ref> for use on his [[The Bing Crosby Show (1954–1956)|radio show]] and it was subsequently included in the box set ''The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings (1954-56)'' issued by [[Mosaic Records]] (catalog MD7-245) in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-bing-crosby-cbs-radio-recordings-1954-56-mw0001951404|website=allmusic.com|access-date=October 10, 2017}}</ref>
+*[[Bing Crosby]] recorded the song in 1956<ref>{{cite web|title=A Bing Crosby Discography|url=http://www.bingmagazine.co.uk/bingmagazine/CBS.html |website=BING magazine|publisher=International Club Crosby|access-date=October 10, 2017}}</ref> for use on his [[The Bing Crosby Show (1954–1956)|radio show]] and it was subsequently included in the box set ''The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings (1954–56)'' issued by [[Mosaic Records]] (catalog MD7-245) in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-bing-crosby-cbs-radio-recordings-1954-56-mw0001951404|website=allmusic.com|access-date=October 10, 2017}}</ref>
-*[[Dinah Washington]] - ''[[In the Land of Hi-Fi (Dinah Washington album)|In the Land of Hi-Fi]]'' (1956)
+* [[Dinah Washington]] for her album ''[[In the Land of Hi-Fi (Dinah Washington album)|In the Land of Hi-Fi]]'' (1956).<ref>{{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/in-the-land-of-hi-fi-mw0000192640|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=June 25, 2024}}</ref>
 *[[Nat Adderley]] - ''[[Work Song (Nat Adderly album)|Work Song]]'' (1960)
 *[[Anna Maria Alberghetti]] - for her album ''I Can't Resist You'' (1957).<ref>{{cite web|title=Discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/Anna-Maria-Alberghetti-I-Cant-Resist-You/master/918227|website=Discogs.com|access-date=October 11, 2017}}</ref>
 *[[Sammy Davis Jr.]] - for his album ''[[Mood to Be Wooed]]'' (1958).
 *[[Julie London]] - included in her album ''[[Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast]]'' (1967).
-*[[Rosemary Clooney]] - ''[[Everything's Coming Up Rosie]]'' (1977) and for the album ''Gershwin 100'' (1998).<ref>{{cite web|title=Discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/Matt-Catingub-Gershwin-100/release/8029858|website=Discogs.com|access-date=October 11, 2017}}</ref>
+*[[Rosemary Clooney]] - ''[[Everything's Coming Up Rosie]]'' (1977) and for the album ''Gershwin 100'' (1998).<ref>{{cite web|title=Discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/Matt-Catingub-Gershwin-100/release/8029858|website=Discogs.com|date=1998 |access-date=October 11, 2017}}</ref>
 *[[Cleo Laine]] - for her album ''That Old Feeling'' (1987).<ref>{{cite web|title=allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/that-old-feeling-mw0000188422|website=allmusic.com|access-date=October 11, 2017}}</ref>
-*[[Linda Ronstadt]], on the album ''[[What's New (Linda Ronstadt album)|What's New]]'' (US AC #7, Canada AC #1, 1983). Ronstadt previously performed the song on "[[The Muppet Show]]".
+*[[Linda Ronstadt]], on the album ''[[What's New (Linda Ronstadt album)|What's New]]'' (1983)<ref>{{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/whats-new-mw0000195540|website=www.allmusic.com|accessdate=July 1, 2024}}</ref>  :(US AC #7, Canada AC #1, 1983). Ronstadt previously performed the song on "[[The Muppet Show]]".
 *[[Carol Sloane]] on ''[[But Not for Me (album)|But Not For Me]]'' (1986)
 *Frank Sinatra and [[Barbra Streisand]] from ''[[Duets (Frank Sinatra album)]]'' (1993)
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 * 1974 [[Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore]] - performed by [[Ellen Burstyn]].
 * 1977 [[The Choirboys (film)|The Choirboys]] - sung by [[Vic Tayback]].
-* 1979 Featured in [[Woody Allen|Woody Allen's]] ''[[Manhattan (film)|Manhattan]]'' which was scored exclusively with Gershwin music. Performed by The New York Philharmonic.
+* 1979 Featured in [[Woody Allen|Woody Allen's]] ''[[Manhattan (1979 film)|Manhattan]]'' which was scored exclusively with Gershwin music. Performed by The New York Philharmonic.
 *1984 [[Bulaklak sa City Jail]] - sung by [[Nora Aunor]]
 * 2003 [[Mona Lisa Smile]] - performed by [[Seal (musician)|Seal]].
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 [[Category:1928 songs]]
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+[[Category:1940 singles]]
+[[Category:1948 singles]]
+[[Category:1983 singles]]
 [[Category:Songs from musicals]]
 [[Category:Songs with music by George Gershwin]]
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 [[Category:Recordings of music by George Gershwin]]
 [[Category:Linda Ronstadt songs]]
+[[Category:Asylum Records singles]]
 [[Category:Pop standards]]

v t e George Gershwin
Albums	Gershwin Plays Gershwin: The Piano Rolls
Ballets	An American in Paris Gershwin Piano Concerto Three Preludes Who Cares?
Operas	Blue Monday (1922) Porgy and Bess (1935)
Orchestral works	Rhapsody in Blue (1924) Concerto in F (1925) An American in Paris (1928) Second Rhapsody (1931) Cuban Overture (1932) Strike Up the Band (1934) Hoctor's Ballet (1937)
Piano compositions	Three Preludes (1926) French Ballet Class (1937)
Songs	"Aren't You Kind of Glad We Did?" "(I've Got) Beginner's Luck" "Bidin' My Time" "Blah Blah Blah" "Boy Wanted" "Boy! What Love Has Done to Me!" "But Not for Me" "By Strauss" "Clap Yo' Hands" "Do It Again" "Doin' Time" "Embraceable You" "Fascinating Rhythm" "A Foggy Day" "For You, For Me, For Evermore" "Funny Face" "'The Half of It, Dearie' Blues" "He Loves and She Loves" "How Long Has This Been Going On?" "I Can't Be Bothered Now" "I Got Rhythm" "I Was Doing All Right" "I've Got a Crush on You" "Isn't It a Pity?" "Just Another Rhumba" "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" "Let's Kiss and Make Up" "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)" "Looking for a Boy" "Lorelei" "Love Is Here to Stay" "Love Is Sweeping the Country" "Love Walked In" "The Man I Love" "My Cousin in Milwaukee" "My One and Only" "Nice Work If You Can Get It" "Of Thee I Sing" "Oh, Lady Be Good!" "Oh, So Nice!" "The Real American Folk Song (is a Rag)" "'S Wonderful" "Sam and Delilah" "Slap That Bass" "Somebody from Somewhere" "Somebody Loves Me" "Someone to Watch Over Me" "Soon" "Stairway to Paradise" "Stiff Upper Lip" "Strike Up the Band" "Summertime" "Swanee" "That Certain Feeling" "They All Laughed" "They Can't Take That Away from Me" "Things Are Looking Up" "Tra-la-la" "Treat Me Rough" "Walking the Dog" "Who Cares?" "You've Got What Gets Me"
Tribute albums	Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin By George Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book Ella Sings Gershwin Gershwin Live! Gershwin's World The Glory of Gershwin Ira, George and Joe Nice Work If You Can Get It Oscar Peterson Plays the George Gershwin Songbook Red Hot + Rhapsody: The Gershwin Groove Rosemary Clooney Sings the Lyrics of Ira Gershwin
Related articles	Gershwin Prize Ira Gershwin (brother) Arthur Gershwin (brother) Frances Gershwin (sister) Gershwin Theatre
List of compositions by George Gershwin Category:George Gershwin

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