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{{Infobox song
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| name = I've Got a Crush on You
"'''I've Got a Crush on You'''" is a song composed by [[George Gershwin]], with lyrics by [[Ira Gershwin]].
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It is unique among Gershwin compositions in that it was used for two different Broadway productions, ''[[Treasure Girl]]'' (1928), and ''[[Strike Up the Band (musical)|Strike Up the Band]]'' (1930) along with the 2012 musical ''[[Nice Work If You Can Get It (musical)|Nice Work If You Can Get It]]'' (2012). It is considered a [[jazz standard]].
"'''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.
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==Notable Recordings==


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==Notable recordings==
*[[Lee Wiley]], recorded on November 15, 1939
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*[[Sarah Vaughan]], recorded on July 18, 1946
*[[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''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/Lee-Wiley-Bobby-Hackett-With-Joe-Bushkin-And-His-Swinging-Strings-Night-In-Manhattan/master/441849|website=Discogs.com|access-date=October 11, 2017}}</ref>
*[[Frank Sinatra]], recorded on November 5, 1947
*[[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 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]]
*[[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>
*[[Dinah Washington]] - ''[[In the Land of Hi-Fi (Dinah Washington album)|In the Land of Hi-Fi]]'' (1956)
*[[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]] 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)
*[[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>
*[[Anna Maria Alberghetti]]
*[[Sammy Davis Jr.]] - for his album ''[[Mood to Be Wooed]]'' (1958).
*[[Cleo Laine]]
*[[Julie London]] - included in her album ''[[Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast]]'' (1967).
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*[[Linda Ronstadt]], on the album ''[[What's New (Linda Ronstadt album)|What's New]]'' (1983). Ronstadt previously performed the song on "[[The Muppet Show]]".
*[[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>
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* [[Carol Sloane]] on ''[[But Not for Me (album)|But Not For Me]]'' (1986)
*[[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>
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*[[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]]".
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*[[Carol Sloane]] on ''[[But Not for Me (album)|But Not For Me]]'' (1986)
*Frank Sinatra and [[Barbra Streisand]] from ''[[Duets (Frank Sinatra album)]]'' (1993)
*Frank Sinatra and [[Barbra Streisand]] from ''[[Duets (Frank Sinatra album)]]'' (1993)
*[[Carly Simon]], on the album ''[[The Glory of Gershwin]]'' (1994)
*[[Carly Simon]], on the album ''[[The Glory of Gershwin]]'' (1994)
*[[Keely Smith]] - for her album ''Keely Sings Sinatra'' (2001).<ref>{{cite web|title=allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/keely-sings-sinatra-mw0000001063|website=allmusic.com|access-date=October 11, 2017}}</ref>
*[[Rod Stewart]] and [[Diana Ross]] (duet)(2005) From Stewart's album ''[[Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook, Volume IV]]''
*[[Rod Stewart]] and [[Diana Ross]] (duet) - from Stewart's album ''[[Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook, Volume IV]]'' (2005).
*[[Steve Tyrell]]
*[[Steve Tyrell]] - included in his album ''This Guy's in Love'' (2003).<ref>{{cite web|title=Discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/Steve-Tyrell-This-Guys-In-Love/master/441746|website=Discogs.com|access-date=October 11, 2017}}</ref>
*[[Chris Connor]] - ''Warm Cool: The Atlantic Years'' (1999)
*[[Chris Connor]] - for her album ''Chris Connor Sings the George Gershwin Almanac of Song'' (1957).<ref>{{cite web|title=Discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/Chris-Connor-Chris-Connor-Sings-The-George-Gershwin-Almanac-Of-Song-Vol1/master/659816|website=Discogs.com|access-date=October 11, 2017}}</ref>
*[[June Christy]] - ''A Friendly Session, Vol. 1'' (2000) with the [[Johnny Guarnieri]] Quintet
*[[June Christy]] - ''A Friendly Session, Vol. 1'' (1998) with the [[Johnny Guarnieri]] Quintet.<ref>{{cite web|title=allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/friendly-session-vol-1-mw0000038391|website=allmusic.com|access-date=October 11, 2017}}</ref>
*[[Stacey Kent]] - ''Dreamsville'' (2000)
*[[Stacey Kent]] - ''Dreamsville'' (2000).<ref>{{cite web|title=Discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/Stacey-Kent-Dreamsville/master/537103|website=Discogs.com|access-date=October 11, 2017}}</ref>
*[[Michael Bublé]], on the EP ''[[With Love (Michael Bublé album)|With Love]]'' (2006)
*[[Michael Bublé]], on the EP ''[[With Love (Michael Bublé album)|With Love]]'' (2006)
*[[Brian Wilson]] - ''[[Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin]]'' (2010)
*[[Brian Wilson]] - ''[[Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin]]'' (2010)
*[[Luscious Jackson]]- ''[[Red Hot + Rhapsody]]'' (1998)
*[[Luscious Jackson]]- ''[[Red Hot + Rhapsody]]'' (1998)
*[[Darius de Haas]] and Steven Blier - ''[[Quiet Please]]'' (2010)
*[[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]].
*[[Jennifer Aniston]] sang this song during the [[Ellen Degeneres Show]].
*[[Uri Caine]], on album ''[[Rhapsody in Blue (album)|Rhapsody in Blue]]'' (2013).
*[[Uri Caine]], on album ''[[Rhapsody in Blue (album)|Rhapsody in Blue]]'' (2013).
*[[Kristin Chenoweth]] sings the song on her 2016 album ''[[The Art of Elegance]]''.
*[[Kristin Chenoweth]] sings the song on her 2016 album ''[[The Art of Elegance]]''.
* Emma Hedrick at Urban Vines in 2019{{div col end}}


== Featured ==
== Film appearances ==
* 1951 [[Meet Danny Wilson (film)|Meet Danny Wilson]] - sung by [[Frank Sinatra]].
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* Featured in [[Woody Allen|Woody Allen's]] ''[[Manhattan (film)|Manhattan]]'' which was scored exclusively with Gershwin music.
* 1951 [[An American in Paris (film)|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.
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* 2008 romantic comedy film ''[[Definitely, Maybe]]'' the song was performed by actress [[Rachel Weisz]] as her character's favourite song.
* 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 (film)|The Choirboys]] - sung by [[Vic Tayback]].
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* 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]].
* 2003 [[Something's Gotta Give (film)|Something's Gotta Give]] - sung by [[Steve Tyrell]].
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* 2008 [[Definitely, Maybe]] - the song was performed by actress [[Rachel Weisz]] as her character's favorite song

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Latest revision as of 19:52, 1 July 2024

For similarly-named songs, see Crush on You (disambiguation).
"I've Got a Crush on You"
Song
Published1930 by New World Music
Composer(s)George Gershwin
Lyricist(s)Ira Gershwin

"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

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Film appearances

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References

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  5. ^ "Frank Sinatra Discography". Retrieved October 11, 2017.
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  8. ^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
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