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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), and Strike Up the Band (1930) along with the 2012 musical Nice Work If You Can Get It (2012). It is considered a jazz standard.
Notable Recordings
- Lee Wiley, recorded on November 15, 1939
- Sarah Vaughan, recorded on July 18, 1946
- Frank Sinatra, recorded on November 5, 1947
- 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
- Bing Crosby recorded the song in 1956[1] 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.[2]
- Dinah Washington - In the Land of Hi-Fi (1956)
- Nat Adderley - Work Song (1960)
- Anna Maria Alberghetti
- Cleo Laine
- Linda Ronstadt, on the album What's New (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)
- Rod Stewart and Diana Ross (duet)(2005) From Stewart's album Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook, Volume IV
- Steve Tyrell
- Chris Connor - Warm Cool: The Atlantic Years (1999)
- June Christy - A Friendly Session, Vol. 1 (2000) with the Johnny Guarnieri Quintet
- Stacey Kent - Dreamsville (2000)
- Michael Bublé, on the EP With Love (2006)
- Brian Wilson - Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin (2010)
- Luscious Jackson- Red Hot + Rhapsody (1998)
- 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.
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.
- 1979 Featured in Woody Allen's Manhattan which was scored exclusively with Gershwin music. Performed by The New York Philharmonic.
- 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 favourite song.
References
- ^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
- ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
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