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It's Been a Long, Long Time

Name: It's Been a Long, Long Time
Duration: 3 min 27 s

Kitty Kallen, Harry James

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Album: The Kitty Kallen Story
Released: 2022
Genres: big band, adult standards, swing music
Length: 3:27
Tempo: 132 BPM
Label: Legacy Recordings

About this song

The song was originally written by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn in 1932. The Harry James recording, with vocals from Kitty Kallen, was first released in 1945 and reached the charts. A Bing Crosby recording of the same song took the top spot from James and Kallen about two weeks later.

Fun facts

Sampled in 4 other songs, like “Something Reawakens Before The Curtains Close [U1] by The Carebear”.
Covered 2 times, including “It’s Been A Long, Long Time by Pentatonix”.
Written by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne.
Produced by Jule Styne.