Lyrics It's Been a Long, Long Time - Stan Kenton
IT'S
BEEN
A
LONG,
LONG
TIME
Bing
Crosby
with
Les
Paul/Harry
James
Peaked
at
#1 in
1945
Competing
versions
charted
that
year
by
Harry
James
(#1);
Charlie
Spivak
(#4);
And
Stan
Kenton
(#6)
- World
War
II
ended
the
month
before
this
Crosby
recording
hit
No.
1 on
the
Billboard
charts
in
1945.
Accompanied
by
Les
Paul
on
the
guitar,
Bing
Effectively
captures
the
swelling
anticipation
of
Americans
regarding
the
Imminent
return
of
their
boys
from
overseas.
The
song
remained
on
the
Charts
for
16
weeks.
Kiss
me
once,
then
kiss
me
twice
Then
kiss
me
once
again
It's
been
a
long,
long
time
Haven't
felt
like
this,
my
dear
Since
I
can't
remember
when
It's
been
a
long,
long
time
You'll
never
know
how
many
dreams
I've
dreamed
about
you
Or
just
how
empty
they
all
seemed
without
you
So
kiss
me
once,
then
kiss
me
twice
Then
kiss
me
once
again
It's
been
a
long,
long
time
Ah,
kiss
me
once,
then
kiss
me
twice
Then
kiss
me
once
again
It's
been
a
long
time
Haven't
felt
like
this
my
dear
Since
I
can't
remember
when
It's
been
a
long,
long
time
You'll
never
know
how
many
dreams
I
dreamed
about
you
Or
just
how
empty
they
all
seemed
without
you
So
kiss
me
once
then
kiss
me
twice
Then
kiss
me
once
again
It's
been
a
long,
long
time
Long,
long
time
Extra
credits
added
by
Robin
Hood
1 Etude For Saxophones
2 Taboo
3 Adios
4 This Love Of Mine
5 The Nango
6 Gambler's Blues
7 Lamento Gitano
8 Reed Rapture
9 Concerto For Doghouse
10 El Choclo
11 Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me
12 Eager Beaver
13 Harlem Folk Dance
14 Artistry In Rhythm
15 How Many Hearts Have You Broken
16 I'm Going Mad for Pad
17 And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine
18 Sweet Dreams, Sweetheart
19 Gotta Be Gettin'
20 Ev'ry Time we Say Goodbye
21 Are You Livin' Old Man?
22 Balboa Bash
23 On the Sunny Side of the Street
24 Ooh, What I Dreamed About You
25 I Want a Grown-Up Man
26 Travellin' Man
27 Around the Town
28 Tampico
29 Southern Scandal
30 It's Been a Long, Long Time
31 Don't Let Me Dream
32 That's the Stuff You Gotta Watch
33 Say It Isn't So
34 Ride On
35 I'm a Shy Guy
36 Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin'
37 Shoo Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy
38 I Been Down In Texas
39 She's Funny That Way
40 Intermission Riff
41 Artistry Jumps
42 Painted Rhythm
43 Peg O' My Heart
44 Ecuador
45 Opus In Pastels
46 Lover
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