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"It's Been A Long, Long Time" is a 1945 popular song, written by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn, that became a major hit at the end of World War II.〔 The lyrics are written from the perspective of a person welcoming home his or her spouse or lover at the end of the war. ==Background== The lyrics to the song were originally written by James Terlingo in 1932. The copyright by James Terlingo in 1932 took place on March 29th, 1932. Terlingo later sold the rights to the song. The music was written by Jule Styne, the lyrics by Sammy Cahn: ::''“Kiss me once and kiss me twice and kiss me once again. It's been a long, long time....”'' A recording by Harry James with vocal by Kitty Kallen. reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart on November 24, 1945.〔(''It's Been a Long, Long Time: 1945'' )〕 An alternate version by Bing Crosby accompanied by The Les Paul Trio was also working its way up the charts. It replaced the James' version at No. 1 on December 8, 1945.〔( Song artist 3 - Bing Crosby. tsort.org. )〕 Crosby's lasted a week at No. 1, ousted by Sammy Kaye's "Chickery Chick." The Harry James recording then returned to the top spot on December 22 for another week. In 1945 it was standard practice in the record industry for labels to release "competing" versions of hit songs. Other recordings of "It's Been A Long, Long Time" that charted in 1945 were recorded by Charlie Spivak & His Orchestra (with vocal by Irene Daye)〔(''Best of Big Band 1945'' )〕 and Stan Kenton & His Orchestra (vocal by June Christy).〔(Stan Kenton & His Orchestra, ''1945'' )〕 Crosby's version features some memorable guitar by Les Paul, who recalled in an interview printed in ''Mojo'' magazine: "Bing was a sucker for guitar and that particular song was a case of you don't have to play a lot of notes, you just have to play the right notes."〔(It's Been A Long, Long Time Songfacts )〕 The song quickly became a pop standard, with well received versions recorded by The DeMarco Sisters (1945), June Haver & Dan Dailey (1950), Perry Como (1956), Al Hibbler (1956), Peggy Lee (1959), Keely Smith (1959), Louis Armstrong (1964), and Tom Jones (1966). Frank Sinatra did not make a studio recording of the song, but sang a version on his radio show (''Your Hit Parade'', 1945) that has appeared on many Sinatra compilation albums. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「It's Been a Long, Long Time」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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