| Harry James |
| Miscellaneous |
| It’s Been A Long, Long Time |
| IT’S BEEN A LONG, LONG TIME |
| Bing Crosby with Les Paul/Harry James |
| words by Sammy Cahn, music by Jule Styne |
| 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 |
| 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 |