How Long Has This Been Going On?

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"How Long Has This Been Going On?"
from the musical Rosalie
Song by Bobbe Arnst
Published	1928
Composer	George Gershwin
Lyricist	Ira Gershwin

"How Long Has This Been Going On?" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin for the musical Funny Face in 1928.

Replaced by "He Loves and She Loves" in Funny Face, it was eventually introduced in the musical Rosalie (1928) by Bobbe Arnst.

Notable recordings

Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face (1957)
Coleman Hawkins - The Genius of Coleman Hawkins (1957)
Louis Armstrong and Oscar Peterson - Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson (1957)
Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Sings Gershwin(1950), Like Someone in Love (1957), Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook (1959), Ella and Oscar" (1975), Nice Work If You Can Get It (1983)
Sarah Vaughan - Sarah Vaughan Sings George Gershwin (1957), How Long Has This Been Going On? (1978)
Chet Baker - (Chet Baker Sings) It Could Happen to You (1958)
Julie London - Julie Is Her Name, Volume II (1958)
Tommy Flanagan, John Coltrane, Kenny Burrell, and Idrees Sulieman on the collaboration album The Cats (1959)
Johnny Hartman - And I Thought About You (1959)
Carmen McRae - Book of Ballads (1960)
George Shearing - White Satin (1960)
Judy Garland - Judy at Carnegie Hall (1961)
Stan Kenton - Mellophonium Moods (1962)
Ben Webster - Ben and "Sweets" (1962)
Andy Williams - Warm and Willing (1962)
Georgia Brown (English singer) - Georgia Brown sings George Gershwin (1963)
Cher, on the album Bittersweet White Light (1973)
Ray Charles - Ray Sings, Basie Swings (1973, re-mixed for posthumous release 2006)
Ben Webster and Tete Montoliu - Gentle Ben (1973)
Zoot Sims - Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers (1975)
Lipps Inc. - Pucker Up (1980)
Lonette McKee - Round Midnight (film) (Bertrand Tavernier) (1986)
Carol Sloane -But Not For Me (1986)
Shirley Horn - Light Out of Darkness (A Tribute to Ray Charles) (1993)
Jon Bon Jovi, on the album The Glory of Gershwin (1994)
Keith Jarrett, on the album Keith Jarrett at the Blue Note (1995)
Susannah McCorkle - Someone to Watch Over Me—Songs of George Gershwin (1998), Ballad Essentials (2002)
Kristin Chenoweth, on the album Let Yourself Go (2001)
Karrin Allyson - In Blue (2002)
June Christy - Cool Christy (2002)
Stevie Holland - Restless Willow (2004)
Carly Simon - Moonlight Serenade (2005)
Rufus Wainwright - Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall (2007)
Gloria Estefan - The Standards (2013)

References

"How Long Has This Been Going On?" at jazzstandards.com

George Gershwin

Albums	Gershwin Plays Gershwin: The Piano Rolls

Ballets	An American in Paris Gershwin Piano Concerto Three Preludes Who Cares? List of stagings

Operas	Blue Monday (1922) Porgy and Bess (1935)

Orchestral works	Rhapsody in Blue (1924) Concerto in F (1925) An American in Paris (1928) Second Rhapsody (1931) Cuban Overture (1932) Strike Up the Band (1934) Hoctor's Ballet (1937)

Piano compositions	Three Preludes (1926) French Ballet Class (1937)

Songs	"Aren't You Kind Of Glad We Did?" "(I've Got) Beginner's Luck" "Bidin' My Time" "Blah Blah Blah" "Boy Wanted" "Boy! What Love Has Done To Me!" "But Not for Me" "By Strauss" "Clap Yo' Hands" "Do It Again" "Doin' Time" "Embraceable You" "Fascinating Rhythm" "A Foggy Day" "For You, For Me, For Evermore" "Funny Face" "'The Half of It, Dearie' Blues" "He Loves and She Loves" "How Long Has This Been Going On?" "I Can't Be Bothered Now" "I Got Rhythm" "I Was Doing All Right" "I've Got a Crush on You" "Isn't It a Pity?" "Just Another Rhumba" "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" "Let's Kiss and Make Up" "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)" "Looking for a Boy" "Lorelei" "Love Is Here to Stay" "Love is Sweeping the Country" "Love Walked In" "The Man I Love" "My Cousin in Milwaukee" "My One and Only" "Nice Work If You Can Get It" "Of Thee I Sing" "Oh, Lady Be Good!" "Oh, So Nice!" "The Real American Folk Song (is a Rag)" "'S Wonderful" "Sam and Delilah" "Slap That Bass" "Somebody from Somewhere" "Somebody Loves Me" "Someone to Watch Over Me" "Soon" "Stairway to Paradise" "Stiff Upper Lip" "Strike Up the Band" "Swanee" "That Certain Feeling" "They All Laughed" "They Can't Take That Away from Me" "Things Are Looking Up" "Tra-la-la" "Treat Me Rough" "Walking the Dog" "Who Cares?" "You've Got What Gets Me"

Tribute albums	Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin By George Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book Ella Sings Gershwin Gershwin Live! Gershwin's World The Glory of Gershwin Ira, George and Joe Nice Work If You Can Get It Oscar Peterson Plays the George Gershwin Songbook Red Hot + Rhapsody: The Gershwin Groove Rosemary Clooney Sings the Lyrics of Ira Gershwin

Related articles	List of compositions Gershwin Prize Arthur Gershwin Frances Gershwin Ira Gershwin Gershwin Theatre

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