I've Got a Crush on You

For similarly-named songs, see Crush on You (disambiguation).

"I've Got a Crush on You" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin.

It is unique among Gershwin compositions in that it was used for two different Broadway productions, Treasure Girl (1928), and Strike Up the Band (1930) along with the 2012 musical Nice Work If You Can Get It (2012). It is considered a jazz standard.

Notable Recordings

Lee Wiley, recorded on November 15, 1939
Sarah Vaughan, recorded on July 18, 1946
Frank Sinatra, recorded on November 5, 1947
Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Sings Gershwin (1950), Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook (1959), and Nice Work If You Can Get It, a 1983 Pablo release with André Previn
Dinah Washington - In the Land of Hi-Fi (1956)
Nat Adderley - Work Song (1960)
Anna Maria Alberghetti
Cleo Laine
Linda Ronstadt, on the album What's New (1983). Ronstadt previously performed the song on "The Muppet Show".
Carol Sloane on But Not For Me (1986)
Frank Sinatra and Barbra Streisand from Duets (Frank Sinatra album) (1993)
Carly Simon, on the album The Glory of Gershwin (1994)
Rod Stewart and Diana Ross (duet)(2005) From Stewart's album Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook, Volume IV
Steve Tyrell
Chris Connor - Warm Cool: The Atlantic Years (1999)
June Christy - A Friendly Session, Vol. 1 (2000) with the Johnny Guarnieri Quintet
Stacey Kent - Dreamsville (2000)
Michael Bublé, on the EP With Love (2006)
Brian Wilson - Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin (2010)
Luscious Jackson- Red Hot + Rhapsody (1998)
Darius de Haas and Steven Blier - Quiet Please (2010)
Jennifer Aniston sang this song during the Ellen Degeneres Show.

Featured

Featured in Woody Allen's Manhattan which was scored exclusively with Gershwin music.
2008 romantic comedy film Definitely, Maybe the song was performed by actress Rachel Weisz as her character's favourite song.

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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