I Love Being Here with You

"I Love Being Here with You" is a song written by Peggy Lee and Bill Schluger.[1][2][3][4][5][6] It was released by Capitol Records in 1961 as the B-side to her single "Bucket of Tears", and then on the album Basin Street East Proudly Presents Miss Peggy Lee. Orchestration was arranged and conducted by Bill Holman.[7] Though released as a B-side, it quickly became a popular song with other artists.

"I Love Being Here With You"
Single by Peggy Lee
A-side"Bucket of Tears"
Released1961 (1961)
StudioCapitol
GenreSwing, jazz
Length2:45
LabelCapitol Records
Songwriter(s)Peggy Lee, Bill Schluger

Cover versions

"I Love Being Here with You" was the 44th most-covered song in the world in 1961.[8] Notable artists who have recorded it include: Ella Fitzgerald, Buddy Greco, Ernestine Anderson, Bette Midler, Diana Krall and Queen Latifah.[9] Peggy Lee and Judy Garland sang a personalized version of it as a duet on the December 1, 1963 episode of The Judy Garland Show.[10]

"I Love Being Here with You" became a central part of Peggy Lee's touring act,[11] and many other performers acts as well.

The song was performed on The Ed Sullivan Show by Peggy Lee on October 6, 1960, and Ella Fitzgerald on February 2, 1964.[12][13]

The television series Six Feet Under featured it in three episodes and included on the Six Feet Under Original TV Soundtrack.[14][15]

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