I Love Being Here with You

For the 1993 album by Jeanie Bryson, see I Love Being Here with You (album).

"I Love Being Here With You"
Single by Peggy Lee
A-side	"Bucket of Tears"
Released	1961 (1961)
Studio	Capitol
Genre	Swing, jazz
Length	2:45
Label	Capitol Records
Songwriter(s)	Peggy Lee, Bill Schluger

"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.

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]

In popular culture

"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]

References

1. Smith, Chris (2014-02-10). "Honey-voiced singer gives classics lots of life". Winnipeg Free Press. p. 33.
2. Oney, Tish (2020-07-05). Peggy Lee: A Century of Song. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-5381-2848-0.
3. Dietz, Dan (2016-02-18). The Complete Book of 1980s Broadway Musicals. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-6092-4.
4. Monkhouse, Bob (2012-02-29). Crying With Laughter: My Life Story. Random House. ISBN 978-1-4481-3618-6.
5. Korall, Burt (2004-07-29). Drummin' Men: The Heartbeat of Jazz: The Bebop Years. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-534651-0.
6. Strom, Robert (2005). Miss Peggy Lee: A Career Chronicle. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-1936-4.
7. "I Love Being Here with You".
8. "Database statistics | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com.
9. "Cover versions of I Love Being Here with You by Peggy Lee | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com.
10. "Fever: The Music of Peggy Lee (TV)". Paley Center. 2022-09-14. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
11. "Peggy Lee, the Singer-Songwriter".
12. "I Love Being Here with You/Yes Indeed - Medley/Live on the ed Sullivan Show, October 16, 1960". Spotify.
13. "I Love Being Here with You (Live on the ed Sullivan Show, February 2, 1964)".
14. McCarthy, Sean (2022-09-14). "Strong, versatile soundtrack stems from popular TV show". The Daily Nebraskan. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
15. "Original TV Soundtrack - Six Feet Under [Original TV Soundtrack] Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic.