The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

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Song of the Day: I’ll Be Seeing You

The song of the day for Saturday, April 7, 2018 is “I’ll Be Seeing You.”

About This Song

“I’ll Be Seeing You” was written in 1938 by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics). The song grew to its fame during World War II, when it became something of an anthem for soldiers serving overseas and the loved ones left at home. It’s been recorded by Billie Holiday, Al Hirt, Lisa Minelli, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee and Willie Nelson.

About This Version

Tony Bennett has recorded “I’ll Be Seeing You.” The first was in 1956 for his early LP album Tony. Today’s version is from 1992 on the album Perfectly Frank.

I"ll Be Seeing You

Listen to I"ll Be Seeing You on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1992

“I’ll Be Seeing You,” as well as Perfectly Frank, is available from iTunes.

About Today

For our Saturday video, I have Tony’s friend Rosemary Clooney singing today’s song. I’m guessing it was filmed in the early 1950s.

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Song of the Day: I’ll Be Seeing You

The song of the day for Thursday, April 27, 2017 is “I’ll Be Seeing You.”

About This Song

“I’ll Be Seeing You,” written in 1938 by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics), grew to its fame during World War II, when it became something of an anthem for soldiers serving overseas and the loved ones left at home. It’s been recorded by Billie Holiday, Al Hirt, Lisa Minelli, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee and Willie Nelson. One of my favorite recordings is from Tony’s old friend Rosemary Clooney, who closed her 1991 album For The Duration with this song.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “I’ll Be Seeing You” in 1992 for his album of songs associated with Frank Sinatra: Perfectly Frank. Like Rosemary, Bennett also closed out this magnificent album with “I’ll Be Seeing You.” The song features a very fine arrangement by Ralph Sharon. This album is also significant in that Columbia recording engineer Frank Laico came out of retirement to serve as recording engineer for the album.


“I’ll Be Seeing You,” as well as Perfectly Frank, is available from iTunes.

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Song of the Day: I’ll Be Seeing You

The song of the day for Friday, November 25, 2016 is “I’ll Be Seeing You.”

About This Song

“I’ll Be Seeing You,” written in 1938 by Sammy Fain and Irving Kahal, grew to its fame during World War II, when it became something of an anthem for soldiers serving overseas and the loved ones left at home. It’s been recorded by Billie Holiday, Al Hirt, Lisa Minelli, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Willie Nelson, and Rosemary Clooney.

About This Version

Tony Bennett has recorded this song twice: first in 1956 for his album Tony and again in 1992 for Perfectly Frank. It’s the 1992 version I’m featuring today.

I"ll Be Seeing You

Listen to I"ll Be Seeing You on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1992


“I’ll Be Seeing You,” as well as Perfectly Frank, is available from iTunes.

A few years ago, my friend and I were listening to our local jazz radio station, KMHD in Portland, Oregon, and they played a lovely song from Rosemary Clooney. The announcer told us that is was from her 1991 album For The Duration, consisting of songs that were popular during World War II. I immediately bought the album from iTunes and listen to it all the time. The album closes with a lovely version of “I’ll Be Seeing You” which I hope you enjoy. It’s a really lovely album.

Here is Tony’s good friend, the great Rosemary Clooney:

I"ll Be Seeing You

Listen to I"ll Be Seeing You on Spotify. Song · Rosemary Clooney · 1991

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Song of the Day: I’ll Be Seeing You

The song of the day for Wednesday, May 13, 2015 is “I’ll Be Seeing You.”

About This Song

“I’ll Be Seeing You,” written in 1938 by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics), grew to its fame during World War II, when it became something of an anthem for soldiers serving overseas and the loved ones left at home. It’s been recorded by Billie Holiday, Al Hirt, Lisa Minelli, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Rosemary Clooney and Willie Nelson.

About This Version

Tony Bennett has recorded this song twice: first in 1956 for the album Tony and again in 1992 for Perfectly Frank. Today we feature the 1992 version, arranged by Ralph Sharon.

I"ll Be Seeing You

Listen to I"ll Be Seeing You on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1992


“I’ll Be Seeing You,” as well as Perfectly Frank, is available from iTunes.

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Song of the Day: I’ll Be Seeing You

The song of the day for Friday, March 6, 2015 is “I’ll Be Seeing You.”

About This Song

“I’ll Be Seeing You” was written in 1938, with music by Sammy Fain and lyrics by Irving Kahal. The song grew to its fame during World War II, when it became something of an anthem for soldiers serving overseas and the loved ones left at home. It’s been recorded by Billie Holiday, Al Hirt, Lisa Minelli, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee and Rosemary Clooney.

About This Version

Tony Bennett has recorded “I’ll Be Seeing You” twice. The first recording was made in 1956 for his second album, Tony, and was arranged and conducted by Ray Conniff. Today’s version is from his 1992 album Perfectly Frank and features the Ralph Sharon Trio, with Paul Langosch on bass and Joe LaBarbera on drums. It’s a quiet and lovely rendition of this very nice song. Plus, he sings the verse!

I"ll Be Seeing You

Listen to I"ll Be Seeing You on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1992


“I’ll Be Seeing You,” as well as the album Perfectly Frank, is available from iTunes.