The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

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Song of the Day: I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face

The song of the day for Tuesday, August 22, 2017 is “I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face.”

About This Song

Today’s song, “I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face,” is from the very successful 1956 Broadway musical My Fair Lady (2,717 performances), which was made into a film in 1964. Both versions starred Rex Harrison as Professor Henry Higgins, who sings the song at the very end of the show, thinking that Eliza has left for good. We get the happy ending as she walks back into the room as the song ends.

About This Version

Tony Bennett, with Count Basie and His Orchestra, recorded “I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face” in 1959 for the album Basie/Bennett. The arrangement is by Ralph Sharon.

I"ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face - 1990 Remix / Remaster

Listen to I"ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face - 1990 Remix / Remaster on Spotify. Song · Count Basie, Tony Bennett, Tristan Powell · 1959


“I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face,” as well as Basie/Bennett, is available from iTunes.

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Song of the Day: I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face

The song of the day for Saturday, May 18, 2013 is I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face.

About This Song

This song is, of course, from the very successful 1956 musical My Fair Lady. The music is by Frederick Lowe and the lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. My Fair Lady was nominated for nine Tony Awards, and won six, including Best Musical, Best Actor in a Musical for Rex Harrison, and Best Direction of a Musical for Moss Hart. The 1956 original cast album became the best-selling album in the US that year. My parents had that album and I know we all listened to it frequently.

I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face is sung by Henry Higgins at the end of show, when the Professor finally recognizes how much Eliza Doolittle (played by Julie Andrews) means to him and how much he will miss her. (Spoiler: she comes back.)

The song has been steadily recorded since 1956, with recordings by Chet Baker, Ruby Braff, Nat King Cole, and many more.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face with Count Basie in January, 1958, for the Basie/Bennett album released in 1959.

http://open.spotify.com/track/5wNGLVq6BUm9SXPzosUh55
I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face, as well as the digitally remastered Bennett & Basie Strike Up The Band, is available from iTunes.