Long Ago ( and Far Away ) - wikipedia Long Ago ( and Far Away ) For other uses, see Long Ago and Far Away ( disambiguation ). `` Long Ago ( and Far Away ) '' is a popular song from the 1944 Technicolor film musical Cover Girl starring Rita Hayworth and Gene Kelly and released by Columbia Pictures. The music was written by Jerome Kern, and the lyrics were written by Ira Gershwin. The song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1944 but lost out to `` Swinging on a Star ''. The song was published in 1944 and sold over 600,000 copies in sheet music in a year. In 2004 it finished # 92 in AFI 's 100 Years... 100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema. In the film it is sung by Rita Hayworth ( dubbed by Martha Mears ) to Gene Kelly, and later briefly reprised by Jinx Falkenburg. Charting versions were recorded almost simultaneously by Dick Haymes and Helen Forrest, Bing Crosby, Jo Stafford, and Perry Como. The Dick Haymes - Helen Forrest recording was released by Decca Records as catalog number 23317. The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on April 27, 1944 and lasted 11 weeks on the chart, peaking at # 2. The Jo Stafford recording was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 153. The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on May 4, 1944 and lasted 12 weeks on the chart, peaking at # 6. The Perry Como recording was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20 - 1569. The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on May 11, 1944 and lasted three weeks on the chart, peaking at # 8. The Bing Crosby recording was released by Decca Records as catalog number 18608. The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on June 29, 1944 and lasted four weeks on the chart, peaking at # 5. The flip side, `` Amor, '' also charted, making this a two - sided hit. The Crosby version of `` Long Ago ( and Far Away ) '' was used in the film Someone to Love ( 1987 ). Johnny Desmond sang it in German with Glenn Miller and the American Band of the AEF. The song was used in the film Till the Clouds Roll By ( 1946 ) when it was sung by Kathryn Grayson. Recorded versions Anthony Perkins ( On A Rainy Afternoon album, 1958 ) John Abercrombie on 1996 's Tactics Ronnie Aldrich and his Orchestra Ambrose and his Orchestra Chet Baker ( 1955 ) Chet Baker Sings and Plays Acker Bilk Pat Boone ( 1964 ) Connee Boswell Les Brown and his Orchestra ( vocal : Doris Day ) ( 1945 ) Benny Carter Frank Chacksfield and his Orchestra Richard Clayderman Rosemary Clooney ( 1979 ) Perry Como ( 1944 ) Bing Crosby ( recorded May 3, 1944 and included in the album Bing Crosby -- Jerome Kern. ) Bob Crosby and his Orchestra Meredith d'Ambrosio ( 1996 ) Bobby Darin ( 1961 ) Tommy Dorsey Bob Dylan Billy Eckstine Percy Faith and his Orchestra Michael Feinstein Eddie Fisher Helen Forrest and Dick Haymes ( 1944 ) The Four Freshmen The Four Lads ( 1956 ) Judy Garland ( 1945 ) Erroll Garner Lesley Garrett ( 1996 ) Ron Goodwin Eydie Gorme Robert Goulet ( 1965 ) Stephane Grappelli Johnny Hartman The Hi - Lo 's ( 1955 ) Michael Holliday Odetta Holmes Engelbert Humperdinck ( 1988 ) Leslie Hutchinson Joni James Salena Jones Shirley Jones and Jack Cassidy ( 1959 ) Bev Kelly ( 1960 ) Julie Kelly Stan Kenton and his Orchestra Peggy King ( 1984 ) Dorothy Kirsten Kay Kyser and his Orchestra Jeanie Lambe ( 1998 ) Vicky Lane ( 1959 ) Mario Lanza ( 1951 ) Steve Lawrence ( 1964 ) Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians ( vocal : Tony Craig ) ( 1944 ) London Philharmonic Orchestra Vera Lynn Gloria Lynne ( 1960 ) Henry Mancini and his Orchestra Mantovani and his Orchestra Sally Martin Johnny Mathis ( 1965 ) Bob McCarroll ( 2010 ) That Old Feeling Sylvia McNair and André Previn ( 1994 ) Marian McPartland ( 1985 ) Martha Mears and Gene Kelly ( Film Soundtrack, 1944 ) The Migil 5 ( 1964 ) Glenn Miller and The AAF Band ( vocal : Johnny Desmond ) ( 1944 ) Marion Montgomery Marni Nixon ( 1988 ) Jackie Paris ( 1960 ) Oscar Peterson Paul Bley Johnnie Ray Cliff Richard ( Love is Forever album, 1965 ) Amália Rodrigues Jo Stafford ( 1944 ) George Shearing Frank Sinatra ( 1944 ) Rod Stewart ( 2005 ) Richard Tauber ( 1944 ) Kiri Te Kanawa ( 1993 ) The Three Suns ( Instrumental, 1944 ) Mel Tormé Elisabeth Welch ( 1989 ) Paul Weston and his Orchestra Margaret Whiting ( 1960 ) Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt on Boss Tenors in Orbit ! ( 1962 ) Andrea Marcovicci References Jump up ^ Gershwin, Ira ( 1959 ). Lyrics on Several Occasions ( First ed. ). New York : Knopf. OCLC 538209. ^ Jump up to : Whitburn, Joel ( 1973 ). Top Pop Records 1940 - 1955. Record Research. Jump up ^ `` Internet Movie Database ''. imdb.com. Retrieved July 31, 2017. Jump up ^ `` A Bing Crosby Discography ''. BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved July 31, 2017. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Long_Ago_(and_Far_Away)&oldid=843979568 '' Categories : Songs with lyrics by Ira Gershwin Songs with music by Jerome Kern Songs written for films Pop standards Jo Stafford songs 1944 songs Talk About Wikipedia Deutsch Français Norsk Edit links This page was last edited on 1 June 2018, at 19 : 11. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 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Question: who wrote the song long ago and far away
Answer: Jerome Kern