| Composer | Richard Rodgers |
| Lyricist | Lorenz Hart |
| Year Written | 1937 |
About This Song
“Where or When” was written by the Rodgers and Hart 1937 musical Babes In Arms, where it was introduced by Ray Heatherton and Mitzi Green. Notabl/e recordings include those by Peggy Lee with the Benny Goodman Octet, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horne, and Dean Martin.
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It seems we stood and talked like this, before
We looked at each other in the same way then
But I can’t remember where or when
The clothes you’re wearing are the clothes, you wore
The smile you are smiling you were smiling then
But I can’t remember where or when
Some things that happened for the first time
Seem to be happenin’ again
And so it seems that we have met before
And laughed before, and loved before
But who knows where or when
Some things that happened for the first time
Seem to be happenin’ again
And so it seems that we have met before
And laughed before, and loved before
But who knows where or when
The following intro is not sung by Ella on this recording
It is included here for academic interest
When you’re awake, the things you think
Come from the dream you dream
Thought has wings, and lots of things
Are seldom what they seem
Sometimes you think you’ve lived before
All that you live to day
Things you do come back to you
As though they knew the way
Oh the tricks your mind can play
Recordings
1959
Tony Bennett and Ralph Sharon recorded “Where or When” on October 28, 1959.
CO 63865
Release History
| 1961 | Columbia LP 12″: CS 8242 — Tony Sings For Two |
| 1961 | Columbia LP 12″ (Mono): CL 1446 — Tony Sings For Two |
| 1961 | Philips LP 12″ (Mono): BBL 7479 — Tony Sings For Two |
| 1969 | Columbia LP 12″: CS 9891 — Love Story: 20 All-Time Great Recordings |
| 1971 | CBS LP 12″: 66297 — Love Songs (UK) |
| 1995 | Sony Music CD: SMSP A 8242 — Tony Sings For Two |
| 2006 | RPM/Columbia/Legacy CD: 82876 87234 — Tony Sings For Two |
| 2011 | Columbia: The Complete Collection — Disc 19 — Tony Sings For Two |