- I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face
"I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" is a
song from the 1956 musical "My Fair Lady ", with music byFrederick Loewe and lyrics byAlan Jay Lerner . It was originally performed byRex Harrison .The song expresses Professor Henry Higgins's rage at the fact that his pupil Eliza Doolittle has chosen to walk out of his life, and his growing realization of how much he will miss her.
Dean Martin recorded the song for his 1960 album, "This Time I'm Swingin' ".It was later covered by
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass , on their 1964 album "South of the Border".The song is sometimes rendered as "I've Grown Accustomed to His Face" when sung by a female singer, or as "I've Grown Accustomed to Your Face."
Recorded versions
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Ronnie Aldrich
*Herb Alpert
*Chet Baker
*Count Basie
*Tony Bennett
*Ruby Braff
*Cecil Brooks III
*Les Brown & his Band of Renown
*Jimmy Bruno
*Joe Bushkin
*Jerry Butler
*Jackie Cain
*Michael Civisca
*Richard Clayderman
*Jay Clayton
*Nat King Cole
*Jeff Colella
*Ray Conniff
*Dunstan Coulber Quartet
*Clare Daly
*Jesse Davis Quartet
*Sammy Davis Jr.
*Paul Desmond
*Marlene Dietrich
*Arne Donerus and his orchestra
*Billy Eckstine
*Dewey Erney
*Connie Evingson
*Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
*Percy Faith
*Fans
*Fantastic Strings
*Michael Feinstein
*Jonathon Feldman Trio
*Eddie Fisher
*Molly Flannery
*Bruce Forman
*Forty Second Street Singers
*George Freeman
*Marvin Gaye
*Stan Getz
*Jackie Gleason
*Golden State Orchestra & Singers
*Benny Goodman
*John Greaves
*Buddy Greco
*Frank Haley
*Eddie Harris
*Sam Harris
*Rex Harrison
*Coleman Hawkins
*Buck Hill
*Rick Hollander
*Lena Horne
*Marchel Ivery
*Milt Jackson
*Jack Jones
*Roger Kellaway
*Steve Lawrence
* Seth MacFarlane (as Stewie Griffin)
*Gordon MacRae
*Shelly Manne
*Mantovani
*Dean Martin
*Johnny Mathis
*Martine McCutcheon
*Brad Mehldau
*Matt Monro
*Wes Montgomery
*Gerry Mulligan Quartet
*Veronica Nunn
*Oscar Peterson
*Louis Prima and Keely Smith
*Edmundo Ros
*Mathilde Santing
*Sideshow Bob
*Rod Stewart
*Barbra Streisand
*The Temptations
*McCoy Tyner
*Sonny Rollins (as "I've Grown Accustomed to Your Face")
*Claude Thornhill and his orchestra
*Andy Williams
*Tierney Sutton External links
* [http://www.lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/i/ivegrownaccustomedtoherface.shtml Song lyric]
Connie Evingson
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