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1994 studio album by Larry Adler and others

The Glory of Gershwin

Studio album by Larry Adler and others
Released	1994
Length	77:54
Label	Mercury
Producer	George Martin

Singles from The Glory of Gershwin
"The Man I Love / Rhapsody in Blue" Released: 18 July 1994 "It Ain't Necessarily So / I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise / The Gettysburgh Address" Released: 1994

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The Glory of Gershwin is a 1994 tribute album by various singers and performers in celebration of American musician Larry Adler's 80th birthday. Adler himself plays the harmonica on each of the songs, all of which are written by Adler's lifelong friends, George and Ira Gershwin, except where collaborators were involved and are indicated. The album cover is a pastiche of Pablo Picasso's Three Musicians painting.

Produced by George Martin, the album peaked for three weeks at second place on the UK Albums Chart. The song "The Man I Love", featuring Kate Bush, was released as a single and reached number 27 on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listing

*The Glory of Gershwin* track listing
No.	Title	Performed by	Length
1.	"Summertime" (DuBose and Dorothy Heyward)	Peter Gabriel	3:50
2.	"Do What You Do" (Gus Kahn)	Chris de Burgh	3:36
3.	"Nice Work If You Can Get It"	Sting	3:02
4.	"They Can't Take That Away from Me"	Lisa Stansfield	3:17
5.	"Someone to Watch Over Me" / "Love Is Here to Stay"	Elton John	6:41
6.	"I've Got a Crush on You"	Carly Simon	3:36
7.	"But Not for Me"	Elvis Costello	5:04
8.	"It Ain't Necessarily So" (DuBose and Dorothy Heyward)	Cher	4:12
9.	"The Man I Love"	Kate Bush	3:20
10.	"How Long Has This Been Going On?"	Jon Bon Jovi featuring Richie Sambora	5:07
11.	"Embraceable You"	Oleta Adams	3:55
12.	"Bidin' My Time"	Willard White	3:31
13.	"My Man's Gone Now" (DuBose and Dorothy Heyward)	Sinéad O'Connor	3:38
14.	"I Got Rhythm"	Robert Palmer	3:55
15.	"Somebody Loves Me" (Ballard MacDonald and Buddy DeSylva)	Meat Loaf	4:15
16.	"I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise" (Arthur Francis et Buddy DeSylva)	Issy Van Randwyck	4:33
17.	"Summertime" (DuBose and Dorothy Heyward)	Courtney Pine	4:01
18.	"Rhapsody in Blue" (instrumental)	Larry Adler & George Martin	8:28

The US version does not include the tracks by Chris de Burgh and Willard White.

Charts

Chart performance for *The Glory of Gershwin*
Chart (1994)	Peak position	Weeks on chart
Australian Albums (ARIA)	7	13
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)	66	5
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)	6	18
UK Albums Chart	2	22

Certifications

Certifications for *The Glory of Gershwin*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)	Gold	100,000
Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

"Cher & Larry Adler – It Ain't Necessarily So (1994, CD)". Discogs.
Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "The Glory of Gershwin - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
^ "the glory of gershwin - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
"kate-bush - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
"Australiancharts.com – Larry Adler & Friends – The Glory of Gershwin". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
"Offiziellecharts.de – Larry Adler & Friends – The Glory of Gershwin" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
"Charts.nz – Larry Adler & Friends – The Glory of Gershwin". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
"British album certifications – Larry Adler/Various – Glory of Gershwin". British Phonographic Industry. August 1, 1994. Retrieved June 16, 2017.

v t e George Gershwin
Albums	Gershwin Plays Gershwin: The Piano Rolls
Ballets	An American in Paris Gershwin Piano Concerto Three Preludes Who Cares?
Operas	Blue Monday (1922) Porgy and Bess (1935)
Orchestral works	Rhapsody in Blue (1924) Concerto in F (1925) An American in Paris (1928) Second Rhapsody (1931) Cuban Overture (1932) Strike Up the Band (1934) Hoctor's Ballet (1937)
Piano compositions	Three Preludes (1926) French Ballet Class (1937)
Songs	"Aren't You Kind of Glad We Did?" "(I've Got) Beginner's Luck" "Bidin' My Time" "Blah Blah Blah" "Boy Wanted" "Boy! What Love Has Done to Me!" "But Not for Me" "By Strauss" "Clap Yo' Hands" "Do It Again" "Doin' Time" "Embraceable You" "Fascinating Rhythm" "A Foggy Day" "For You, For Me, For Evermore" "Funny Face" "'The Half of It, Dearie' Blues" "He Loves and She Loves" "How Long Has This Been Going On?" "I Can't Be Bothered Now" "I Got Rhythm" "I Was Doing All Right" "I've Got a Crush on You" "Isn't It a Pity?" "Just Another Rhumba" "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" "Let's Kiss and Make Up" "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)" "Looking for a Boy" "Lorelei" "Love Is Here to Stay" "Love Is Sweeping the Country" "Love Walked In" "The Man I Love" "My Cousin in Milwaukee" "My One and Only" "Nice Work If You Can Get It" "Of Thee I Sing" "Oh, Lady Be Good!" "Oh, So Nice!" "The Real American Folk Song (is a Rag)" "'S Wonderful" "Sam and Delilah" "Slap That Bass" "Somebody from Somewhere" "Somebody Loves Me" "Someone to Watch Over Me" "Soon" "Stairway to Paradise" "Stiff Upper Lip" "Strike Up the Band" "Summertime" "Swanee" "That Certain Feeling" "They All Laughed" "They Can't Take That Away from Me" "Things Are Looking Up" "Tra-la-la" "Treat Me Rough" "Walking the Dog" "Who Cares?" "You've Got What Gets Me"
Tribute albums	Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin By George Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book Ella Sings Gershwin Gershwin Live! Gershwin's World The Glory of Gershwin Ira, George and Joe Nice Work If You Can Get It Oscar Peterson Plays the George Gershwin Songbook Red Hot + Rhapsody: The Gershwin Groove Rosemary Clooney Sings the Lyrics of Ira Gershwin
Related articles	Gershwin Prize Ira Gershwin (brother) Arthur Gershwin (brother) Frances Gershwin (sister) Gershwin Theatre
List of compositions by George Gershwin Category:George Gershwin

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