Love Is Sweeping the Country explained

"Love Is Sweeping the Country" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It was premiered by George Murphy and June O'Dea in the 1931 musical Of Thee I Sing.^[1]

Notable recordings

• Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book (1959)

Notes and References

1. Gershwin, Ira, Lyrics on Several Occasions (Page 303), Omnibus Press, New York, 1988. ISBN 0-86001-547-5