I Love Being Here with You is a 1961 jazz-pop tune written by Peggy Lee and Bill Schluger. It was released by Capitol Records in 1961 as the B-side to Bucket of Tears and later appeared on the album Basin Street East Proudly Presents Miss Peggy Lee; the orchestration was arranged and conducted by Bill Holman. The song blends swing and jazz and runs about 2 minutes and 45 seconds. Although issued as a B-side, it became a popular standard and was the 44th most-covered song of 1961, with notable versions by Ella Fitzgerald, Buddy Greco, Ernestine Anderson, Bette Midler, Diana Krall, and Queen Latifah. Peggy Lee and Judy Garland performed a personalized duet on The Judy Garland Show in 1963, and the tune was also performed on The Ed Sullivan Show by Lee in 1960 and by Fitzgerald in 1964. The track has persisted in popular culture, including inclusion in the Six Feet Under soundtrack.
