"Once Upon a Summertime" is the title of the American version (with lyrics from Johnny Mercer) of a French song written by Michel Legrand, Eddie Barclay and Eddy Marnay.
The French original is La valse des lilas.Versions and release dates of "La valse des lilas" and "Once Upon a Summertime", Secondhandsongs.com
Notable recordings Blossom Dearie – Once Upon a Summertime (1959), Blossom Time at Ronnie Scott's (1966) Tony Bennett – I Wanna Be Around (1963) Miles Davis – Quiet Nights (1963) Sarah Vaughan – Star Eyes (1963) Monica Zetterlund and Bill Evans – Waltz for Debby (1964) Carmen Mcrae – Second to None (1964) Astrud Gilberto – Look to the Rainbow (1966)Look to the Rainbow – Astrud Gilberto – AllMusic Barbra Streisand – Je m'appelle Barbra (1966) The Walker Brothers - Images (1967) Oscar Peterson – Walking the Line(1971) June Christy – Impromptu (1977) with the Lou Levy Sextet Chet Baker – Once Upon a Summertime (1980) Maria Farantouri – 17 Songs (1990) Betty Carter – It's Not About the Melody (1992) Betty Carter with Vienna Art Orchestra - Quiet Ways: Ballads (1997)
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