Once Upon a Summertime

"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.^[1]

• Blossom Dearie – Once Upon a Summertime (1959)^[2], Blossom Time at Ronnie Scott's (1966)^[3]
• Tony Bennett – I Wanna Be Around (1963)^[4]
• Miles Davis – Quiet Nights (1963)^[5]
• Sarah Vaughan – Star Eyes (1963)^[6]
• Monica Zetterlund and Bill Evans – Waltz for Debby (1964)^[7]
• Carmen Mcrae – Second to None (1964)^[8]
• Astrud Gilberto – Look to the Rainbow (1966)^[9]
• Barbra Streisand – Je m'appelle Barbra (1966)^[10]
• The Walker Brothers - Images (1967)^[11]
• Oscar Peterson – Walking the Line(1971)^[12]
• June Christy – Impromptu (1977) with the Lou Levy Sextet^[13]
• Chet Baker – Once Upon a Summertime (1980)^[14]
• Maria Farantouri – 17 Songs (1990)^[15]
• Betty Carter – It's Not About the Melody (1992)^[16]
• Betty Carter with Vienna Art Orchestra - Quiet Ways: Ballads (1997)^[17]