Summer Wind
"Summer Wind" is a 1965 song, originally released in Germany as "Der Sommerwind" and written by Heinz Meier and German language lyrics by Hans Bradtke. Johnny Mercer re-wrote the song into English along the same themes as the original, which talked of the changing of the seasons using the Southern European sirocco wind as a metaphor. In America, it was first recorded by Wayne Newton and subsequently by Bobby Vinton and Perry Como.
| "Summer Wind" | |
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| Single by Wayne Newton | |
| from the album Summer Wind | |
| B-side | "I'll Be Standing By" |
| Released | 1965 |
| Genre | Traditional pop |
| Length | 2:58 |
| Label | Capitol |
| Songwriter(s) | Heinz Meier (composer), Hans Bradtke (original lyricist), Johnny Mercer (English lyricist) |
| Producer(s) | T.M. Music, Inc. |
| "Summer Wind" | ||||
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| Single by Frank Sinatra | ||||
| from the album Strangers in the Night | ||||
| B-side | "You Make Me Feel So Young" | |||
| Released | August 1966 | |||
| Genre | Traditional pop | |||
| Length | 2:58 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Heinz Meier (composer), Johnny Mercer (lyricist) | |||
| Producer(s) | Sonny Burke | |||
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The song is best known for a 1966 recording by Frank Sinatra which peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number one on the Easy Listening chart. The Sinatra version originally appeared on his album, Strangers in the Night. A variety of singers and bands have covered the song since, including Shirley Bassey, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Michael Bublé and James Dean Bradfield. Barry Manilow, Westlife, and Willie Nelson have included the song on their albums of jazz standards.