Song for a Summer Night

{{Infobox song

| name = Song for a Summer Night

| type = single

| artist = Mitch Miller and His Orchestra and Chorus

| album =

| B-side = Song for a Summer Night

| released = {{Start date|1956|7|9}}

| recorded =

| genre = Traditional pop

| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=10}}

| label = Columbia

| writer = Robert Allen

| producer =

| prev_title = Trapeze

| prev_year = 1956

| next_title = Jubilation T. Cornpone

| next_year = 1956

}}

"Song for a Summer Night" is a song written by Robert Allen and performed by Mitch Miller and His Orchestra and Chorus. It reached #8 on the U.S. pop chart in 1956.{{cite web|title=Mitch Miller and His Orchestra and Chorus, "Song for a Summer Night" Chart Position|url=http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=The+Theme+from+Song+for+a+Summer+Night+by+Mitch+Miller&id=29277|accessdate=August 27, 2018}}

The B-side of the single is the vocal version of the song.

The song was introduced on Westinghouse Studio One Summer Theatre.{{cite web|title=Mitch Miller and His Orchestra and Chorus, "Song for a Summer Night" Single Release|website=Discogs |url=https://www.discogs.com/Mitch-Miller-His-Orch-Mitch-Miller-His-Orch-Chorus-Song-For-A-Summer-Night/release/4803934|accessdate=August 27, 2018}}

Other versions

  • Johnny Brandon released a version of the song as the B-side to his 1956 single "Glendora".{{cite web|title=Johnny Brandon, "Glendora" Single Release|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/f10778|accessdate=August 27, 2018}}
  • Jack Nitzsche released a version of the song as a single in 1963, but it did not chart. It was produced by Jimmy Bowen.{{cite web|title=Jack Nitzsche, "Song for a Summer Night" Single Release|website=Discogs |year=1963 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Jack-Nitzsche-Song-For-A-Summer-Night/release/2945036|accessdate=August 27, 2018}}

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