Maybe September
| PROFILE | |
| Composer | Percy Faith |
| Lyricists | Jay Livingston, Ray Evans |
| Year Written | 1965 |
| About Maybe September | |
| “Maybe September” is from the only movie that Tony Bennett acted in (so far), The Oscar, where he played the good guy, an agent named Hymie Kelly. While the film received mixed reviews, this song is terrific and is beautifully sung by Tony Bennett. | |
Lyrics
Maybe September
I’ll love again
Maybe a rainbow
Will catch me then
This little boy lost
Will find his way once more
Just like before
When lips were tender
The shade of a willow
Where love was born
A face on a pillow
In early morn
I still see that golden world
In all it’s splendor
Maybe September
Love will come again
A taller tree, a sweeter log
A bluer morning sky above
And maybe come September
I’ll share these wonders
With my love
Session / Album Information
1965
“Maybe September” was recorded on December 27, 1965 and released in 1966 on The Movie Song Album. It was arranged by Larry Wilcox.
This recording released on:
- 1966: Columbia LP 12″: CS 9272 — The Movie Song Album
- 1966: Columbia LP 12″: CL 2472 — The Movie Song Album
- 1966: CBS LP 12″: BPG 62677 — The Movie Song Album (UK)
- 1966: Columbia 45: 4-43508
- 1966: CBS LP 12″: OL 6550 — The Oscar – Soundtrack
- 1966: CBS LP 12″: OS 2950 — The Oscar – Soundtrack
- 1991: Columbia CD: C4K 46843 — Forty Years – The Artistry Of Tony Bennett
- 1993: CBS/Sony CD: SRCS-6641 — Forty Years: The Artistry Of Tony Bennett
- 1997: Columbia CD: CK 09272 — The Movie Song Album
- 2004: Columbia/Legacy CD: C5K 92784 — Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett
- 2006: RPM/Columbia/Legacy CD: 82876 87233 2 — The Movie Song Album
- 2011: Disc #32 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK31) The Movie Song Album
1976-1
“Maybe September” was recorded in September, 1976 and was released the following year on Together Again.
This recording released on:
- 1977: Improv LP 12″: 7117 — Together Again
- Disky CD: BX 883552 — As Time Goes By
- 1991: DRG CD: CDMRS901 — Together Again
- 1996: Victor CD: VICJ-5177 — Together Again
- 1999: Rhino CD: R2 75837 — Together Again
- 2000: Horatio Nelson CD: HNRCD9001 — The Essential Tony Bennett (UK)
- 2002: Recall CD: RECA 353 — Have You Met Miss Jones? [UK]
- 2003: Concord CD: CCD-2198 — Together Again
- 2004: Concord CD: CCD4-2255 — The Complete Improv Recordings
- 2009: Concord CD: FAN-31281 — The Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings
- 2011: Concord CRE-32955-02 – The Best of the Improv Recordings
- 2011: Disc #53 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK52) Together Again
1976-2
“Maybe September” (alternate, take 5) was recorded in September, 1976 but was not released until the 1999 Rhino release of Together Again.
This recording released on:
- 1999: Rhino CD: R2 75837 — Together Again
- 2003: Concord CD: CCD-2198 — Together Again
- 2004: Concord CD: CCD4-2255 — The Complete Improv Recordings
- 2009: Concord CD: FAN-31281 — The Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings
- 2011: Disc #53 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK52) Together Again
1976-3
“Maybe September” (alternate, take 8) was recorded in September, 1976 but was not released until the 2003 Concord release of Together Again.
This recording released on:
- 2003: Concord CD: CCD-2198 — Together Again
- 2004: Concord CD: CCD4-2255 — The Complete Improv Recordings
- 2009: Concord CD: FAN-31281 — The Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings