"Summer Samba" (also known as "So Nice" or its original Portuguese title, "Samba de Verão") is a

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bossa nova and

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song by

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ian composer

Marcos Valle Marcos Kostenbader Valle (born 14 September 1943) is a Brazilian singer, musician, and songwriter. He has produced works in many musical styles, including bossa nova, samba, and fusions of rock, soul, jazz, and dance music with Brazilian styles. ...

, with

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lyrics by

Norman Gimbel Norman Gimbel (November 16, 1927 – December 19, 2018) was an American lyricist and songwriter of popular songs and themes to television shows and films. He wrote the lyrics for songs including " Ready to Take a Chance Again" (with composer Cha ...

; the original Portuguese lyrics are by

Paulo Sérgio Valle Paulo Sérgio Kostenbader Valle (born August 6, 1940) is a Brazilian composer and lyricist. Career Valle started his career as part of the bossa nova trend when, with his brother Marcos Valle, he composed " Samba de Verão", which became one ...

, the composer's brother.Marcos Valle
on AllBrazilianMusic.com

Walter Wanderley Trio

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The song was first popularized by the Walter Wanderley Trio in 1966 — the album ''

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'' on which it was issued reached platinum status in 1970Walter Wanderley Pictorial Discography
(retrieved 15 February 2007) Chusid, Irwin
''Walter Wanderley Samba Swing!'' liner notes
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has said of Wanderley's version, "His recording ... is regarded as perhaps a more definitive bossa tune than " Girl From Ipanema."Thom Jurek
''Boss of the Bossa Nova'' (album review)
Allmusic (retrieved 28 March 2007) In 1966, Wanderley's version was the biggest seller in the U.S., reaching #26 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and #3 on the

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. The composition is still a favourite on

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radio stations.

Covers

*On the

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"Easy Listening" chart, there were versions by

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, and

Connie Francis Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero ( ; born December 12, 1937), known as Connie Francis, is a retired American Pop music, pop singer, actress, and top-charting female vocalist of the late 1950s and early 1960s. She is estimated to have sold more th ...

during that same year. In fact, at least one source claims that three different versions were on the

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at the same time in 1966.Marcos Valle, 1943
(in German) *

Andy Williams Howard Andrew Williams (December 3, 1927 – September 25, 2012) was an American singer. He recorded 43 albums in his career, of which 15 have been gold certified and three platinum certified. He was also nominated for six Grammy Awards. He hos ...

released a version in 1966 on his album, ''

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''. The Angels released a version of the song in 1967 entitled "So Nice" as the

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to their "Merry Go Round". Other notable versions include those by

Astrud Gilberto Astrud Gilberto (; born Astrud Evangelina Weinert; March 29, 1940 – June 5, 2023) was a Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer and songwriter. She gained international attention in the mid-1960s following her recording of the song " The Girl f ...

and by

Bebel Gilberto Isabel Buarque de Hollanda Gilberto de Oliveira (born May 12, 1966), known as Bebel Gilberto, is an American-born Brazilian people, Brazilian popular singer often associated with bossa nova. She is the daughter of João Gilberto and singer Miú ...

, both of which have been used in several television programs and in widely broadcast TV advertisements. A slower version was put out by Brasil '65 with Wanda de Sah and

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. As of 2000, the song had been recorded by more than 180 different artists worldwide.Gollner, Ada
"Two scoops of samba: A pair of Brazilian heavyweights import some tropical heat,"
''Montreal Mirror'', 30 March 2000 *The song was covered by

Emma Bunton Emma Lee Bunton (born 21 January 1976) is an English singer, songwriter, media personality, and actress. She rose to fame in the 1990s as a member of the Pop music, pop group the Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Baby Spice, reflecting the ...

in 2004 and was released as a b-side on the commercial CD single to her single "

Crickets Sing For Anamaria "Crickets Sing for Anamaria" is the English-language version of "Os Grilos" ("The Crickets"), a song written by Brazilian musician Marcos Valle with his brother Paulo Sérgio Valle. "Crickets Sing for Anamaria" has been covered many times since, n ...

" (also written by Marcos Valle), taken from her critically acclaimed second album, '' Free Me''. This song features the

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organ, a staple of the sixties in the recording studio. *The song appears in the film '' Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'' as well as '' Click''. It also is a major theme in the game ''

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'', largely as an intentional music joke when the player idles for over five minutes, as the video game is set in 1959, five years before the song's release. *A cover by Thai singer Nadia appears in the 2002 film ''

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''. *It is said that the music from the video game called '' StreetPass Mii Plaza'' for

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strongly resembles "Summer Samba".Nintendo 3DS Music - StreetPass Mii Plaza Theme 1
on YouTube.com *

Eliane Elias Eliane Elias (born 19 March 1960) is a Brazilian jazz pianist, singer, composer and arranger. Biography Elias was born in São Paulo, Brazil, on 19 March 1960. She started studying piano when she was seven, and at age twelve she was transcribing ...

included the song in her 2004 album ''

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External links

Duet of Marcos Valle with Patricia Marx singing "Samba de Verão in the original Portuguese
(retrieved 8 May 2008) {{DEFAULTSORT:Summer Samba Songs with music by Marcos Valle Songs with lyrics by Norman Gimbel 1964 songs 1966 singles 1960s jazz standards Bossa nova songs English-language Brazilian songs Connie Francis songs Andy Williams songs The Angels (American group) songs Real Book Song

Walter Wanderley Trio

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