"Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer" is a popular song composed by
Hans Carste
Hans Friedrich August Carste (5 September 1909 in Frankenthal – 11 May 1971 in Bad Wiessee) was a German composer and conductor. He arrived in Berlin in 1931 after working in Vienna and Breslau. He composed film music and as well as songs f ...
. It was originally written as "Du spielst 'ne tolle Rolle", with German lyrics by Hans Bradtke
(de), and was first recorded under that title in 1962 by
Willy Hagara Willy Hagara (4 June 1927 – 15 May 2015) was an Austrian schlager pop singer and actor.
Born in Vienna, he worked for the Austrian postal service before winning a talent competition in the Vienna Konzerthaus in 1946. Credited at the time ...
.
Nat King Cole recording
In 1963, it was recorded by
Nat King Cole
Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American singer, jazz pianist, and actor. Cole's music career began after he dropped out of school at the age of 15, and continued f ...
, with English lyrics written by
Charles Tobias
Charles Tobias (August 15, 1898 – July 7, 1970) was an American songwriter.
Biography
Born in New York City, United States, Tobias grew up in Worcester, Massachusetts with brothers Harry Tobias and Henry Tobias, also songwriters. He started his ...
on a theme of
nostalgia. Cole's version, arranged by
Ralph Carmichael
Ralph Carmichael (May 27, 1927 – October 18, 2021) was an American composer and arranger of both secular pop music and contemporary Christian music. He is regarded as one of the pioneers of contemporary Christian music.
Early Life and Career ...
and produced by
Lee Gillette
Leland James Gillette (October 30, 1912 – August 20, 1981), known professionally as Lee Gillette, was an American A&R director, record producer and musician.
Biography
Born in Indianapolis, Gillette was raised in Peoria, Illinois and then ...
, reached number 6 on the US
Hot 100. On the US
Middle-Road Singles chart, "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer" reached number 3.
It was the opening track of Cole's 1963
album of the same name.
Chart performance
Copyrights
Original copyrights
:
- Vol. 17; Part 5, No. 2, July–December 1963 (1964). "Du spielst 'ne tolle Rolle". © Edition Primus Rolf Budde KG
13 Feb 1962; EP28432. p. 1314.
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- Vol. 17; Part 5, No. 1, January–June1963 (1964). "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer". © on English lyrics & new version; Comet Music Corp.
6 May 1963; EP175569. p. 598.
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References
Songs about nostalgia
1962 songs
Songs written by Charles Tobias
Songs written by Hans Carste
Nat King Cole songs
Capitol Records singles
1963 singles
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