Jean ( song ) - wikipedia Jean ( song ) `` Jean '' Single by Oliver from the album Good Morning Starshine B - side `` The Arrangement '' Released August 1969 Format 7 '' single ( 45 rpm ) Recorded 1969 Genre Pop Length 3 : 22 Label Crewe Records Songwriter ( s ) Rod McKuen Producer ( s ) Bob Crewe Oliver singles chronology `` Good Morning Starshine '' ( 1969 ) `` Jean '' ( 1969 ) `` Sunday Mornin ' '' ( 1969 ) `` Good Morning Starshine '' ( 1969 ) `` Jean '' ( 1969 ) `` Sunday Mornin ' '' ( 1969 ) `` Jean '' is a popular song from 1969. It was written by the American poet and composer Rod McKuen who also recorded a version of the song. Recordings The song was the theme to the 1969 film adaptation of Dame Muriel Spark 's The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, which starred noted British film actress Maggie Smith. Smith won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of the lead character in the film, Jean Brodie. The song was performed by songwriter McKuen, who was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Original Song. Although released as a single in the summer of 1969, McKuen 's version of the song failed to reach the American music charts. Sergio Franchi performed the song on the January 3, 1971, broadcast of The Ed Sullivan Show, subsequently released on a rare Franchi DVD. `` Jean '' was also recorded by the American singer Oliver. Earlier in 1969, Oliver had reached # 3 on the Billboard pop and easy listening charts with his version of `` Good Morning Starshine, '' a song from the musical Hair. While working on an album with producer Bob Crewe ( which would also be called Good Morning Starshine ), `` Jean '' was selected as a song for the record and subsequently chosen as the follow - up single. It became another hit for the singer, reaching # 2 on the pop chart and spending four weeks at # 1 on the adult contemporary chart. Oliver would later describe his cover version of the song : `` We had no idea it would be a single. It was a 3 / 4 ballad in the psychedelic era... it was a beautiful arrangement. '' See also List of RPM number - one singles of 1969 List of number - one adult contemporary singles of 1969 ( U.S. ) Preceded by `` I 'll Never Fall in Love Again '' by Tom Jones Billboard Adult Contemporary number - one single by Oliver September 20, 1969 ( 4 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Is That All There Is ? '' by Peggy Lee References Jump up ^ The Official Ed Sullivan Site Jump up ^ Hyatt, Wesley ( 1999 ). The Billboard Book of # 1 Adult Contemporary Hits ( Billboard Publications ) Oliver Studio albums Good Morning Starshine Again The Best of Oliver Prisms Singles `` Good Morning Starshine '' `` Jean '' `` Sunday Mornin ' '' Cover Songs `` Both Sides Now '' `` If You Go Away '' `` In My Life '' `` Leaving on a Jet Plane '' `` Ruby Tuesday '' `` The Twelfth of Never '' `` Until It 's Time for You to Go '' `` Where Is Love ? '' Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song ( 1960s ) `` Town Without Pity '' Lyrics by Ned Washington, Music by Dimitri Tiomkin ( 1961 ) `` Circus World '' Lyrics by Ned Washington, Music by Dimitri Tiomkin ( 1964 ) `` Forget Domani '' Lyrics by Norman Newell, Music by Riz Ortolani ( 1965 ) `` Strangers in the Night '' Lyrics by Charles Singleton, Eddie Snyder, Music by Bert Kaempfert ( 1966 ) `` If Ever I Would Leave You '' Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, Music by Frederick Loewe ( 1967 ) `` The Windmills of Your Mind '' Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Music by Michel Legrand ( 1968 ) `` Jean '' Music & Lyrics by Rod McKuen ( 1969 ) Complete List ( 1960s ) ( 1970s ) ( 1980s ) ( 1990s ) ( 2000s ) ( 2010s ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jean_(song)&oldid=765754183 '' Categories : 1969 singles Oliver ( singer ) songs Billboard Adult Contemporary number - one singles RPM Top Singles number - one singles Best Original Song Golden Globe winning songs Song recordings produced by Bob Crewe Songs written for films Songs written by Rod McKuen 1969 songs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 16 February 2017, at 07 : 14. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who sang the song jean from the prime of miss jean brodie
Answer: McKuen