<Tr> <Td> "Good Morning Starshine" (1969) </Td> <Td> "Jean" (1969) </Td> <Td> "Sunday Mornin"' (1969) </Td> </Tr> <P> "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 . </P> <P> 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 . </P> <P> "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 ." </P>

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