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<h1>Jean (song)</h1><h2>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</h2><h2><br></h2><h2>"<strong>Jean</strong>" is a popular song from the 1969 movie <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prime_of_Miss_Jean_Brodie_(film)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie</em></a>. It was written by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">American</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poet" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">poet</a> and composer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_McKuen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rod McKuen</a>, who also recorded a version of the song.</h2><h2><br></h2><h2>Background</h2><h2>The song was the theme to the 1969 film adaptation of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dame" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dame</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muriel_Spark" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Muriel Spark</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prime_of_Miss_Jean_Brodie_(novel)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie</em></a>, which starred noted <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">British</a> film actress <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggie_Smith" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Maggie Smith</a>. Smith won an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Academy Award</a> for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Actress" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Best Actress</a> for her portrayal of the lead character in the film, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Brodie" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jean Brodie</a>. The song was performed by songwriter McKuen, who was nominated for an Academy Award in the category <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Best Original Song</a>. Although released as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_(music)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">single</a> in the summer of 1969, McKuen's version of the song failed to reach the American music charts.</h2><h2><br></h2><h2>Oliver recording</h2><p>"Jean" was also recorded by the American singer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_(singer)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Oliver</a>. Earlier in 1969, Oliver had reached #3 on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Billboard</em></a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">pop</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_Contemporary_(chart)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">easy listening charts</a> with his version of "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Morning_Starshine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Good Morning Starshine</a>," a song from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_theatre" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">musical</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair_(musical)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Hair</em></a>. While working on an album with producer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Crewe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bob Crewe</a> (which would also be called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Morning_Starshine_(album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Good Morning Starshine</em></a>), "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 US pop charts, where "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar,_Sugar" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sugar, Sugar</a>" by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Archies" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Archies</a> kept it from #1.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_(song)#cite_note-billboard-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[1]</a> In Canada, the song reached #1, both Pop and AC.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_(song)#cite_note-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[2]</a> "Jean" spent four weeks at #1 on the US adult contemporary chart. Oliver would later describe his <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cover_version" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">cover version</a> 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."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_(song)#cite_note-hyatt-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[3]</a></p>