"Sweet September" is a song written by McGuffie, Phillips, and Stanley. It has been performed by such artists as Pete Jolly

Pete Jolly

Pete Jolly was an American West Coast jazz pianist and accordionist....

 (for his 1962 album Pete Jolly Trio and Friends), Freda Payne

Freda Payne

Freda Charcilia Payne Some sources give a birth year of 1945, but this appears to be an error as all sources agree that she is older than her sister Scherrie, born 1944. is an American singer and actress best known for her million selling, 1970 hit single, "Band of Gold". She was also an actress in...

 (for her 1964 album After the Lights Go Down Low and Much More!!!), The Lettermen

The Lettermen

The Lettermen are an American male pop music vocal trio. The Lettermen's trademark is close-harmony pop songs with light arrangements. The group started in 1959...

 (for their 1966 album More Hit Sounds of The Lettermen), Howard Roberts

Howard Roberts

Howard Roberts was an American jazz guitarist, educator and session musician.-Biography:Roberts was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and began playing guitar at age 8. By the time he was 15 he was playing professionally locally....

 (for his 1966 album Whatever's Fair!), Joe Pass

Joe Pass

Joe Pass was an Italian-American jazz guitarist of Sicilian descent. He is generally considered to be one of the greatest jazz guitarists of the 20th century...

 (for his 1965 album A Sign of the Times), and Sylvia Syms

Sylvia Syms (singer)

Sylvia Syms was an American jazz singer.She was born Sylvia Blagman in Brooklyn, New York, United States. As a child, she had polio. As a teenager, she went to jazz-oriented nightclubs on New York's 52nd Street, and received informal training from Billie Holiday...

. The version by The Lettermen became a hit on Billboard's adult contemporary chart when released as a single in 1965. Payne's version was also released as a single on the Impulse Records label, but it failed to garner much success.