L'Été indien

In the song he reflects with fond memories of his lover, whom he met during an indian summer, but with whom he has now lost contact.

The song was based on the song "Africa" by Toto Cutugno, Vito Pallavicini, Pasquale Losito, and Sam Ward (originally released by Toto Cutugno's band Albatros [it]), hence the subtitle ["L'Été indien (Africa)"] on some single releases.

It was adapted into French by Claude Lemesle and Pierre Delanoë, arranged by Johnny Arthey and produced by Jacques Plait.

"L'Été indien" went on to become Dassin's biggest hit, selling almost 2 million copies worldwide.

1 on the French singles sales chart compiled by the Centre d'Information et de Documentation du Disque [3] in 1975.