- Written by
- Ewan MacColl
- Language
- English
- First recorded on
- February 25, 1969
- Released on
-
First Take
Album
June 20, 1969 - Other release
-
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Single
January 24, 1972 - Chart placings
-
#1 in Australia
#1 in United States
#14 in United Kingdom
- Tags
- hit song more famous than original
- Comments
- Charted due to inclusion in the Clint Eastwood movie "Play Misty for Me"
- Rating
-
- Licensing
- Request a synchronization license
Adaptations
An adaptation is a musical work, which uses elements (music or lyrics) from another musical work.
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The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face written by Ewan MacColl English June 1961
- Už víckrát viděl jsem já tu tvář written by Zdeněk Borovec Czech 1974
- Poprvé written by Pavel Cmíral Czech 2008
- Ik leef pas (vanaf je eerste blik) written by Jan Rot Dutch 2011
- La première fois written by Eddy Marnay French 1969
- La prima volta written by Kaballà, Frank Musker Italian 2003
- Den första gången jag såg på dig written by Christer Jonasson, Mats Klingström Swedish 1984