The song has been covered by many artists, particularly country music artists.
There are four country versions of the song. Sonny James recorded the song first in July 1968 and released it five years later on the album The Gentleman from the South in 1973.[15]Johnny Lee's version reached number 37 on the Billboardcountry chart in 1977.[16] The following year, singer Hank Snow's version charted at number 93.[17] In 1978, Johnny Rodriguez released a cover of the song on the album Love Me with All Your Heart.[18]
Petula Clark released a French version in 1962, titled "Les Beaux Jours". Her recording reached number 10 in the French charts in 1963.[19]
Two other popular songs have identical titles, not to be confused with the Nat King Cole hit.
"Ramblin' Rose", sometimes titled "(Love Is Like A) Ramblin' Rose", which was written by Marijohn Wilkin, Fred Burch, and Obey Wilson.[20] This song was first recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis and released in 1962 as a B-side.[21] It has been covered by, among others, Ted Taylor, MC5, Primal Scream and the Finnish punk band Pelle Miljoona & 1980.