"Canadian Sunset" is apopular song with music by jazz pianistEddie Heywood and lyrics byNorman Gimbel. Aninstrumental version by Heywood andHugo Winterhalter reached No. 2 on theBillboardHot 100 chart and No. 7 on theR&B chart in 1956.^[1] A version sung byAndy Williams was also popular that year, reaching No. 7 on theBillboard chart.^[2] TheSounds Orchestral, conducted byJohnny Pearson, hit theEasy Listening chart reaching No. 14 and theBillboard Hot 100 in 1965 reaching No. 76.^[3] In Canada their version reached No.25 on the Top 40 charts.^[4]

The tune has been covered by a number of pop, jazz, R&B, and country performers:

• Wes Montgomery (guitar) recorded the piece with small combo. The recording features his signature octave melodic technique.
• Danny Gatton (guitar) playing withBuddy Emmons (pedal steel) produced a funky version of the tune with the "redneck jazz" sound they developed (jazz played on instruments normally relegated to country music)
• George Shearing (piano) recorded the piece with his quintet along with an orchestral arrangement of his writing.
• Floyd Cramer (piano)
• Gene Ammons (tenor saxophone) on the 1960 albumBoss Tenor
• Earl Bostic (alto saxophone)
• Earl Grant (organ)
• The Impacts (R. Baber, H. Brooks, H. Powell, C. Mattocks and K. Seymour) recorded adoo-wop version in 1959 that can be found onThe Doo Wop Box II.
• Etta Jones (vocals) recorded this tune on her albumSomething Nice in 1961
• Cedar Walton made it funky on the 1976 albumBeyond Mobius
• Sam Cooke did a version on hisYou Send Me album
• Dean Martin recorded a version on his 1959 albumA Winter Romance
• Beegie Adair (piano) recorded the piece with her trio onMoments to Remember in 2009
• Carey T. Smith recorded a version on his 2009 albumBirdy
• Horst Jankowski recorded a version on his 1965 albumMore Genius of Jankowski
• Earl Klugh recorded a version on his 2008 albumThe Spice of Life
• Doc Severinsen recorded a version on his 1967 albumThe New Sound of Today's Big Band

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