"Daisy a Day" is a song written and performed by
Jud Strunk. It was produced by
Mike Curb
Michael Curb (born December 24, 1944) is an American musician, record company executive, motorsports car owner, philanthropist, and former politician. He is also the founder of Curb Records where he presently serves as the chairman. Curb also ...
and
Don Costa and Costa also was the arranger.
It reached #4 on the
U.S. adult contemporary chart, #14 on the
''Billboard'' pop chart, and #33 on the
U.S. country chart in 1973. In Canada, it reached #3 on the
pop chart, #5 on the adult contemporary chart, and #18 on the country chart. In
Australia
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it reached #1. The song was featured on Strunk's 1973 album, ''
Daisy a Day''.
The single ranked #89 on
''Billboard's'' Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1973.
Background
During the song, the singer tells a story about the relationship between a boy and girl as they grow up together and ultimately grow old together. For every single day of their joined lives, he gives her a daisy as a sign of their love. In the last verse, she has died but her widower husband continues to make daily visits to her grave … and he still gives her a daisy a day.
Chart performance
Weekly charts
(Danny Doyle version)
Year-end charts
Other versions
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Dian Hart
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, as a single in 1972.
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Danny Doyle, as a single in 1973; it reached #1 in
Ireland.
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The Settlers, as a single in the
United Kingdom in 1973.
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Roy Clark
Roy Linwood Clark (April 15, 1933 – November 15, 2018) was an American singer and musician. He is best known for having hosted ''Hee Haw'', a nationally televised country variety show, from 1969 to 1997. Clark was an important and influen ...
, on his 1973 album, ''Come Live with Me''.
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Ernest Tubb
Ernest Dale Tubb (February 9, 1914 – September 6, 1984), nicknamed the Texas Troubadour, was an American singer and songwriter and one of the pioneers of country music. His biggest career hit song, "Walking the Floor Over You" (1941), m ...
, on his 1973 album, ''
I've Got All the Heartaches I Can Handle''.
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Hank Snow released it on his LP of the same name in 1974.
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Kamahl, as the
B-side
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to his 1975 hit single, "
The Elephant Song".
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Patsy Montana, on her 1978 album, ''I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart''.
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Wilma Lee Cooper and the Clinch Mountain Clan, on her 1979 album, ''A Daisy a Day''.
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Glen Campbell, as the B-side to his 1981 single, "I Don't Want to Know Your Name". It was featured on his album, ''
It's the World Gone Crazy
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''.
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, as a single in 1983.
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Spike Jones, Jr.
Lindley Armstrong "Spike" Jones Jr. (born May 19, 1949) is an American television producer and director of award shows and live television events. He is a public speaker and frequent moderator and panel participant for entertainment industry even ...
recorded a version of the song which has never been released.
Dr. Demento played it on his nationally syndicated radio show multiple times.
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Tony Kenny released his take in Ireland as the B-side to his 1990 single, "
Where've You Been".
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D'Arcy Broderick, on his 2006 album, ''By Request''.
D'Arcy Broderick, ''By Request''
Retrieved February 20, 2016.
*Dutch singer Conny Vandenbos
Jacoba Adriana Hollestelle (16 January 1937 – 7 April 2002), known professionally as Conny Vandenbos, was a popular Dutch singer. She had her first radio hit in 1966 and continued to make hit recordings throughout the 1970s. She represented the ...
released a Dutch take titled, ''Een Roosje Mijn Roosje'' ("A rose for my rose"), in 1974. A year later, she issued a German translation, ''Ein Röschen mein Röschen''.
* Greg Page sings it on his ''Let It Be Me'' album.
References
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1972 songs
1972 singles
1973 singles
1983 singles
Roy Clark songs
Ernest Tubb songs
Patsy Montana songs
Wilma Lee Cooper songs
Glen Campbell songs
Number-one singles in Australia
MGM Records singles
Jud Strunk songs